B | Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2019-13: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Arizona, amending Flagstaff City Code, Title 3, Business Regulations, Chapter 3-05, Privilege and Excise Taxes, Division 3-5-006, Use Tax, by increasing the use tax rate from 1% to 2.281%; providing for penalties, repeal of conflicting ordinances, severability, and establishing an effective date. | ||||||||||
Management Services Director Rick Tadder provided a PowerPoint presentation that covered the following: PROPOSED USE TAX INCREASE ORDINANCE NO 2019-13 REVENUE IMPACT PUBLIC HEARING/OUTREACH COUNCIL OPTIONS Councilmember Whelan stated that she is not supportive of applying the funds to the unfunded pension liability when there is already a plan in place to address. She would rather see these funds applied to the minimum wage assessment or cultural and recreational opportunities. Councilmember Odegaard stated that applying these funds to the unfunded pension liability saves the public from an increase in sales tax through bonding. It is important to put as much as possible to the pension liability because it continues to increase year after year. Councilmember McCarthy agreed. |
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Moved by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard, seconded by Vice Mayor Adam Shimoni to read Ordinance No. 2019-13 by title only for the first time. | |||||||||||
Vote: 5 - 2 | |||||||||||
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, AMENDING THE FLAGSTAFF CITY CODE, TITLE 3, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 3-05, PRIVILEGE AND EXCISE TAXES, DIVISION 3-5-006, USE TAX, BY INCREASING THE USE TAX RATE FROM 1% TO 2.281%; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | |||||||||||