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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1132ORDINANCE N0. 1132 URGENCY ORDINANCE INCREASING TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FROM SIX TO EIGHT PERCENT The CITY COUNCIL of the Gity of Burlingame does ORDAIN a.s follows: Section 1. Section 4.09.030 of the Burlingame ?Municipal Code is amended to read: "4.09.030 Tax imposed. For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eight per cent (8%) of the rent charged by the operator. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the city which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the city. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient's ceasing to occupy space in the hotel. If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the operator of the hotel, the tax administrator may require that such tax shall be paid directly to the tax administrator." Section 2. URGENCY DECLARED. Section 1 of this ordinance is for the immediate preservation of the public peace, '.safety, health and welfare and is an emergency measure as provided by law, and shall take affect immediately. The facts constituting j 'such urgency are as follows: An essential function of the City '..Council is the ;management of the £financial affairs of city governmentI which involves the fixing of a budget to be used as the basis for determining the amount and rate of taxes to be levied. Before the City Council can properly prepare a budget it must be able to ascertain with reasonable accuracy the amount of income which may be expected from all sources and the effective date of such sources, which effective date should be before the commencement of the fiscal year. Section 3. It is further declared that Section 1 of this ordinance relates to taxes for the usual and current expenses of the City and therefore, pursuant to Government Code Section 36937(d) is exempt from the requirements of Government Code Section 36934 regarding referendum periods. Section 4. This ordinance shall be published as required by law and shall be effective July 1, 1978. e Mayo I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerlc of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Urgency Ordinance was intro- duced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19 'day of June, 1978, by the following four-fifths vote: AYES: COUNCIL:IEN NOES: COUNCILMEPI E1BSEidT: COUNCILP4EN n e City Clerk