Piedmont Municipal Code Art. III Paramedic Services Special

SECTION 20.61 AUTHORITY TO ADOPT MEASURE

Taxation

This ordinance and the tax authorized herein is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Article 3. 7 of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code (Sections 53720-53730); and the California Constitution, Article XIIIC, Sec. 2. The tax authorized herein is based on use and occupancy of improved real property. (Ord. No. 586 N.S., §2)

SECTION 20.62 TITLE AND PURPOSE

This article may be cited as the "Paramedic Services Special Tax". The special tax imposed under this Article is solely for the purpose of raising revenue for the operation of city managed paramedic and ambulance transport services. This Article is not enacted for regulatory purposes. (Ord. No. 586 N.S., §2)

SECTION 20.63 MAXIMUM TAX RATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

The rate of the Paramedic Services Special Tax shall be $18.46 per year and shall be assessed against each parcel of improved real property within the City of Piedmont.

Any tax levied under this Article shall become a lien upon the properties against which it is assessed and collectible in the manner provided in Chapter 20 of the Piedmont Municipal Code as amended from time to time. (Ord. No. 586 N.S., §2)

SECTION 20.64 FUNDING AND EXPENDING PROCEEDS

Proceeds of the Paramedic Services Special Tax shall be deposited in a special fund for operation of city operated paramedic ambulance services to be known as the Paramedic Services Fund and shall be used for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing city operated paramedic ambulance services. (Ord. No. 586 N.S., §2)

SECTION 20.65 SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. (Ord. No. 586 N.S., §2)

SECTION 20.66 DURATION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL

The authorization to levy a tax under this Ordinance shall continue from year to year. This ordinance, or any provision thereof, may only be amended or repealed by a majority of the voters voting on the proposition at any initiative or referendum election.

This Ordinance shall be adopted, if approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the voters voting on the proposition at an election to be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1997, and go into effect on July 1, 1997. (Ord. No. 586 N.S., §2)

Taxation

SECS. 20.67 to 20.82 REPEALED BY ORDINANCE NO. 286 N.S., §1