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ORDINANCE NO. 1695
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING THE ARCADIA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2672.1, 2672.1.3, AND
2672.1.4 THEREOF AND REPEALING 2672.1.2 THEREOF, GRANTING
A UTILITY USE TAX EXEMPTION TO HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND
INCREASING THE EXEMPTION QUALIFICATION FOR INDIVIDUALS
FROM AN ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF $5,000 TO $7,500 AND FOR
COUPLES FROM $7,500 TO $12,000.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by amend-
ing Section 2672.1 of Chapter 6 of Article II thereof to read as follows:
"2672.1. EXEMPTION. The tax imposed by this Part 7 shall not
apply during any calendar year to any of the following:
(a) Heads of households under the California Personal Income Tax
Law for the year for which said taxes were due.
(b) A husband and wife whose sum of adjusted gross income as used
for purposes of the California Personal Income Tax Law for the year for
which said taxes were due was no more than $12,000.
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(c) Any person whose adjusted gross income as used for purposes
of the California Personal Income Tax Law for the year in which said
taxes were due was no more than $7,500.
(d) Any person who meets the criterion of disability as established
by the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Income program for
the Aged, Blind and Disabled. (Title XVI of the Social Security Act aa
amended.)"
SECTION 2. The Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by amend-
ing Section 2672.1.3 of Chapter 6 of Article II thereof to read as
follows:
"2672.1.3. SAME. FAILURE TO APPLY WAIVES EXEMPTION. In the event
no exemption is applied for all right to claim such exemption or refund
for the period prior to the time an exemption is allowed and is to commence
shall be considered to be void and extinguished permanently."
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SECTION 3.
amending Section
as follows:
"2672.1.4. NOTICE TO UTILITY COMPANIES. The Director of Finance
shall furnish the affected utility companies from time to time with a
list of persons who are qualified for exemption from the imposition of
utility users' tax under this Section.
The list will indicate:
The Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by
2672.1.4 of Chapter 6 of Article II thereof to read
(a) Service users continuing to qualify for exemption.
(b) Persons no longer qualified for exemption who had been pre-
viouslyexempt.
This list will be the official determination by which the service
supplier will provide exemption from the utility users' tax.
The list provided to the service supplier shall include the name,
service address, billing address, and utility service.
Exemptions during the calendar year shall be forwarded to the
affected utility companies forty-five (45) days and shall not be effective
until the next complete billing period following said forty-five day
period.
SECTION 5. 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 com-
petent 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 unconstitutional.
SECTION 6. Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor
the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution 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 pro-
visions 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.
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SECTION 7. 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 (l5) days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of
Arcadia at its regular meeting held on the 18th day of March, 1980.
SIGNED AND APPROVED this l8th day of March, 1980.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City
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 18th day of March, 1980, by the
affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Gilb, Parry, Pellegrino and Saelid
NOES:
None
ABSENT: Councilman Margett
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C~ty Clerk of the C~ty 0 Arcad~a
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