991 City owned Utility Tax increaseCity of Yelm
Ordinance No. 991
AN ORDINANCE amending the Yelm Municipal Code, Chapter 3.42, Utility Tax, Imposed
Amount, Subsection 3.42.040, by increasing the Utility Tax rate from 4% to 6% on the business
of the sale, delivery, distribution or furnishing of (F) Water, (G) Sanitary Sewer collection,
disposal service and (H) Storm Water collection.
WHEREAS, the utility tax rate was amended (Aug 2009) with the adoption of Ordinance 909 for
telephone, cable, electric, solid waste, natural and manufactured gas to a rate of six percent; and,
WHEREAS, city owned utilities remained at a rate of four percent; and,
WHEREAS, the city now wishes to exercise its power to increase city owned utilities to a rate of six
percent,
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Yelm does ordain amendments as follows:
Section 1. F. Water. Upon the sale, delivery, distribution or furnishing of water for domestic,
business or industrial consumption, a tax equal to few six 6 %) percent of the total gross income
from such sales; provided, that there shall not be a tax levied upon installation charges for
individual consumer water service lines and meters.
G. Sanitary Sewer. Upon the furnishing of sanitary sewerage collection and disposal services for
discharge by domestic, business or industrial customers, a tax equal to feLw--six 6% ____l percent of
the total gross income from such business; provided, that there shall not be any tax levied upon
installation charges for individual customer sewer laterals and connections.
H. Storm Water. Upon the furnishing of storm drainage facilities for collection of storm water
discharge by domestic, business or industrial customers, a tax equal to fow six 6 %!_percent of
the total gross income from such business in the city.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portion of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective January 1, 2015.
ADOPTED this 25th day of November, 2014.
Ron Harding, Mayor
Authenticated.
Janine Schnepfqity Clerk
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