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ORDINANCE NO. 3312
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising taxes
levied by amending Chapter 5.80 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN
as follows:
Section 1. Ordinances 2183, as amended, and Chapter 5.80 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending subparagraph A of PAMC 5.80.030 to read
as follows:
5.80.030 Tax Levied - Telephone Business.
A. From and after January 1, 20022008, there is levied upon, and there shall be
collected from, every person, firm or corporation engaged in carrying on telecommunications
business for hire or for sale or as a service within or partly within the corporate limits of the City
a tax for the privilege of so doing business. Such tax shall be levied at a rate equal to 5756.0 %
of the total gross operating revenues, as defined in this Section, which are derived within the
City.
Section 2 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the
correction of the scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection
numbers and any references thereto.
Section 3 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any
person or circumstances, are held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
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Section 4 - Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take
effect January. 1, 2008.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 4th day of December (RI
ATTEST:
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Becky J. U. , Clerk
PUBLISHED: December 9 2007
By Summary
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William E. Bloor, ity Attorney
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Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on December 4, 2007
Ordinance No. 3309
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends Ordinance No. 3264, as
amended, and Chapter 3.05 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code to amend the requirements for
the lowest responsible bidder and to comply with recent changes to RCW 39.04.
Ordinance No. 3310
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends the 2007 budget, adopts the
2008 budget for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, and provides for a cost of living
increase for certain city employees.
Ordinance No. 3311
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, establishes a conservation fund for the
administration of funds used in the conservation programs which may be authorized by the City
Council, and creates a new Chapter 3.25 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 3312
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises taxes levied on
telecommunications businesses by amending Chapter 5.80 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2008.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Unless otherwise stated above, these Ordinances shall take effect five days following the date of
publication by summary.
Becky J. Upton, CMC
City Clerk
Publish: December 9, 2007