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6/14/99
ORDINANCE NO. _
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING
CHAPTER 31/ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"LICENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
REGULATIONS/OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES," BY
AMENDING THE EXISTING SCHEDULE OF
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAXES WHICH SETS FORTH
THE CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATE SCHEDULE FOR
THOSE PERSONS OR ENTITIES DOING BUSINESS IN
THE CITY OF MIAMI; MORE PARTICULARLY BY
AMENDING SECTION 31-50 OF SAID CODE;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 31, Article II, Secti 1- 0, of the Code
of the City of Miami, Florida (the " o "), as amended,
establishes a schedule of occupational i ense taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami, purs an to Chapter 205, Florida
Statutes, and Chapter 31 of the Come, 's empowered to impose and
collect an occupational licepAe a:2 for the privilege of doing
business in the jurisdictipn-,b5Vhe City; and
WHEREAS, in respoxrse &o'enabling legislation set forth in.
Section 205.0535, F1 da Statutes (1997), the City Commission,
from time to tine e blishes an Occupational License Equity
Study Commission T udy Commission") to publicly meet and study
the Cityexisting occupational license classification system
and rat tructures, and make recommendations to the City