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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1585 - Amending Chapter 4.12 of the Redding Municipal Code Pertaining to Transient Occupancy TaxIJ ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING ' AMENDING CHAPTER ,4.12 OF THE. REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE, BY REPEALING SECTIONS -4.12.0201 4.12.130, AND 4:12.140, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR NEW SECTIONS 4.12.020, 4 -.12.130, -- AND 4.12.140, PERTAINING TO TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX'. The City Council of the City of Redding .does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Chapter 4.12 of the Redding Municipal Code is hereby amended by repealing Sections 4.1.2.:020, 4.12.130, and 4.12.140, and substituting therefor new Sections�`4.12.020, 4.12.1301 and 4.12.140, as follows: 4.12.020 Tax imposed — Payment and collection. For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eight per cent (8%) of the rent charged by the operator. The tax con- stitutes a debt owed by the transient to the City, which is ex- tinguished only by payment to the operator or to the City. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel,at the time the rent is'paid. If the rent is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax'shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid, tax 'sha11 be due',u"pon"':the transient ceasing to occupy space in the hotel. If for any reason the tax due is not paid,to the operator of the. hotel,, the• Finance Director shall require that the tax be paid directly to. the'Finance Director of the City. 4.12.130 Effective date. This chapter:shall'`be"effective thirty days from and, after the date of the'adoption.of the ordinances codified -in this chapter, except that the tax imposed hereunder shall become -operative and be imposed on July 1, 1982, and shall not apply prior to that date, and from the effective date of the remainder of this chapter to July. 1, 1.982.,' -the tax rate imposed shall,be'the prior rate of, six per cent (6%) of the rent charged by the operator. 4.12.140-Use,of proceeds. - ,Thirty -seven and one-half per,.cent (37-1/2%) of the net proceeds resulting from the -imposition of the tax provided for by the provisions of this chapter, after deducting the costs of administration and collection, shall be used by the City for advertising and promotional purposes and particularly for the promotion of conventions and promotion of the use of the Civic., Auditorium. Costs associated with the operation and ownership -1- of the Auditorium may also be, met: from these net proceeds. The remainder of the net proceeds may be used for general govern- mental purposes. Section 2. It has been determined that this matter is not subject to CEQA. Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify.to the adoption 'of.this Ordinance and cause its publication according to law. Section -4. This Ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1982. I.HEREBY CERTIFY that the._foregoing Ordinance was intro= duced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on 'the 3rd day of May 1982, and was duly. read and adopted on the 17th day of May 1982, at a`regular meeting of 'the City Council by the,following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN:o Demsher,Fulton, Kirkpatrick, and Gard NOES: COUNCILMEN: None "ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Pugh ATTEST: P)a n k -a AA B RBARA ALLEN GARD Cz'Uc , Mayor of the City of Redding ETHEL A. RICHTER, City Clerk. FORM APPROVED: NDALL A. HA, City Attorney 0 • In the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Shasta CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION 1� ------ORD INAN-CE---NO-•----15-8-5------------------------ ------- PERTAINING --- TO -TRANSIENT --------_ OCCUPANCY TAX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SHASTA ss. I hereby certify that the Record Searchlight is a newspaper of general circulation within the provisions of the Government Code of the State of California, printed and published in the City of Redding, County of Shasta, State of California; that I am the principal clerk of the printer of said newspaper; that t5e notice of which the annexed clipping is a true printed copy was published in said newspaper on the following dates, to wit: May 24, 31, 1982 I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, at Redding, California on the - --31st--------------- day of May-- -- 19------ 82 ------ (Above --- 82 ------ Lure Ruth Barrett RECORD SEARCHLIGHT 1205 Placer Street, Redding, California 96001 (Above space for filing stamp) F---*---'-- ORDINANCE NO 1585 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY 'COUNCIL OF THE, CITY OF ( REDDING AMENDING CHAPTER 4.12 OF THE BEDDING MUNICI- PAL CODE BY REPEALING SECTIONS 4.127020, 4.12.080, AND 4.12.140, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR NEW SECTIONS 4.12.020,4.12.30, AND 4.12.140, PERTAINING TO TRANSIENT OCCU- PANCY TAX. The City Council of the City of Redding does hereby ordain as fol lows: Section 1. Chapter' 4.12 of the Redding Municipal Code Is hereby amendedby repealing Sections 4.12.020, 4.12.130, and 4.12.140, and substituting therefor new Sections 4.12.020, 4.12.130, and 4.12.140, as ,follows: 4.12.020 Tax imposed - Payment and collection. For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient Is subject to and shall pay aptax In the amount of eight percent (8%) of the rent iransientt0 ted he the City, which Is, extinguisherator. The tax constd donly bybpayment owed to the operator or to the City. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the rent Is paid.. If the rent is paid in Installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each Installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient ceasing to occupy space in the hotel. If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the ceprator of the hotel, the Finance Director shall require that the tax be paid directly to the Fiance Director of the City. 4.12.130 Effective date. This chapter shall be effective thirty days from and after the date of the adoption of the ordinances codified in this chapter, except posethat h tthe tax imposed hereunder shall, become operative and be imposed July 1, 1982, and shall not apply prior to that date, and from the effective date of the remainder of this chaptei to July1, 1982, the tax rate Imposed shall be the prior rate of six per cent (6%) of the rent charged by the operator. 4.12.140 Use of proceeds. - Thirty -seven and one-half Per cent, (37-1/2%) of, the net proceeds resulting from the imposition of the tax provided for by the provisions of this chapter; after deducting the costs of administratin°and collection, shall be used by the City for advertising and promotional purposes and particularly for the promotion of conventions and promotion of the use of the Civic Auditorium. Costs associated with the operation and ownership of the Auditorium may also be met from these net proceeds. the remainder of the net proceeds may be used for general governmen- tal Purposes. Section 2. It has been determined that this matter Is not subject to S E QA. Section 3. The City. Clerk .shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause its publication according to law. Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective on July I, 1982. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing, Ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the Cil( Council of the.City of redding on the 3rd day of May, 1982, and was duly read and adopted on the 17th day of May, 1982, at a regular meeting of,the City Council by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Demsherl Fulton, Kirkpatrick, and Gard NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Pugh s g arbara Alle6 Gard BARBARA ALLEN GARD Mayor of the City of Redding s/Ethel A. Richter ETHEL A. RICHTER Clty clerk FORM APPROVED: s/Randall A. Hays RANDALL A. HAYS . City Attorney_ 149 May 24,.31, 1982