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HomeMy WebLinkAbout21 BUS LIC AMNESTY 02-22-94" GENDA "' .. NO. 21 2-22-94 Inter-Com DATE: FEBRUARY 22, 1994 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ORDINANCE NO. 1120 - BUSINESS LICENSE AMNESTY PROGRAM .. RECOMMENDATION: Have second reading by title only and adoption of Ordinance No. 1120 (roll call vote). BACKGROUND: The following Ordinance No. 1120 had first reading and introduction at the February .9, 1994 City Council meeting: ORDINANCE NO. 1120 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A BUSINESS LICENSE AMNESTY PROGRAM DURING THE MONTHS OF APRIL, MAY AND JUNE, 1994 Valerie Whiteman Chief Deputy City Clerk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 '12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 1120 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A BUSINESS LICENSE AMNESTY PROGRAM DURING THE MONTHS OF APRIL, MAY AND JUNE, 1994. The City Council of the city of Tustin does hereb~ ordain as follows: I · The city Council finds and determines as follows: A. Section 2521(c) of the Tustin city Code provides a .penalty for failure to pay the business license tax when'due. · B. There are presently a number of businesses who have never obtained a business license. If they obtain a business license at this time, they will be subject to penalty fees under Section 2521(c). C. It would be to the benefit of the City if all unlicensed businesses were encouraged to license. The City Council finds that a three month amnesty period, during the months of April, May and June 1994, during which no penalties would be due for prior failure to pay license taxes when due, would encourage unlicensed. businesses to license during those months. II. The City Council does hereby declare: · A. That Section 2521(c) of the Tustin city Code shall be of no force and effect during the months of April, May and June 1994. All businesses that pay license fees during that three-month period shall be excused from paying the penalties imposed by such Section. B. Except as specified herein, and all other provisions of the Tustin City Code,. shall be in full force and effect. III. This Ordinance shall be effective during~ the months of-- April, May and June 1994 only, and shall not be codified in the Tustin City Code. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Ordinance No. 1120 Page 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the day of February, 1994. JIM POTTS Mayor MARY E. WYNN City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ' ) CITY OF TUSTIN ) CERTIFICATION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 1120 MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City 'Council of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is 5; that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. was duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the day of February, 1994, by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMBER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk CS:DO:kd