HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-12 - Transient Occupancy Tax Special ElectionWHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
desires to submit to the qualified electors of said City, at a
special Municipal election, a measure relating to an amendment to
the Transient Occupancy Tax (Bed Tax), Section 3.16.030 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, said section presently provides a tax to be
paid by each transient, in any hotel, in the amount of six
percent (6 %) of the rent charged by the operator; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
desires to submit to the qualified electors of said City, in said
measure, the question as to whether or not the appropriation
limitation imposed by Article XII:I -B of the State Constitution
shall be increased in the same amounts and years.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. That, pursuant to the Charter and laws of the State
of California, there shall be and there hereby is called and
ordered held, in the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange,
• State of California, on Tuesday, June 8, 1982, a special
Municipal election of the qualified electors of said City, for
the purpose of submitting the following question to the voters:
RESOLUTION NO. 82 -12
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF
NEWPORT BEACH CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF
THE
HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO
BE
HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1982,
FOR
THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID
CITY A MEASURE RELATING TO AN INCREASE IN
THE
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX (BED TAX) AND TO INCREASE
IN LIRE AMOUNT THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMITS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
desires to submit to the qualified electors of said City, at a
special Municipal election, a measure relating to an amendment to
the Transient Occupancy Tax (Bed Tax), Section 3.16.030 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, said section presently provides a tax to be
paid by each transient, in any hotel, in the amount of six
percent (6 %) of the rent charged by the operator; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
desires to submit to the qualified electors of said City, in said
measure, the question as to whether or not the appropriation
limitation imposed by Article XII:I -B of the State Constitution
shall be increased in the same amounts and years.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. That, pursuant to the Charter and laws of the State
of California, there shall be and there hereby is called and
ordered held, in the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange,
• State of California, on Tuesday, June 8, 1982, a special
Municipal election of the qualified electors of said City, for
the purpose of submitting the following question to the voters:
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SHALL SECTION 3.16.030 OF THE NEWPORT
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BE AMENDED TO
INCREASE THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX RATE
FROM SIX PERCENT (6%) OF THE RENT CHARGED
BY EACH HOTEL OPERATOR TO EIGHT PERCENT
(8 %) OF THE RENT CHARGED BY THE OPERATOR
TO BE PAID BY THE TRANSIENT' IN ANY HOTEL,
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1982; AND SHALL THE
LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY ARTICLE XIII -B OF
THE STATE CONSTITUTION BE INCREASED IN
THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE GENERATED BY THE
INCREASE IN SAID TAX RATE AND FOR A
PERIOD OF TIME NOT TO EXCEED FOUR YEARS
FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL HEREOF?
YES
NO
2. That the polls for said election shall be opened
and remain open and close to coincide with the polls for the
Statewide election to be held on the same day.
3. That an "X" placed in the voting square after the
word "Yes ", in the manner hereinbefore provided, shall be counted
in favor of the adoption of the proposition; an "X" placed in
the voting square after the word "No ", in the manner hereinbefore
provided, shall be counted against the adoption of the
proposition.
4. That notice of the time and place of holding said
election is hereby given, and the City Clerk is hereby
authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or
additional notice of said election in the time, form and manner
as is required by law, and that in all particulars not recited in
this resolution, said election shall be conducted as provided by
law for the holding of Municipal elections in said City.
5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution, shall enter the same in the book
of original resolutions of said City, and shall make a minute
recording of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of
the proceedings of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
in the minutes of the meeting at: which the same is passed and
adopted.
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6. That this resolution shall take effect immediately.
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Clerk
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ADOPTED this 25th day of January , 1982.
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