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ORDINANCE NO. 1506
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING THE ARCADIA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
THERETO ESTABLISHING CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS
TO THE UTILITY USERS' TAX.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. That Chapter 6 of Article II of the Arcadia
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding the following new
section which shall be numbered and read as follows:'
"2672.1. INDIVIDUAL EXEMPTION. The tax imposed by this
Part 7 shall not apply during any calendar year subsequent to
December 31, 1974 to any of the following:
(a) A husband and wife whose sum df 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
$7,500.
(b) 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 $5,000;
(c) 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 Securit,Y Act as amended.)
2672.1.1. SAME; APPLICATION.
(a) An exempt person may apply for and receive an
exemption from such taxes from the office of the Finance Director
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of the City of Arcadia upon presentation of proof of aCijusted gross
income or proof of qualification under Social Security Supplemental
Income to the satisfaction of the office of the Finance Director.
(b) Any application for an exemption as above allowed
shall be upon forms supplied by the Finance Director and state~
menta made therein shall be under oath and subject to the penalties
of perjury.
(c) The Finance Director shall review each application
and if he determines that an exemption is allowable in accordance
herewith, he shall process the application for exemption and shall
effectuate the exemption by transmitting the necessary determination
and information to the applicable utility companies. Upon receipt
thereof, the utility .companies shall refrain from billing such'
exempt user in accordance with this Section. If the Finance
Director determines that the application is faulty or that the
applicant has failed to truthfully set forth such facts,. he may
deny such application by giving written notice to the applicant.
The applicant shall thereafter have the right to appeal the Finance
Director's decision to the City Council within a ten (10) day
period after the date of mailing of.the rejection by the Finance
Director; or in the alternate, the applicant may file an amended
application for exemption for reprocessing.
2672.1.2. SAME; TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.
(a)' An application for an exemption for the first full
calendar year of 1975 shall be submitted to the Finance Director
during the month of October, 1974, but not later than October. 31,
1974:. Exemptions so allowed shall commence from the. first billing.
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period following December 31, 1974, and shall continue until the
close of the billing period following becember31, 1975.
(b) An application for any subsequent calendar year
shall be submitted during the month of October preceding said
calendar year, but not later than Oc~ober 31, and shall beeffec-
tive for the subsequent calendar year in the same manner as above
set forth.
(c) Applications for exemptions may be filed for the
remaining portion of a calendar year, but such application shall
be filed not later than the sixtieth day prior to the commence-
ment date of the billing period for the affected utility companies
for which the exemption is to commence and shall be valid through
the remainder of that calendar year, as above set. forth.
2672 .1. 3. SAME; FAILURE TO APPLY WAIVES EXEMPTION. In
the event no exemption is applied for within the times set forth
above, 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.
2672.1.4. NOTICE TO UTILITY COMPANIES. At least fifty
(50) days prior to the beginning of each calendar year, the
Director of Finance shall furnish the affected utility companies
with a list of persons who are. qualified for exemption from the
imposition of utility.users' tax under this Section.
The list will indicate:
(a) Service users who initially qualify for exemption;
(b) Service users continuing to qualify for exemption
from the previous year;
(c) Persons no longer qualified.for exemption who had
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been exempt in the previous calendar year.
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 inciude
the name, service address, billing address and utility service
identification number of the person qualifying for exemption.
Additional exemptions during the calendar year shall be
forwarded to the affected utility companies forty-five (45) days
prior to the billing period for which the exemption is to be
effective.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this ordinance.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Arcadia held on the
16th day of
July
, 1974 " by the
affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Gilb, Helms, Lauber, Saelid
and Scott
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
~&;'i7'JJ.1u AflJi~
C~ty Cler ~r\~~'ty 0-1~aai~
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 16th, day of July , 1974.
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Mayor of the C~ty of Arcad~a
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C~ty Clerk ", '
(SEAL)
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