ORD 06-545ORDINANCE NO. io- 5 S
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, REPEALING THE
FEDERAL WAY CODE CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE IV,
DIVISION 3 RELATING TO ADMISSIONS TAX
(REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBERS 02 -432, AND 04 -471).
WHEREAS, State law permits the City to levy a tax not to exceed 5% on charges for
admission to recreation or amusement facilities and places; and
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way adopted Ordinance No. 02 -432 to provide increased
funding for Public Safety through admissions tax; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2004, through Ordinance No. 04 -471, the City Council voted to
extend the effective date of the admissions tax to January 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determined that the admission tax is not currently necessary for
public safety demands; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to repeal the admissions tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY-ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repealer. Chapter 14, Article IV, Division 3 is hereby repealed as follows:
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or- me.feliandise is highef during the time enteFtaiffaent of daneiii-, is eendueted than at ot-bef times,
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and due and uRpaid under- this
be debt
Feder-al
payments
ehapter- shall a to
the eity of
, and sha44
ebligatien of the taxpayer- that
is
be lien
the per-senai pr-epefties of the same. Said
r-equifed to eelleet
lien shall have pr-ietity ever-
the tax wid shall
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and obligations
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the United Sta4es
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Y-easeiiab.b -..d shall b
levied in this ehapter-, alld. the ,
dir-eeter- shall be theitidge, J Y r e eY '�T9
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In eemputing the tax imposed by this .. a the following
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Section 2. Severabilitv. The provisions of this ordinance are declared separate and severable.
The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this ordinance
or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity
of the remainder of the ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 3. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date
of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed.
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Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective five (5) days after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 19+1, day ofQp,Abe,-2006.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
OR, MI HAEL PARK
ATTEST:
r
C CLERK, LAURA H THAWAY, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 45N,
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO. p(a5ys
KAordinance \2006 \admissions tax repeal
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