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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. Page 1 of 2 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. a TOW6OFFOUUNTAIN HILLS: Sharon Morgan Town Manager ATTESTED TO: Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: illiam E. Farrell, own Attorney Page 2 of 2