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HomeMy WebLinkAbout165621 ORDINANCE NO. 16,562 2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LITTLE. ROCK ARK., 3 ORD. NO. 16,496 (SEPTEMBER 29, 1993) AND 4 16,515 (OCTOBER 19, 1993) , MORE FULLY 5 DEFINING THE TERM AFSINGLE TRANSACTIONA, 6 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 7 WHEREAS the one -half cent operating sales tax passed on 8 December 14, 1993; and 9 WHEREAS, there is a need to more fully define the term 10 "single transactions. 11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 12 SECTION 1. Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 16,496 13 (September 29, 1993) as amended by Ordinance No. 16,515 (October 14 19, 1993), is hereby amended to add the following definition: 15 The term Osingle Transactions shall be defined as: 16 A. When two or more devices in which, upon which or by which any person or property is, or may be, 17 transported or drawn, including but not limited to 18 on -road vehicles, whether required to be licensed 19 or not, off -road vehicles, farm vehicles, 20 airplanes, water vessels, motor vehicles, or 21 non - motorized vehicles, and mobile homes, or sold to a person by a seller, each individual unit, 22 whether part of a Ofleets sale or not, shall be 23 treated as a single transaction for the purpose of 24 the local sales tax. 25 B. The charges for utility services, which are 26 subject to the taxes levied under this ordinance, and which are furnished on a continuous service 27 basis, whether such services are paid daily, 28 weekly, monthly or annually, for the purposes of 29 the local sales tax, shall be computed in daily 30 increments, and each such daily charge increment 31 shall be considered to be a single transaction for the purposes of the local sales tax. 32 C. For sales of building materials and supplies to 33 contractors, builders or other persons, a single 34 transaction, for the purposes of the local sales 35 tax, shall be deemed to be any single sale which is 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 reflected on a single invoice, receipt or statement, on which an aggregate sales (or use) tax figure has been reported and remitted to the State. D. When two or more items of major household appliances, commercial appliances, major equipment and machinery are sold, each individual unit shall be treated as a single transaction for the purpose of the local sales tax. E. For groceries, drug items, dry goods and other tangible personal property and /or services not otherwise expressly covered in this section, a single transaction shall be deemed to be any single sale which is reflected on a single invoice, receipt or statement, on which an aggregate sales tax figure has been reported and remitted to the State. SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any part of this Ordinance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this Ordinance. SECTION 3. REPEALER. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is hereby found that an immediate need exists for Amendment of Little Rock, Ark. Ord. Nos. 16,496 and 16,515 to facilitate the more effective and efficient operation of the City of Little Rock, and, it is, therefore declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance, being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. PASSED: December 21, 1993 ATTEST: s /Robbie Hancock CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: s /Thomas M. Carpenter THOMAS CITY ATTORNEY s /Jim Dailey JIM DAILEY MAYOR