HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-34 - Business License TaxRESOLUTION NO. 2011 -34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA RELATING TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
PROCEDURES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach desires to attract special events to the
City and incentivize organizers, vendors, exhibitors and service contractors to permitted
special events; and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the current Business License Tax
process for special events is cumbersome and may discourage special events in
Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires a streamlined Business License Tax process
for temporary permitted special events;
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach, as follows:
1. Effective July 1, 2011, a portion of the business license tax for individual
vendors, exhibitors and other services participating in City - permitted
special events is suspended or waived from payment such that the City
shall receive Twenty and 00/100 Dollars ($20.00) from each vendor,
exhibitor and service provider subject to an annual adjustment pursuant to
the Consumer Price Index.
2. The waiver hereby authorized shall automatically terminate upon repeal of
this resolution and the full amount of the apportioned business license tax
amount shall be imposed. The special event organizer shall provide the
Revenue Division with a roster of each vendor, exhibitor or other event
service provider involved in its special event to the City as part of its
Special Events Permit application.
3. The special event organizer shall collect the apportioned business license
tax of Twenty and 00/100 Dollars ($20.00) from each vendor, exhibitor, or
other event service provider and remit the payments to City prior to the
event.
4. No waiver shall be authorized if the special event organizer fails to provide
a roster, which shall be subject to verification by the Revenue Division
and /or fails to remit the payments to the City. In the absence of the waiver
authorized herein, each individual vendor, exhibitor or other event service
provider may be required to pay the full amount of the apportioned
business license tax rate, which is currently $56.50.
Adopted this 26th day of April 2011.
ATTEST:
Michael F. Henn
Mayor
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Leilani I. Brown - -
City Clerk
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COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution,
being Resolution No. 2011 -34 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City
Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 26th day of
April, 2011, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Hill, Rosansky, Gardner, Selich, Curry, Daigle, Mayor Henn
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 27th day of April, 2011.
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City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
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