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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1506 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. -' , THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ... 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 -1- 1506 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. -2- 1506 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 -3- 1506 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. $~~ Mayor of the C~ty of Arcad~a .~~ C~ty Clerk ", ' (SEAL) -4- 1506