HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #28 - First Reading OrdinanceORDINANCE NO$
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 55-11 OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI CODE, PROVIDING NEW
DEFINITIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE
TAXES ON TELEPHONE SERVICES; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE:
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that, due to the growth
of the telephone services industry, there is a need to expand and
enlarge Chapter 55, Code of Miami, so as to impose the public
services taxes on all telephone services, and to avoid
discrimination among those competitively similar, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to clarify its intent
with regard to imposition of the public services tax involving
the use of telephone services,
NOW THEREFORE T ORDAINED by the City Commission of the
City of Miami, Flor a:
Section 1. ction 55-11 of the Code of the City of Miami
is amended to reW as follows:
"Section 55- 1. Definitions.
For the pur ses of this article, the following words and
phrase sh 1 have the meanings ascribed to them by this
section.
(1) Bottled gas: All types and kinds of natural, liquefied
petroleum d manufactured gas for lighting, heating, cooking,
power or a other purpose delivered to any purchaser thereof
within the 4&y.
(2)1 lectricity: All electric current or energy for
lighting, eating, cooking power or any other purpose delivered
to a y ur aser thereof within the city.
uel oil: All bunker C oil, no. 1 and no. 2 fuel oil
a ke ose or any combination thereof for lighting, heating,
cooking, power or any other purpose delivered to any purchaser
thereof within the corporate limits of the city.
Metered gas: O All '-w-se •�+ �•j _ _.....
manufactured gas for lightins-------
purpose delivered to any purch CITY COMMISSION
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