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( INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN Brant and Rackers
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , LEVYING A TAX ON 1
THE GROSS RECEIPTS OF PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN
THE BUSINESS OF SELLING NATURAL GAS , MANUFACTURED GAS , ELECTRICITY,
OR BOTH GAS AND ELECTRICITY, OR FURNISHING TELEPHONE SERVICE, OR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF
CONDUCTING SUCH BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , AND
USING AND OCCUPYING THE STREETS AND PUBLIC WAYS OF SAID CITY WITH
Y DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 9322 , AND
ENACTING A NEW ORDINANCE IN LIEU THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI , AS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. Ordinance Nos. 8034, 8035, and 8036, and
Sections 16-68 through 16-73. inclusive, of the Jefferson City
Code, 1978, are hereby repealed, effective August 1, 1979. The
Code of the City of Jefferson, 1978, is amended by the adoption of
new provisions to be known as Sections 16-68 through 16-77,
inclusive,, of the Code, to read as follows :
Section 16-68. Imposed.
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business
of selling and distributing natural gas, manufactured gas ,
steam, electricity, or both gas and electricity, or furnishing
telephone service, telecommunication services for residential,
commercial , business , manufacturing, industrial, or for any
other purposes in the City of Jefferson, and who installs its
pipes, lines, wires, appurtenances or other facilities, or
uses its pipes, lines, wires, appurtenances or other facilities
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in, upon, over, across, along or under the streets and alleys
and other public places of the City , or who shall furnish
these services within the City, shall pay to the City a tax
equal to seven (7%) per cent of the gross receipts solely
derived from the sale of natural gas, manufactured gas, steam,
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electricity , or both gas and electricity , and from charges for
local telephone or telecommunication services in said City as
a tax for conducting such business within the City and for
{ s+ using and occupying the streets, alleys and other public
roads and laces in the City for its distribution
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f Section 16-69. Statement of gross receipts; payment .
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y persons, firms or
corporations mentioned in Section 16-68 to file with the City
{ : Clerk, on or before the 15th day of each calendar month, a
statement of the gross receipts of such person, firm or
corporation, for the calendar month immediately preceding the
date of the statement, clearly showing the gross receipts as
icalculated under this ordinance of such person , firm or
corporation from the sale of natural gas, manufactured gas,
steam, electricity or both gas and electricity, from charges
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for local telephone and telecommunication services. Such
statement shall be verified by the affidavit of an individual
person, or in the case of a firm or corporation, by the
principal officer thereof. At the time of filing the monthly
statement required, the person, firm or corporation shall pay
{` to the City Collector an amount equal to seven (7%) per cent
of the gross receipts shown by the statement filed.
€` Section 16-70. Tax imposed on use and occupation of
public streets, etc. , exemptions from property taxes, etc. ,
not authorized. The tax imposed by this article shall be a
tax on and for the use and occupation of the streets, alleys
and other public highways and places of the City for the
: •,:; lines, wires, pipelines and other facilities of the
distributions system of the persons firms or corporations
mentioned in Section 16-68 and nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to exempt any person, firm or
corporation, public or private, or governmental entity from
a ;k"• the payment to the City of the tax which the City levies
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upon any real or personal property, including ad valorem
> ?; taxes, belonging to any persons, firms or corporations.
Section 16-71. Telephone and telecommunication - what
included.
With respect to persons, firms or corporations providing
telephone or telecommunication service these shall be deemed
{ to include all communication services (eg: telegraph,teletype,
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obile telephones, pager services, etc. , and not limited to I
the above) regardless of the supplier.
Section 16-72. Disposition of revenue. i
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All funds received from the tax imposed by this article
lq shall be used as follows:
(a) Park Fund Twelve (.12°x) per cent;
(b) Airport Fund, Twelve (12%) per cent;
(c) General Revenue Fund, Seventy six (76%) per cent.
Section 16-73. Exemptions.
(a) There shall be no exemptions for any class of
customers except as provided herein. The total gross revenues
of all classes of rates and customers received by all persons,
firms or corporations, public and private, or governmental
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entities, hereunder shall be included in determining the
amount of tax payable. No sales of utility services as set
forth in Section 16-68 shall be excluded from computations
hereunder and no purchaser of utility services shall be exempt
payment from a of charges added to customer bills as
p y g permitted
under Missouri Public Service Commission or Federal Communicate
tion Commission rulings to recover payments hereunder.
(b) The provisions of Section 16-73(a) notwithstanding,
the reportable, taxable gross receipts for each utility
customer per product and/or service stated in Section 16-68
derived from persons, firms, or corporations engaged in
manufacturing shall not exceed an amount which when the tax
is applied results in a total tax of $15, 000. 00 per year per
utility service per manufacturing customer location. Manu-
facturing is defined for purposes of this Ordinance to be the
conversion of materials into articles, substances, goods,
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wears or merchandise and such manufacture must be the
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primary activity of the entit y. It shall be the dut y
of the
City Collector to review applications of persons firms
corporations seeking status as a manufacturer under this
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Ordinance, and to issue a certificate of qualification for
manufacturer. The limitation of tax shall not be effective
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until such certificate is delivered to the utility.
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State-owned buildings shall receive the same consideration
as manufacturers for the purpose of establishing maximum
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tax liabilities under this Ordinance ( i. e. , $15,000. 00
maximum annual tax liability per utility service per
building location to be administered per state fiscal year. )
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Section 16-74. Annual public hearing. Commencing July,
1980, and annually thereafter, there shall be a public
hearing to determine a levy on utility gross receipts tax
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as provided for herein, for the subsequent City fiscal year.
p '. These public hearings shall be called by the City Council or
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by a Committee of the Council appointed by the Mayor. After
r`f .. a public hearing, the Council shall by Ordinance establish
a gross receipts tax levy for the subsequent fiscal year.
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u'' Section 16-75. Installments due - when. The first
installment for the tax provided for herein shall be due and
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;.; '- payable on the 15th day of September, 1979, for utility
company receipts for the calendar month of August , 1979.
Installments shall thereafter be paid pursuant to
Section 16-69.
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v -Section 16-76. Water service �t�ax repealed. The gross
® receipts tax on water services is hereby repealed effective
p} August 1, 1979. Final payments and reports by water service
suppliers shall be due September 15, 19 79.
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Section 16-77. Penalties. Should any person firm or
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corporation mentioned in Section 16-68 hereof fail to file
the statement or pay the tax as provided for in this Ordinance
by the date due, the said person, firm, or corporation shall
be penalized in an amount equal to ten (100) per cent of the
tax when due, which penalty shall be payable to the City of
Jefferson. Other
persons, firms or corporations violating
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the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred ($500. 00)
Dollars and/or confinement (of individuals, or in the case of
firms or corporations, their partners, owners or officers)
in the county jail not to exceed ninety (90) days. Each
ten (10) days that violations continue shall constitute a
' separate offense and shall be punished as provided herein.
Section 2. All references to Community Antenna Television
: r. Systems mentioned in Ordinance 9309 are repealed retroactive to
2*: July 16, 1979.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and approval.
Passed /JS Lf,0 Approved
P sident of tot Council Mayor
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