HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1722ORDINANCE N0. 1722
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE CITY BUSINESS LICENSE CYCLE
FROM JULY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30 TO OCTOBER 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
BY AMENDING CPMC 5.04.050 AND 5.04.090
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Central Point Municipal Code Section 5.04.050 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.050 Issuance. Upon receipt of a business license
application and the required fee, the same shall be forwarded to
the city administrator who will cause the application to be
reviewed by the building official, police chief, fire chief and
other appropriate members of the city staff for compliance by the
proposed business of all applicable charter and ordinance
provisions including, but not limited to, building, zoning and
public safety ordinances. Upon approval for compliance, the
application will then be forwarded to the (~it~ =__~=a~-) finance
director or his designee who shall issue a business license to
the applicant. Licenses so issued shall be valid until the
thirtieth day of (3~ae) September following the date of issuance
of the license(-) (exc~t that licenses issued before September
30, 1995 shall be valid until September 30, 1996). In the event
an application is denied for non-compliance of the proposed
business with city charter or ordinance provisions, the applicant
shall have the right to appeal said denial to the city council at
the next regularly scheduled council meeting.
Section 2. Central Point Municipal Code Section 5.04.090 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
5.04.090 Fee--Term. A. The business license term shall be
the twelve-month period beginning on (d~~y) October 1st of each
year and ending (d-use) September 30th of the calendar year next
following.
B. If any business subject to the provisions of this
chapter comes into existence, or for the first time commences its
operations within the city at any time after (dam) October 1st
(or after July 1, 1995 but before October 1, 1995) of any
business license period, the license fee payable in connection
with that business for the current business license period shall
be prorated as of the beginning date of the quarterly period
during which the activity begins. The quarterly periods for the
purposes hereof shall begin on the first days of ( ,
' ) October, January, Aril and July of each year.
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C. The license fee for any business taxed hereunder shall
be computed by adding to a basic fee of twenty-five dollars the
additional sum of two and one-half dollars for each employee
over two employees, performing services for the employer within
the city for a total of more than eight hours in any one calendar
year, (aoa~~) but no fee hereunder shall exceed the sum of
one hundred seventy-five dollars per year. For the period July
purposes oz tnis
includes:
1. A person
business other than the
of the business and who
supervision and control
or their representative
al three months period. For the
e term "employee" means and
having no ownership interest in the
ownership of shares in a corporate owner
is regularly employed by, and under the
of, the owner or owners of the business
in the course of the business activities;
or
2. A natural person having an ownership interest in
the business, who actively works in and for the business on a
full-time basis;
3. Any person who is not subject to state and federal
employment and withholding taxes by the business shall not be
deemed an employee under this chapter.
Section 3. Emergency Clause. These amendments being
necessary for the orderly processing of business licenses prior
to July 1, 1995, an emergency is declared to exist and this
ordinance shall become effective upon passage.
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of
its passage this 16 day of Sune 1995.
ATTEST:
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City Rep esentative
Garth Ellard, Council President
Approved by me this 16 day of
, 1995.
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Mayor Rusty McGrath
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