Utility Tax_September 1969 to October 1979UTILITY TAX
re increase: deferred to 9-24-69.
ORD.1785: increase to 5% as of
10-1-69.
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Meeting date
9-17-69
9-30-69
0RD.1849,amending Sec.41.37, levying 5%
utility tax on fuel oil sales to pur-
chaser, from 10-1-70. 9-29-70
Efforts to increase utility taxes fail 9/30/71
Ord. 1935 adopted approving increase effective
10/1/72 from 5% to 7%. 9/2;/72
Emergency ord. raising utility tax from 6/2/76
current 7%, failed on first reading.
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Date
Ord. No. 76-2072 adopted as an emergency mea- 9/30/76
sure, increasing tax from 7% to 9% on all
electric, gas, fuel oil and telephone sales
that are made on and after Oct. 15, 1976.
(p.56)
Ms. Annie Lorber to discuss increase in 11/3/76
utilities taxes. To be scheduled for 11/24/76.
Mrs. Lorber appeared and read a statement re: 11/24/76
recent increase in Utility Taxes, (set by Coun-
cil 11/3/76). She was asked to meet with City
Atty. for further discussion of matter follow-
ing which he will submit a summary to Council.
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Mr. William Finkelstein appeared and suggested
that the 2% utility tax increase be rescinded
and that the unused 1976-77 budgeted funds for
operation of Rent Control Administration be
utilized to offset reduction in revenue that
would result from rescission of utility tax
increase.
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Date
11/24/76
Ord. #79-2180 adopted, as amended, as an e- 10/3/79
mergency measure for billings on meter
readings on or after 11/5/79, amending
Sec. 41-37 of the Code of CM.B., Fla.,
(electricity, metered or bottled gas (natural
or manufactured, fuel oil, and telephone
service to(9.5%)).