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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER EAFANTI
Council Bill No -L
ORDINANCE NO .-m
Series of 1995
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Colorado, is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows,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 $195,280
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Ridge, Colorado, is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: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
$190,575 of the tax shall be payable in Twelve (12) equal montWy installments, each
installment to be paid on the last business day of each calendar month, and $4,705 of the
tax shall be payable in Ten (10) equal montWy 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 judgement 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 2 on this
23rd day ofJanuary, 1995, 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 13,
1995, at 7'00 o'clock p,m, at Council Chambers, 7500 W 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of
4 to 3 , on this 13th day of February, 1995
Signed by the Mayor on this 13th day of February, 1995.
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Dan Wilde, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY
1st Publication: February 2, 1995
2nd Publication: February 23, 1995
Jefferson Sentinel
Effective Date: February 13, 1995