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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6398 ORDINANCE NO. 6 3 9 8 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 3.80.040 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATING TO TAX LEVIES ON BINGO RAFFLES, PUNCHBOARDS, PULL TABS AND AMUSEMENT GAMES WHEREAS, Auburn City Code Chapter 3.80 imposes a tax upon the sale of punchboards and pull tabs; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to promote economic development through support of existing City businesses that sell punchboards and pull tabs by allowing those businesses to retain more of the profit from those sales than under the existing tax; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows. Section 1. Amendment to City Code. That section 3.80.040 of the Auburn City Code be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows: 3.80 040 Tax — Levy — Bingo, raffles, punchboards, pull tabs and amusement games. A. There shall be a city tax levied upon bingo and raffles of five percent of the gross receipts from a bingo game or raffle less the amount awarded as cash or merchandise prizes. B. There shall be a city tax levied upon amusement games of two percent of the gross receipts from the amusement game less the amount awarded as prizes. C There shall be a city tax levied upon punchboards and pull tabs'for commercial stimulant operators of fiveten percent of gross receipts from the operation of the games less the amount awarded as cash or merchandise prizes. There shall be a city tax levied upon punchboards and pull tabs for bona fide Ordinance,No. 6398 January 24, 2012 Page 1 of 3 charitable or nonprofit organizations of 10 percent based on gross receipts from the operation of the games less the amount awarded as cash or merchandise prizes. (Ord. 5673 § 1 2002; Ord. 5476 § 2, 2000; Ord. 5013 § 2, 1997 Ord. 3222 §§ 2, 3 5 1977 Formerly 5.44.040.) Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law INTRODUCED. FEB 21 2012 PASSED. FEB 21 2012 APPROVED. FEB 21 2012 AUB N F •) PETER B. LEWIS MAYOR Ordinance No. 6398 January 24, 2012 Page 2 of 3 ATTEST 40 Ems_ Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ►'ie B. He •, City Attorney Published: ree)nvuzr:9 21. o 1-2- Ordinance No. 6398 January 24, 2012 Page 3 of 3