Pinole Municipal Code Ch. 5.24 Miscellaneous Provisions

The license administrator shall make rules of practice and procedure not inconsistent with the provisions of this article as may be necessary or desirable to aid in the administration of the provisions of this article. (Ord. 338 § 41, 1975).

A. All business license taxes payable for the ensuing years after the period of January 1, 1976, through December 31, 1976, with the exception of rates set forth in Section 5.16.170, shall be adjusted upward or downward, automatically, five percent for each cumulative five percent change in the Consumer Price Index as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the San Francisco Bay Area, based on the Consumer Price Index of September 30, 1975 (1967 = 100).

B. The license administrator shall compute said changes in business license tax rates and cause said adjusted business license tax rates to be published in the city's designated official newspaper within sixty days after publication, by the bureau of labor statistics, of the San Francisco Bay Area Consumer Price Index upon which such adjustment is based. (Ord. 338 § 43, 1975).

The amount of any license tax and penalty imposed by the provisions of this article shall be deemed a debt to the city. An action may be commenced in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of any delinquent license tax and penalties. A reasonable attorney's fee for prosecuting such action shall be awarded to the city. (Ord. 338 § 44, 1975).

All remedies prescribed under this article shall be cumulative, and the use of one or more remedies by the city shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article. (Ord. 338 § 45, 1975).

Neither the adoption of the ordinance codified in this article nor its superseding of any portion of any other ordinance of the city shall, in any manner, be construed to effect prosecution for violation of any other ordinance committed prior to the effective date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this article, nor to be construed to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit required by any ordinance to be posted, filed, or deposited, and all rights and obligations thereunto appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 338 § 47, 1975).

No license issued under the provisions of the ordinance codified in this article shall be construed as authorizing the conduct or continuance of any illegal or unlawful business. (Ord. 338 § 49, 1975).