HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 197ORDINANCE NO. 197
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,
APPENDING SECTION 5.04.210 OF THE CODE OF SAID CITY,
AND REPEALING CONFLICTING SECTIONS PERTAINING TO
PAYMENT AND TERM OF BUSINESS LICENSES IN THE CITY.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1: That Section 5.04.210 of the Code of the
City of Palm Desert be and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"Section 5.04.210. Payment and Term of License.
A. All Business License taxes, unless otherwise expressly
stated herein, shall be construed to be annual taxes.
B. All taxes shall be payable in advance, and in full
amount, in lawful money of the United States, at the City
Hall of Palm Desert, California.
C. No greater or lesser amount of money shall be charged
or received for any tax hereunder than is specified therefor
in this chapter and, except as hereinafter provided, no
certificate shall be granted or issued for any period of time
other than the full tax period provided herein for such tax.
Effective January 1, 1979, all business making an application
for a license tax certificate where the tax rate is annual
shall pay the appropriate tax for a twelve-month period.
Expiration shall be the last day of the preceding month of
the year succeeding issuance. Taxes shall be due and payable
on the first day of the month following the expiration date.
D. Renewals shall be delinquent on the 15th day of the month
following the due date thereof.
E. Business License taxes currently in effect shall be due
and payable January 1, 1979, and delinquent February 15th.
The tax fee due will be prorated in most instances, with new
due dates distributed throughout the year in accordance with
an alphabetical schedule."
SECTION 2: That subparagraph of Section 5.52.020 of the
Code of the City of Palm Desert and Section 2 of Ordinance No. 163
be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk is directed to publish this_
Ordinance once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general
circulation, published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert,
and shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance,
and the same shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days
after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council this
9th day of- November 1978, by the following
vote:
AYES: Brush, McPherson, Newbrander, Wilson & Mullins
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
R D . ?U LIB S , JR . , Mayor
City of Palm DesertJ, California
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ATTEST:
SHEILA GIEZIGAN, Cit Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California