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ORDINANCE NO. 778
Series of 1988
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 21-21 AND
SECTION 21-23 OF CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, PERTAINING TO TAXATION
OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 21-21, of Chapter 21, Article II of the Code
of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is hereby repealed and
reenacted as follows:
Section 21-21. Levied.
There is hereby levied against every telephone utility
which is engaged in the business of furnishing local
exchange of telephone service within the city a tax on
the privilege of engaging in such business. The amount
of such tax shall be $127,050.
Section 2. Section 21-23 of Chapter 21, Article II of the Code
of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is hereby repealed
and reenacted as follows:
Section 21-23. Payment.
The tax shall be payable in twelve (12) equal monthly
installments, each installment to be paid on the last
business day of each calendar month.
Section 3. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under
the general police power of the City of Wheat Ridge; that it is
promulgated for the health, safety and welfare of the public, and
that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health
and safety and for the protection of public convenience and
welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance
bears a rational relation to these objectives.
Section 4. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or
part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of
competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect
application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective January 1,
1989.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8
to 0 on this 14th day of November , 1988; ordered
published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final
passage set for November 28 , 1988, at 7:30 o'clock p.m, at
Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading
by a vote of 6 to 0 this 28th day of November
1988.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 29th day of November 1988.
ATTEST:
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Wanda Sang, City Cl~rk
1st publication: November 17, 1988
2nd publication: November 30, 1988
Wheat ridge Sentinel
Effective Date: Jan. 1, 1989
Dan Wilde, Mayor
APPROVED A ,'PO FORM:
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