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ORDINANCE NO. 1677
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING
THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW
SECTION 2671.5 TO THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE
SUSPENDING THE EFFECT OF THE UTILITY USERS
TAX ON USERS OF WATER THROUGH THE PIPES OF A
WATER CORPORATION UNTIL THE CITY OF ARCADIA
ELECTS TO MAKE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF THE IMPOSI-
TION OF THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT TAX.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended
by adding thereto a new Section 2671.5 to read as follows:
"2671.5. WATER TAX SUSPENDED. The provisions of Arcadia
Municipal Code Section 2671.3 are hereby suspended effective July 1,
1979 and shall not again be of any force and effect until the com-
mencement of the City's fiscal year following the adoption of a
declaration of intention to payout of City funds the whole or a
stated percentage of the amount of taxes to be derived from the area
of the Metropolitan Water District within the City pursuant to the
Metropolitan Water District Act, as amended from time."
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of
Arcadia hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and
each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof
irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or un-
constitutional.
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Section 3. Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the
repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prose-
cution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed
prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any
of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any
such license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any
violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash
deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited
pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder
appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 4. The Clerk of the Council shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to
be published in the official newspaper of the City of Arcadia within
fifteen (15) days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Arcadia
at its regular meeting held on the 15th day of May, 1979.
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15th day of May, 1979.
City Clerk of
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia,
California, held on the 15th day of May, 1979, by the
affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Parry, Pellegrino, Saelid and
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Gilb
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Arcadia
City Clerk of the City
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