01/28/2003 Ordinances 8793
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ORDINANCE NO. 8793
An ordinance to amend Chapter 13 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Section 13-7 pertaining to objections to Downtown Improvement and Parking District annual
tax; to amend Section 13-8 pertaining to Downtown Improvement and Parking District annual
tax; to repeal Sections 13-7 and 13-8 as now existing, and any ordinance or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith; and to provide for publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 13-7 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~13-7. Objection to Taxes
Objections to the determination of amount of additional tax may be made in writing to the city clerk,
specifying the basis of such objection. All such objections shall be made within 30 days after due date thereof, or
shall be deemed waived. All timely objections shall be submitted to the Downtown Improvement Board for its
consideration, review, and recommendations. The mayor and city council shall make the final determination of all
such objections, at any regular or special meeting, after notice thereof to said objector.
SECTION 2. Section 13-8 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~13-8. Annual Tax
The license and occupation tax imposed by the preceding sections is a non-refundable annual tax and shall
be due and payable on the first day of October each year, commencing October 1, 1996, for the year in advance. The
license and occupation tax shall be based on businesses and professional offices located within the Business
Improvement and Parking District No. 1 as shown in the records of the City of Grand Island Utility Department as
of the first day of June of each year. Upon payment thereof to the city treasurer, the treasurer shall give a receipt
therefor, properly dated and specifying the person paying, the name of the business or profession on whose behalf
the tax is being paid, the amount thereof, and for what period the tax is paid. It is hereby made the duty of every
person, partnership, firm, or corporation, engaged in carrying on any business or occupation within the limits of the
district as provided on which a license and occupation tax is levied by this ordinance, to pay said tax at the times
provided for its payment herein.
SECTION 3. Sections 13-7 and 13-8 as now existing, and any ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
Approved as to Form o~
January 29. 2003 0 City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 8793 (Cont.)
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: January 28, 2003.
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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Approved as to Form IX ~
January 29, 2003 IX City Attorney