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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 55-14 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, WHICH REFERS TO RECORDS KEPT
BY SELLERS DELIVERING ELECTRICITY,
METERED GAS, BOTTLED GAS, FUEL OIL,
TELEPHONE SERVICE, TELEGRAPH SERVICE OR
WATER SERVICE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, BY AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO
REQUIRE THAT SUCH RECORDS BE MADE
AVAILABLE IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, OR
THAT SELLERS, AT THEIR OPTIONS PAY ALL
REASONABLE COSTS INCURRED BECAUSE OF CITY
AUDITORS HAVING TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF DADE
COUNTY TO INSPECT AND AUDIT SUCH RECORDS;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 5�
Miami to impose excis
metered gas, bottled
telegraph service and w
WHEREAS, in orUr
City of Miami, it
records;
NOW, THEREFORE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORID
sal
e City Code enables the City of
hs on the purchase of electricity,
�a, fuel oil, telephone service,
(r service in the City; and
audit sales of such services in the
.cessary to have access to such
IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
Section 1. Vctdon 55-14 of the Code of the City of
Miami. Florida, as am ded, is hereby amended in the
following particulafs:1V
"Sec. 55-14.
be kept.
Every sell is h'WP,,`erequired to establish and
maintain appropriate
a unts and records showing
in such detail* as
the director of finance may
prescribe the amount
of such excise tax payable to
the city under the
provisions of this article, and
such accounts and
records shall be open to
inspection by the director of finance or his duly
authorized agent at
all reasonable times. The city
may require the seller to make all such records
available for audit
in Dade County, Floridj7L,—Fn7
the seller shall
provide space and office
Facilities,including
personne reasons
necessary or suchaudit,
erne ive y, e
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Underscored words and/or figur
provisions are now in effect