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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1677 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. -1- 1677 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 , .~ Arcadia City Clerk of the City -2- 1677