Ordinance - 1442ORDINANCE NO. 1442
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
3 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1385, RELATING TO THE
BUSINESS LICENSE TAX INCREASE OR DECREASE
FROM THE BASE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND DECLARING
THE URGENCY, THEREOF, AND PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3"of Ordinance No. 1385 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
''SECTION 3. The tax imposed by this Ordinance other than those
levied on.the basis of gross receipts shall be in-
creased or decreased annually, as of September 1 of
each calendar year commencing on September 1, 1979
to be effective in the subsequent calendar year
commencing January 1, 1980, in an amount equal to
the increase or decrease from the base index in the
latest available Consumer Price Index as prepared
and released by the Federal Government or any other
governmental agency for the Los Angeles/Long Beach
area. The last index published for the month of
June 1978, shall be deemed to be the base index for
the purpose of this Section. Notwithstanding the
• above, the City Council may by resolution suspend
any increase of the tax imposed under this Section
for a period of one calendar year in the event the
City Council determines said suspension to be
equitable in order to adjust the impact of said
tax at the end of said period of suspension the in-
crease or decrease in said tax provided for in this
Section shall be automatically reinstated unless
otherwise suspended in accordance herewith by the
C i ty Council.
SECTION 2. The facts given rise to the urgency thereof are as
follows:
Unless this Ordinance is passed immediately, the
above mentioned business license tax will be automatically increased pursuant
to the existing provisions of Section 3 of this Ordinance. It has been determined
by the City Council that any increase of such taxes would be inequitable and
not necessary for the current budgetary purposes. The City's budget was prepared
and approved on the basis of no increase in said business license tax and to
prevent the automatic increase in said tax and to provide the City Council with the
implementing authority to suspend said yearly increase as is necessary this
Ordinance must become effective immediately upon its adoption. In addition,
this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption pursuant to Section
36937 (d) of the Government Code, since the subject matter of this Ordinance re-
lates to taxes.and the usual and current expenses of the City. This Ordinance is
therefore, declared to be an urgency measure and shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption. A statement of facts constituting the basis of such urgency
is as set forth herein.
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published in the manner required
by law.
1979.
ATTEST:
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 25th day of
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City Clerk
June
Mayor
HEREBY- CERTIFY, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1442 was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 25th day of June 1979, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: Miller, Tice, Shearer, Browne, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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City Clerk
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C E R T I F I C AT I O N
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of west Covina )
I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the City of
West Covina., Sta.te of California., do hereby certify
that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. 1442
wa.s published, pursuant to law, in the west Covina.
Tribune, a. newspaper of general circulation published
and circulated in the City of West Covina..
Dated 9/10/79
Jane erry, Deputy My Clerk
City of west Covina., California.
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