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AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A PRIVILEGE TAX ON THE USERS OF WATER, DIRECTING THE COLLECTION THEREOF AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-89:1180 ON NOVEMBER 20, 1989)
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WHEREAS, Acts of the Legislature of Arkansas authorize the levying of privilege taxes and it being found and declared that users of water are privileged to and do receive benefits of fire and health protection by reason of the use of city streets, rights-of-way, fire fighting, fire prevention and police protection, without which the beneficial use of water would be curtailed or not-existent, resulting in serious harm to all individual citizens and to the public interest.
WHEREAS. the cost of the services rendered by the City to the users of water have increased so that such services cannot continue to be performed without additional revenue and it being deemed to be equitable as well as essential that water users bear their fair share of such costs.
WHEREAS, the City Water and Light Plant of the City of Jonesboro, a separate municipal corporation, is by reason of its records and billing procedures, capable of collecting such privilege tax on water use or uses of water as the City of Jonesboro may levy at a savings in expense to the city and the City Water and Light Plant by action of its Board of Directors has consented to collect such tax for the city and to remit all sums collected as herein provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: There is hereby levied upon each user of water as fixed and determined by the existence of each water meter in service within the City of Jonesboro, a monthly privilege tax of ten percent (10%) of the gross water bill which shall be added to each monthly bill and collected for the city by the City Water and Light Plant of the City of Jonesboro.
Section 2: City Water and Light Plant shall pay the entire amount collected during the previous calendar month to the Tre...
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