File #: 18-201    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance for 911 or Emergency Communication Tax for FY 2018-19 effective July 1, 2018
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: City Council
Meeting Date: 5/7/2018 Final action: 5/21/2018
Enactment date: 5/21/2018 Enactment #: Ordinance 2018-008
Title: 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 3.2%)
Sponsors: David Baum Finance Director
Related files: 18-200, 18-199, 18-202
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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 3.2%)

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-18-210 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, the Emergency Communication System Access Tax (911 Tax) shall be adjusted annually by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (All-Urban Consumers, San Francisco-Bay Area); and

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adjust the 911 Tax, based on the 3.2% annual CPI increase.

NOW, THEREFORE, 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 3.2% 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 $2.54
Trunk Line $17.74
Super Trunk Line $62.16

No subscriber will be required to pay a tax in excess of Twelve Thousand, Three Hundred, Twenty-eight Dollars and Two Cents ($12,328.02) 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, 2018. 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 adopt...

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