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TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1993
<br />Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted, on
<br />second reading, the following Ordinance No. 93-6:
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in
<br />regular session assembled, June 22, 1993, that it does hereby amend
<br />Chapter 21--Taxation, Article IV--Tax for E911 Emergency Telephone
<br />System, Sections 21-51 and 21-54 of the City Code, as follows:
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<br />Sec. 21-51. Imposed; application; exemption.
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<br /> There is hereby imposed a special tax on Martinsville consumers of
<br />telephone service in the amount of seventy-two cents ($0.72) per month
<br />for each access line. Said special tax hereby imposed shall be first
<br />utilized solely for the initial capital, installation and maintenance
<br />costs of the E911 emergency telephone system. This levy shall be
<br />reduced when the capital and installation costs have been fully
<br />recovered to the level necessary to offset recurring maintenance,
<br />repair, and system upgrade costs and salaries or portion of salaries of
<br />dispatchers or call-takers paid by the locality which are directly
<br />attributable to the E911 program only. Said levy shall apply to all
<br />telephone service bills rendered on and after August 1, 1988, but shall
<br />not apply to federal, state or local government agencies.
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<br />Sec. 21-54. Appropriation.
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<br /> The tax collected is hereby appropriated for the initial capital,
<br />installation, maintenance, repair, and system upgrade costs and
<br />salaries or portion of salaries of dispatchers or call-takers paid by
<br />the locality which are directly attributable to the E911 program.
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<br />BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this Ordinance
<br />shall be effective on and after July 1, 1993.
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<br />Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted, on
<br />second reading, the following Ordinance No. 93-7:
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<br />An ordinance amending and reordaining the CODE of the City of
<br />Martinsville (1983), as amended, by the addition of New Article VII,
<br />Consumer Utility Tax on Telephone Service, to Chapter 21, Taxation;
<br />such new article VII imposing a tax on each telephone service within
<br />the City of Martinsville, pursuant to §58.1 - 3812 and §158.1 - 2600,
<br />Code of Virginia (1950) as amended, and providing for the amount of
<br />such tax, procedures for collection, exceptions; and further providing
<br />for an effective date.
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<br />WHEREAS, this Council, after recommendations by the City Manager upon
<br />this subject and after an opportunity for citizens of this City to be
<br />heard upon this matter pursuant to §58.1 - 3007, Code of Virginia
<br />(1950), as amended, finds it appropriate to impose a tax on the
<br />consumers of telephone services provided within the City of
<br />.Martinsville, pursuant to §3(1) of the Martinsville Chapter of 1971 and
<br />§58.1 - 3812 and §58.1 - 2600, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended;
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