HomeMy WebLinkAbout59-99 - Ord. Imposing Additional Sales & Use Tax to be Credited Against State Tax for Purposes of Financing ORDINANCE NO , 59 - 99
IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL SALES AP*il) USE TAX TO BE CREDITED
AGAINST THE STATE TAX FOR PURPOSES OF FINANCING
PUBLIC FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the legislature has provided in Fnro; 11kd `14B 2260, being Chapter 311 , Laws of
1999 , for the imposition of a county sales and use taix for the henefit of rural counties ; and
WHEREAS, the new law authorizes "diotressed counties" as defined in Chapter 366, Laws of
1997, more commonly known as Referendum 49, to irrapitsr an additional . 04% sales and use tax in
addition to the . 04% previously authorized and Padopie.d ily Ordinance No . 41 -98 ; and
WHEREAS, this additional sales and ust, tax autl: rrizarion is taken as a credit against the State
portion of the sales and use tax and does not increase tl , e total tax rate ; and
WHEREAS, this new revenue may only be ustt!d for rural county public facilities to encourage
economic development; and
WHEREAS, Mason County will benefit curl; C, c.nura.fing further economic development;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAIPT' D by th; Cormty Commissioners of Mason County,
Ordinance No . 41 -98 is hereby amended as follr%iNvs :
Section I. IMPOSITION OF TAX. Effeetive AtAgu :t 1 , 1999, the rate of the sales and use tax
imposed shall be .08 per rent (.08 % ) .
APPROVED this ti day of'. htne .19179.
1301 OF4CC)lk C01V1` S ERS
Cynthia D . 5e5 'hairperson
John A . Bolerd.: r, Conirais ioner
Mary Jo C .,-, ro nisL.K'i.
ATTEST:
Uabe S . Rogers , Clerk of the arB6 dV D
Michael Clift, Chief Deputy Prosecutor
c: Treasurer, Auditor, Budget Director