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• J ORDINANCE NO. 2253-97 • AN ORDINANCE ELIMINATING THE UTILITY TAX SURCHARGE IMPOSED FOR CIP 1, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE No. 1418-87, as amended by Ordinance Numbers 2010-94, and 2200-97 (EMC 3.28.050) WHEREAS, the Everett City Council established Capital Improvements Program Number 1 by adopting Ordinance No. 1420-87 which provided for a $30 million capital improvements program; and WHEREAS, the funding for CIP I projects was designated to come from certain taxes as described in Ordinance No. 1420-87 to include an additional B&O tax, an additional Utility tax and an additional Gambling tax; and WHEREAS, these taxes were to be imposed through 2003 to provide sufficient funds to accomplish the capital improvements; and WHEREAS, favorable economic and construction management of the projects will enable the City to repeal these additional taxes earlier than anticipated; and WHEREAS, Ordinance Numbers 1960-93 (Section 5), 1419-87 and 1418-87 specifically inacted these additional taxes; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1: Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1418-87, as amended by Ordinance No. 2010- 94, and Sections 2 and 3 of Ordinance No. 2200-97 (EMC 3.28.050) which reads as follows: Section 1: BUSINESS SUBJECT TO UTILITY TAXES. There is hereby levied and shall be collected an excise tax on account of the business activities described herein, and in the amounts to be determined by the application of the rates against gross income, as follows: A. Upon every person engaged in or carrying on a telegraph business a tax equal to five and three-quarters percent of the total gross income from such business in the city of Everett during the fiscal year next preceding the tax year, whichever is greater. This tax shall be paid annually, on or before the 15th day of February of each year. B. Upon every person engaged in or carrying on a telephone business, a tax equal to five and three-quarters percent of the total gross operating revenues, including revenues from intrastate tolls, derived from the operation of such business within the city of Everett, which shall be paid monthly on or before the 20th day of the following month. 1. Gross operating revenues for this purpose shall not include charges which are passed on to the subscribers by a telephone company pursuant to tariffs required by regulatory order to compensate for the cost to the company of the tax imposed by this chapter. 2. 'Telephone business" means the business of providing access to a local telephone network, local telephone network switching service, toll service, cellular telephone service, or coin telephone services, or providing telephone, video, data, or similar communication or transmission for hire, via a local telephone network, toll line or channel, or similar communication or transmission system. It includes cooperative or farmer line telephone companies or