Santa Barbara Municipal Code Ch. 5.01 Tax and Permit Inspector

The Tax and Permit Inspector, who is under the supervision and control of the City Treasurer, shall perform all duties enumerated in Section 5.01.020 and such duties as may be prescribed for the Tax and Permit Inspector and set forth in Chapter 5.04, together with such other duties as may now or hereafter be prescribed by any other ordinance of the City.

(Ord. 3760 §1, 1975)

It shall be the duty of the Tax and Permit Inspector to:

A. Obtain, receipt for, and deliver to the City Treasurer, daily as received, all taxes and permit fees payable to the City, and to issue and deliver permits under the business permit chapters of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code;

B. Investigate each new business commencing in the City so as to ascertain whether or not a bond, tax, or permit is required therefor, and the Inspector shall see to it that all legal requirements of the City are complied with in such matters;

C. Investigate complaints pertaining to persons subject or allegedly subject to the City's Municipal Code relating to business taxes and permits, and require strict compliance with and observance of said sections of said Code;

D. Keep full and complete records of all activities, action taken, tax receipts and permits issued and moneys received;

E. Exercise all reasonably necessary and convenient police authority and powers necessary in the discharge and performance of the aforementioned duties.

(Ord. 3760, §1, 1975)