HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11 Telecommunications Tax AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 7/21/2014
Meeting Type: Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Len Goodwin/DPW
Staff Phone No: (541)726-2685
Estimated Time: Consent Calendar
S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: Provide Financially
Responsible and
Innovative Government
Services
ITEM TITLE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Conduct a second reading and adopt or not adopt the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL
CODE, SECTIONS 4.600 "DEFINITIONS", 4.706 "FEE FOR USE OF
PUBLIC WAYS," ADDING A NEW SECTION 4.707 “TAX FOR
PROVIDING UTILITY SERVICE,” REPEALING SECTION 4.708
“ANNUAL FEES,” AND ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
During the recent update of the Utility Tax ordinance several errors were made in
converting an earlier draft into the final ordinance for Council action. Staff have
prepared a new ordinance to rectify those errors.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proposed Ordinance
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
There is no financial impact as a result of this ordinance, which correct some errors
made in adopting ordinance 6398 on March 2, 2014. These errors include the
following:
1. In the definition of utility in Municipal Code 4.600, the word “service”
was omitted following the word telecommunications.
2. In Section 4.706(1), the statement of the fee for use of the rights of way
by entities not providing service was inadvertently omitted.
3. The tax for providing telecommunications service was inadvertently
added as part of Municipal Code Section 4.706, instead of being added
as a new section 4.707.
4. The annual fee for administration of a utility license has been repealed
but the change was omitted.
Staff has prepared the attached an ordinance to correct those errors and
recommends that the Council adopt the ordinance,
A first reading of the ordinance was conducted on July 7, 2014.
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