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ORDINANCE NO. "�- r �'" 4 <br /> ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE <br /> -CHAPTER 54.1 - <br /> -VIDEO GAMING LICENSE— <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Decatur, Illinois, is a home rule unit of government and, <br /> pursuant to the provisions of Article VII, Section 6(a) of the Illinois Constitution may exercise <br /> any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including,but not <br /> limited to,the power to tax and to incur debt; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Illinois Video Gaming Act("VGA"), 230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.,regulates <br /> the operation, licensing, and administration of video gambling; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Decatur, in accordance with the VGA,regulates video gaming <br /> activity within the City of Decatur; and <br /> WHEREAS,pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) and Section 6(i) of the Ill. Const. of <br /> 1970 in conjunction with 65 ILCS 5/11-42-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code,the City of Decatur <br /> is authorized to impose a tax upon amusements; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Decatur now desires to impose a tax upon the amusement of <br /> playing a video gaming terminal within the City of Decatur("Push Tax"); and <br /> WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Council of the City of Decatur, hereby believe that it is <br /> in the best interest of the City of Decatur and its residents to impose said Push Tax; and <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED,BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> DECATUR, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. That Chapter 54.1 of the City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois,be, and the <br /> same is hereby modified and amended by amending Sections 1, 8, 9, 10, and 11, so that Sections <br /> 1, 8, 9, 10 and 11 as so modified and amended, shall provide as follows: <br /> CHAPTER 54.1 <br /> -VIDEO GAMING LICENSE- <br /> 1. DEFINITIONS. Whenever used herein, unless context otherwise requires, the <br /> following words, terms or phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section: <br /> ...(e). Play shall mean each individual push of the video gaming terminal which initiates <br /> the simulation provided by the video gaming terminal. Play shall not include the push of individual <br />