Ordinance - 1749•
ORDINANCE NO. 1749
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, AMENDING 14-37 OF THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE, PROVIDING THE CITY TREASURER, THE
DESIGNATED CITY LICENSE COLLECTOR, THE POWER TO
PERFORM AUDITS AND ISSUE SUBPOENAS WITH RESPECT
TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 14-37 of the West Covina Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 14-37. Inspections of Businesses - Subpoenas
(a) The license collector, in the exercise of the duties
imposed upon him or her under this article, and acting through
his or her deputies, or duly authorized assistants, shall
examine or cause to be examined all places of business in the
City and all relevant business records, to ascertain whether the
provisions of this article have been fully complied with.
(b) If any person fails to furnish any information or records
required by this article upon demand by the license collector,
the license collector may issue a subpoena demanding that
such person supply the requested information or records.
The subpoena shall specifically identify the information
or records sought, and indicate the place, date, and time
at which the information or records must be presented.
If any person fails to comply with a regularly issued subpoena,
the license collector may apply to the superior court for
an order requiring compliance with the subpoena."
SECTION 2. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published in the manner prescribed by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS loth day of August 1987.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
I, Helene M. Mooney, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1749 was introduced, adopted
and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 10th day of
August ,1987, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Tennant, Bacon, Planners, Chappell
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Shearer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
Noe
CERTIFICATION
I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the City of West Covina, State
of California, do hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of
Ordinance No. 1 7 0 9 was published, pursuant to law, in the San
• Gabriel Valley Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published
and circulated in the City of West Covina.
Janet Berry, City Clerk
City of West Covina, Ca ornia
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