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ORD-29-83 CONCERNING INCREASE IN TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX55 ORDINANCE NO. 29- 83 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING SECTIONS 5.16. 030 AND 5.16.140 OF CHAPTER 5.16 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING INCREASE IN TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX.WHEREAS, on July 19, 1983, the City Council of the City of Orange approved an increase of the Transient Occupancy Tax from five percent 5%) to eight percent (8%); and WHEREAS, said increase was implemented by adoption of Resolution No. 5950 on July 26, 1983; and WHEREAS, the caption for Section 5.16.140 states that Transient Occupancy Taxes collected shall be deposited into a Special Fund;however, the text of that Section indicates a general use of such funds; and WHEREAS, it is the purpose of these amendments to Chapter 5.16 to state the correct tax percentage and to indicate that taxes collected shall be deposited into the General Fund.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:SECTION I:The first sentence of Orange Municipal Code Section 5.16.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:5.16.030 Tax Imposed. For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eight percent (8%) of the rent charged by the operator."The remainder of Orange Municipal Code Section 5.16.030 shall remain unchanged.SECTION II:Delete Section 5.16.140 in its entirety and substitute the following wording as Section 5.16. 140:5.16.140 Funds Deposited Into General Fund.The tax collected by the City, imposed under Section 5.16.130, shall be deposited into the General Fund. Funds expended for advertising and promotional purposes shall be paid or transferred from the General 56 SECTION III: A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary of this Ordinance shall also be published once within fifteen (15) days after this Ordinance's passage in the Orange City News, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Orange. The Clerk Clerk shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of such adopted Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against the Ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 36933. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage. ADOPTED this 9th ATTEST: Ci~f!J~ange STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF ORANGE ) I, MARILYN J. JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, Calif- ornia, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 26th day of July 1983, and thereafter at a regular meeting of said City Council duly heldon the 9th day of Auqust , 19.1U., was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEN: BARRERA, MAYOR BEAM, BEYER NOES: COUNCILMEN: PEREZ ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: SMITH WITNESS my hand and seal this 10th day of August 1983. P~Marilyn J. Jens City Clerk of the City of Orange Ord. 29-83