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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 753 1968-07-15 . . "",: ... Ili'-"'.-- CI~'\S!N',~ 0--: ICIAL COpy NOT TO Eo':: TA::,N F 0/;\ TH6 CITY CLERK''; U,..i=j,;G ORDINANCE NUMBER 7S3 I I I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, A CHARTER CITY, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 685 IMPOSING A TAX UPON THE PRIVILEGE OF, TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY, AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach, california, does ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 3, Tax Imposed, of Ordinance Number 685 shall be amended to read as follows: For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the rent charged by the operator. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the city which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the city. The transient shall pay the tax to the opera- tor of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient's ceasing to occupy space in the hotel. If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the operator of the hotel, the Tax Administrator may require that such tax shall be paid directly tol the Tax Administrator. Section 2. Section 14, Creation of Fund - Use of Tax Receipts, of Ordinance Number 685 shall be amended to read as follows: The Tax Administrator shall transmit the first Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000), including taxes and penalties, collected by him pursuant to this chapter for deposit to the credit of a special fund to be known as the Special Advertising and Promotion Fund, which fund is created by Ordinance Number 685. Such fund shall be a continuing fund and not subject to transfer at the close of the fiscal year. Said fund shall be used solely and exclusively for the following purposes: (a) Refunds made pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance; (b) Expenditures for the advertising, promotion, and public relations projects which are authorized in the annual budget of the city to be financed from the Special Advertising and Promotion Fund. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective apply prior to said date. I October 1, 1968, and shall not , , Section 4. Posting. The City Clerk shall, within fifteen (IS) days after adoption, cause this ordinance to be posted as required by law. I I 1 . Ordinance Number ., ~ (.... . .. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council oJ the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 15"-day of ~-,J?y , 1968. I!:rk j_.~ ayor ATTEST: ( -' _ J c~.A.AI'l,j ~ City STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I, Jerdys Weir, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, hereby certify the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of S~Beach at a meeting thereof held on the /~ day of ~ ' 1968, by the following vote: L AYES: councilmenJJh-HAN'tPA.e, ~,~. ~--; -Si ,-~'f)r".... ~-,J.,,-....- --' NOES: Councilmen ~ Councilmen ~ 0 _ ABSENT: ~.,.~*sW~ Cit C erk