Ordinance 347-74 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 1 C. On each person having employees the sum of $0. 25 per employee per month; provided, however, 2 that the total sum payable by each person having 3 employees shall not exceed $2 , 500. 00 per month. In the event that any person shall be subjected to more than 4 one levy of the excise tax under the definitions and provisions 5 hereinabove set forth in this section, such person shall be liable for only one excise tax levy, which shall be the highest 6 tax levy for which he could be held liable. The excise taxes here in this chapter levied shall be sepa- rately designated and identified on each taxpayer ' s regular 7 City utility billing as a tax to be used solely for the opera- tion, maintenance, and capital needs of the Everett Transit 8 System, and shall be otherwise billed, collected and accounted for substantially at the same time and in the same manner as 9 services for other City public utilities, including the right of civil suit for the collection thereof as a debt. 10 All proceeds from such transit subsidy excise taxes and all revenues from the transit system shall be forthwith paid into 11 a fund hereby established and designated as the 'Transit Fund. ' Money so received and deposited in said fund shall be used 12 only for the operation, maintenance, and capital needs of public transportation for the City of Everett. If the City 13 shall cease operation of a transit system, the tax herein im- posed shall be deemed rescinded as soon as all transit obli- 14 gations have been met. In addition to the right of civil suit { for collection of debt, it shall be unlawful for any person 15 served by and billed for any water system to refuse to pay the transit subsidy excise taxes herein required. 16 Section 2 : That an emergency is hereby declared to exist and 17 this ordinance becomes effective upon becoming valid. 18 19 20 21 94-1J � 22 MAYOR 23 24 ATTEST: 25 26 27 28 CITY CLERK 29 Passed: -? Valid: h -- 7 p:- 30 Published: / - 7 - 74 -- 31 32