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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 04-95ORDINANCE NO. 04 -95 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 70- 29(a), THE LEVYING OF A PUBLIC SERVICE TAX; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, IBREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows: SECTION 1. Sec. 70- 29(a), Levied, is hereby repealed in its entirety, and the following is adopted in lieu thereof: (a) ¶there is imposed and levied by the city on each and every purchase in the city of electric, phone and gas utilities service (except fuel oil) a tax which is based upon the charge made by the seller to the purchaser for such utilities service at the rate of 10.00 percent of the payments received by the seller of the taxable item from the purchaser for the purchase of such service. This utility service tax shall be applied uniformly to the taxable items listed above upon which the tax is levied by the city. SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, paragraph, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such portion shall not affect the remaining portions hereof and it shall be construed to have been a legislative intent to pass this Ordinance without such unconstitutional or invalid part. SECTION 3. Conflicting Provisions. Any ordinance, or parts of an ordinance, in conflict herewith are repealed. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take immediately upon its adoption. • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida Ordinance Io. 04 -95 Page 2 ADOPTED BY the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, this 21st day of February 1995. ohn K. Porter, MAYOR X NICHOLAS PORTER PETSOS First Reading: 2/7/95 Posted: 2/8/95 Advertised: 2/10/95 Second Reading:: 2/21/95 i