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INTRODUCED
Council
BY COUNCILMEMBER
Bill No. 44
Series of
SILER
ORDINANCE NO.
1994
956
TITLE:
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 22-91 AND
SECTION 22-93 OF CHAPTER 22, 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 22-91, of Chapter 22, Article II of the Code of
the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is hereby repealed and reenacted
as follows:
section 22-91. 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 $190,575.
section 2. section 22-93 of Chapter 22, Article II of the code of
Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is hereby repealed and
reenacted as follows:
section 22-93. Payment.
$127,050 of 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, and $63,525 of
the tax shall be payable in Ten (10) 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 upon its passage
by the City Council.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of --L- to
--1- on this 14th day of February, 1994; 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
February 28, 1994, at 7:00 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 --L- to -1--, this 28th day of February, 1994.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 28th day of February, 1994.
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Dan Wilde, Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Kathry L. chroeder, city Atty.
1st publication: February 18, 1994 - Rocky Mountain News
2nd publication: March 8, 1994 - Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Wheat Ridge sentinel
Effective Date: February 28, 1994