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Inrroduc[IOn: February25, 2008
Puhllc Haarivg: March Ig2008
Felled: Maroh Ig2008
CITY OF' $EWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2006-002
AN ORDINANCE OF THF. CITY COHNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, RESCINDINf.ORDFNANCE 2008-OUI AND ORDINANCE 200]-
10, TO ELIMINATE THF. PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE SALES TAX
CAP FROM 5500 TO 51,000, AND RETAINING A SALES TAX CAP OF
8500
WHEREAB, Seward City Code 5.35.035 provides vuthoriry for the imposition of a¢ICS lax and
requias that sales texce be cellalod and remiuW m the Kanei Peninsula Borough in aeeordencc wide
AS 2`).35.190 and Ghepror 5,18 ol'Ihc Kanti Peninsula-orough Code; ¢nd
WHEREAS, Soward Cily Coda 5.35.045 specifies the mnount of tax m he Wplied ov the fire[
b'l,pUO of wch separate salq reel, or service Iranauui¢n, with acid ¢mount being generally identified as
the "sales Mx cap'; e¢d
WHEREAS, the Seward Ciry Com¢il approval Ordinance 200']-10 on December 10, 200],
acing the sales tax cap fiom $500 to $I,pOU, but subsequently repealed Ihnl Ordivance iv ordu to
extend the effective date of the lax oap inomase 6eiv April 1, 2008 ro January 1, 2009, via Ordinance
200&001 ¢pproved on Jnnuary28, 2008; and
WHF.RRAS, o suhsegvent motion far rewnsideretion of Ordinance 2008-001 (tiled, but soma
embers of the Seward Cily Council requested a snbstinrte ONivevee which world repeal the inercasc
n the sales tae e¢p in its entirety, effectively reverting back to the tax cap of $SOU.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY CORNCII. OF THF. CITV OF SF W ARD, ALASKA,
HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Seetlnn L SewarA City Code Section 5 35 045 is amended as follows.
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The tax shell he ¢pplied only m the first S+,Am+ 5500 of each separate sale, rent ar
ce transaotiov. the peymevt of rmq whether for mvl or person¢I properly, in
s of SI;OW $500 and far more than one month shall be trcared as several separate
taansaclions covering Iha rcnlal for one month each. A transvefion ivvolvivg payment
for services or pcmonal pmpcrty to be rondacd or delivered ovnr a period of more than
north for a coneiduation in excess of 31;OW 5500 shall be treated as several
separate varsa¢ti°ns °ocn¢m6 ovc each month ovor Iha period of time that the service
ar property is rendered or delivered.
CITY OF SE WARD, ALASKA
URIIINANCF. 200&002
9eNiou 1. Ordinarme 200'1-10 and Ordinance 2008-001 ,vra horobyrcpceled.
9eGi°¢ 3, 'this ordinance shall teke effect 10 d¢ys followivg its enectmevl.
NAILEll by the Ciry Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 10ih day of Marvh, 2008.
AYbS'. Ambcr6. Bardflreoq Kellar
NOES: ValdaHa, Smi[h, Dunham, COrhridge
ARSENT: Nnne
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST
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