HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2000-12ORDINANCE 00-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA. RELATING TO THE
PRIVILEGE LICENSE TAX; AMENDING THE TOWN CODE BY
INCREASING THE RATE OF TAXATION FROM ONE AND TWO -TENTHS
PERCENT (1.2%) TO ONE AND SIXTH -TENTHS PERCENT (1.6%)
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; DESIGNATING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND
PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION OF TAX TO CERTAIN CONTRACT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The tax rate in each of the following sections of the town tax code is hereby set at
one and six -tenths percent (1.6%)
Section 8A-410 Amusements, exhibitions, and similar activities.
Section 8A-415 Construction contracting: construction contractor.
Section 8A-416 Construction contracting: speculative builders.
Section 8A-417 Construction contracting: owner -builders who are not speculative builders.
Section 8A-425 Job printing.
Section 8A-427 Manufactured buildings
Section 8A-430
Timbering and other extraction.
Section 8A-435
Publishing and periodicals distribution
Section 8A-444
Hotels.
Section 8A-445
Rental, leasing, and licensing for use of real property.
Section 8A-450
Rental, leasing, and licensing for use of tangible personal property.
Section 8A-455
Restaurants and Bars.
Section 8A-460
Retail sales: measure of tax; burden of proof exclusions.
Section 8A-470
Telecommunications Services.
Section 8A-475
Transporting of hire.
Section 8A-480
Utility services.
Section 8A-610
use tax: imposition of tax; presumption
Section 2. Any person found guilty of violating any provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
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Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance and the increase in tax rate provided herein shall
become effective on I I — I — 00
Section 5. The additional tax imposed pursuant to this ordinance shall not apply to contracts
entered into prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain
Hills, Arizona this APL day of t- 52000.
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TOW6OFFOUUNTAIN HILLS:
Sharon Morgan
Town Manager
ATTESTED TO:
Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
illiam E. Farrell, own Attorney
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