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ORDINANCE NO. 90-0-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGE-
WATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 16, TAXATION, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA,
BY ADDING FUEL OIL AS A TAXABLE ITEM AND BY ESTABLISH-
ING A TEN PERCENT (10%) UTILITY TAX. CONTAINING A RE-
PEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 16, Taxation, of the Code of Ordi-
nances of the City of Edgewater, Florida, be amended as follows:*
CHAPTER 16
TAXATION
Sec. 16-1. Electricity, cable television, metered or
bottled gas, fuel oil, local telephone and tele-
graph tax--LevYi exemption of political sub-
divisions.
(a) There is hereby levied by the city on each purchase
within the city, of electricity, cable television service, meter-
ed or bottled gas (natural, liquefied petroleum or manufactured),
fuel oil and local telephone and telegraph service a tax equal to
ten (l 0) per c e n t 0 f -t-he -f-i-r~- -t.-wan-t.~ ~1-1-a-r~ -(-$-2-O-.-().O..)....p.J..us.. ...f-;i..1.~
-(-5-)- -per- ""'Ce1rt -cl- -at'rT -sum- -i-n- -e-xee-~s - o-f- -twe-n-t::y -d oi i 1'1-r-t]- -(-72-& ~ e e ~ --o-f
each payment received by the seller of such utility service from
the purchaser of such utility service, which tax shall in every
case be collected from the purchaser and paid by such purchaser
for the use of the city to the seller of such utility service at
the time of the purchaser's paying to the seller the charge made
by the seller for such utility service, but not less often than
monthly.
SECTION 2.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and
all resolutions in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3.
If any section, part of a section, paragraph,
clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is declared invalid, the
remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
*Deleted language has been
underscored.
lined through
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SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption by the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida, and approval as provided by law.
This Ordinance was introduced by Councilmember Bennington
This Ordinance was read on first reading and passed by a
vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and
approval as provided by law, at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 2nd day of April , 1990.
The second reading of this Ordinance to be at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, to
be held on the 16th day of April , 1990.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON ORDINANCE NO. 90-0-13
SECOND READING:
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