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t.)Q , I , ~',,' TUESDAY APRIL 23, 1968 The Commission respectfully submits the above recommendation for Council's further consideration. (2) Your Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Thursday, April 18, on a matter referred to them by Council. This matter was a petition as submitted by the Martinsville Volunteer Fire Company requesting a Special Use Permit to allow them to hold their annual bazaar on Brown Street Field the week of June 24th. Following this public hearing, with a quorum present, the Commission voted linanimously to recommend to Council that a Special Use Permit be granted the Volunteer Fire Company for a period of three years, subject to review by Council each year and subject to a closing time each night at 10:30 p.m. The Commission encountered no opposition to this petition at its public hearing and feels that the granting of this Special Use Permit benefits the City as a whole. The Commission respectfully submits the above recommendation for Council's further consideration. Under date of April 23, 1968, the Special Tax Study Committee presented the following report, which Council took under advisement: At the la:'1t meeting of Council it was decided that the Tax Study Committee should try to make specific suggestions as to a possible revision of and broadening of the City's utility tax setup. This report is an attempt to carry out the desire of Council. This particular phase of the Committee's work involved the securing from and the studying of much information, some of it privileged, from the files of the City Electric Department as well as from private utilities and some local industries, and here let us express the Committee's appreciation for their cooperation. 1. Existing Tax on Electric Customers First, a review of the existing utility tax structure, applying only to electric customers of the City and about 92 APCo customers in the City, is in order. Under the present ordinance all City utility and APCo accounts are assessed at one dollar per month tax, and in addition to this, there is a monthly tax of one d,)llar on electric bills up to $10.00; a tax of $1.50 on bills between $10.00 and $20.00, and a tax of $2.00 on bills greater than $20.00 per month. This present utility tax produces about $181,000 per year. 2. S~ggested Tax on Electric Customers In order to broaden the base of this tax and secure more revenue it is suggested that the existing utility tax structure be abandoned and in its place there be established a minimum