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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1971-581 c ''yyD.ytyyy„kn r 71 1 ORDINANCE NO. 581 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING §18, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, BY PROMUL— GATING AND ENACTING A SECTION KNOWN AS SECTION 18-17, PERMITTING AN i EARLIER SALE OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FOR THE LICENSE YEAR WHICH BEGINS ON OCTOBER 1ST OF EACH YEAR AND ENDS ON I THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER OF THE FOL— LOWING YEAR, AND ELIMINATING THE POLICY OF ALLOWING ANY GRACE PERIOD j WITH RESPECT TO PAYMENT OF LICENSES; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF 25% OF THE AMOUNT OF THE LICENSE FEE WHERE THE LICENSE IS NOT PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER OF THE LICENSE YEAR; AND PROVIDING THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES i IN CONFLICT HEREWITH BE REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; AND PRO- VIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE i IN FULL FORCE AND TAKE EFFECT AS OF ITS PASSAGE AND ADOPTION ON THIRD AND FINAL READING. I i i BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF i DANIA, FLORIDA: „�, Section 1 . That §18, Code of Ordinances, City of Dania, !! Florida, as same may have been previously amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by promulgating and enacting a Section 18-17, which such section shall read as follows: i iSection 18-17 - Dates for sales of occu- pational licenses and penalties f " (1) Occupational licenses shall be issued for a license year beginning on the 1st day of October of each year and ending on the 30th day of September of the follow- ing year. " A " (2) With respect to the license year beginning on the 1st day of October, 1971, the proper administrative officers of the city are directed to make such licenses { - 1 - i I� a 1 ,,, ,...............v.__.,,.. . ...., ,,.-... . _......_. ..___...... t ' i I j available for sale during the period from August 1, 1971 to September 30, 1971, and during the term of the license year, and, thereafter and in future years , the ad- ministrative officers of the city shall allow occupational licenses to be pur- chased or renewed for any license year at least sixty (60) days prior to the be- ginning of the license year. " f I " (3) To the extent that it has been the policy of the city during past years, by resolution, motion or otherwise, to allow any type of grace period regarding the purchase of occupational licenses, such policy is hereby terminated and ended and the administrative officers of the city are instructed to enforce all licensing laws j strictly and to charge any person, firm or entity with a violation of the licensing ordinances of the city if such person, firm or entity continues in business without re- newing his license or if such person, firm or entity commences a business without ob- taining a license . " i " (4) To the extent that the admini- strative officers of the city determine that a licensee was actually doing business in the city as of the 1st day of October of any license year and to the further extent i that said licensee was delinquent in pur- chasing an occupational license prior to the 1st day of October of the particular j license year and, as a matter of fact, is delinquent in the purchase of an occupational license, the administrative officers of the city are authorized and directed to collect i a delinquent fee or delinquent penalty equal j j to 25% of the ordinary annual license fee at the time that the license is actually issued. That is, the City of Dania does hereby impose a penalty or charge equal to 25% of the annual occupational license fee (at the time of the issuance of an occupational license) , where the licensee was actually doing business in the city as of the 1st day of October of a particular license year and where the licensee did not purchase an occupational license prior to the lst day of October of said year. " i Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the 1 � 1 - 2 - I j I �.... _ _ _._.._.._. .. .......... { y Y. 1 y • I 1 (1 extent of such conflict. Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force i and effect as of its passage and adoption on third and final reading. i i PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading on the 7th day of June, 1971. PASSED and ADOPTED on Second Reading on the 21st day 1 of June, 1971. jPASSED and ADOPTED on Third Reading on the 21st day ! i of June, 1971. Mayo - ommissioner Attest: I 1 City Clerk- i or f i 3 1 - 3 _ I i I 1 r,