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ADOPT: Ordinance No. 2013-004, an Ordinance Amending Section 2-18-210 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to the Annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) Adjustment of the Emergency Communication System Access Tax (911 Tax) (increases 911 tax by CPI of 2.7%)
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The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Title 2, Chapter 18, Section 2-18-210 of the San Leandro Municipal Code is amended to reflect a 2.7% annual CPI adjustment and to read as follows:
2-18-210 IMPOSITION OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ACCESS TAX
The amount of the tax imposed by this section shall be established by this ordinance as set forth below and shall be paid on a per-line basis, by the person paying for such local telephone service:
Description Tax Rate
Single Access Line $2.21
Trunk Line $15.50
Super Trunk Line $54.27
No subscriber will be required to pay a tax in excess of Ten Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-Nine Dollars ($10,759.00) per account per service location in any fiscal year. The above described tax rates and this cap shall be adjusted annually by the City Council by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI): All Urban Consumers for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the San Francisco Bay Area published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Section 2. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2013. The City Clerk is directed to publish the title once and post a complete copy thereof on the City Council Chamber bulletin board for five (5) days prior to adoption.
Introduced by Councilmember Cutter on this 6th day of May, 2013, and passed to print by the following called vote:
Members of the Council:
AYES: Councilmembers Cutter, Lee, Prola, Reed, Souza; Mayor Cassidy (6)
NOES: None (0)
ABSENT: Councilmember Gregory (1)