HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1714 ORDINANCE 1714
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
AMENDING SECTIONS 4.55.025 AND 4.55.035 OF THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE TO INCREASE THE RATE OF THE EXISTING TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
BY .5%, FROM 1% TO 1.5%, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION
THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4.55.025 of Chapter 4.55, Title 4 of the Seal Beach Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows (additional text underlined, deleted text struck
through):
"4.55.025. Transactions Tax Rate.
"For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail, a tax is hereby imposed
upon all retailers in the incorporated territory of the city at the rate of 1-0 1.5% of the gross
receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in said
territory on and after the operative date of this chapter."
Section 2. Section 4.55.035 of Chapter 4.55, Title 4 of the Seal Beach Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows (additional text underlined, deleted text struck
through):
"4.55.035. Use Tax Rate.
"An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or other consumption in the city of
tangible personal property purchased from any retailer on and after the operative date of
this chapter for storage, use or other consumption in said territory at the rate of a-0 1.5%
of the sales price of the property. The sales price shall include delivery charges when
such charges are subject to state sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery
is made."
Section 3. Intended Amendment. It is the intent of the voters to amend Sections
4.55.025 and 4.55.035 only as specified in this Ordinance to increase the rate of the
existing Seal Beach transactions and use tax in Chapter 4.55 of Title 4 of the Seal Beach
Municipal Code. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9217, the City Council may amend
the provisions of this Ordinance, except that no such amendment that has the effect of
increasing the rate of this tax above the rate approved in this Ordinance shall be effective
without voter approval. Except as specifically amended in this Ordinance, the remaining
provisions of Chapter 4.55 of Title 4 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 4. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance and
the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.
Section 5. Effective Date and Expiration.This Ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon approval by the voters and shall remain in effect until repealed or
amended by the voters of the City of Seal Beach.
APPROVED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach held on
the 22nd day of July 2024.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the voters of the City of Seal Beach, State of California,
at the General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024.
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Gloria D. Har er, ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Nic o as Ghirelli, City Attorney
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CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance 1714 was approved at a regular meeting held on the 22nd day of
July, 2024, and was passed, and adopted by the voters of the City of Seal Beach, State
of California, at the General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024 and do hereby
further certify that the Ordinance has been published pursuant to the Seal Beach Charter
an Resol ton Number 2836.
loria D. Har er, City Clerk