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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
PRESENTED May 28, 1996
96-0-15 ADOPTED May 28, 1996
AMENDING CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE III, SECTION 17-89 OF THE TOWN
CODE, TAX RATES ON TAX ON PURCHASES OF UTILITY SERVICES
WHEREAS, the proposed Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997 recommended an increase
in the tax rate for purchases of utility services; and
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Town Council has considered the recommended tax rate increase to 16%
of the first $300.00 for all commercial and industrial users and 16% of the first $15.00 for all residential
telephone users.
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. Section 17-89 of the Town Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 17-89. Imposed; amount; exceptions.
(a) There is hereby imposed and levied by the municipality, upon each and every purchaser of
a utility service, a tax in the following amounts:
(2) Residential local exchange telephone service: On the first fifteen dollars ($15.00) of net charge
per residential user per month, ...... ,,;,,~ ~-~r°~ sixteen (16) percent.
(3) Commercial or industrial users, all utilities: On the first three hundred dollars ($300.00) of
net charge per commercial or industrial user per month, -~-'~ ...... rmt.~ sixteen (16) percent.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in effect on July 1, 1996·
iPASSED this 28th day of May ,1996.
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
O:UTILITYTAX
· Clem, Mayor
f Leesburg