2002-76 CHANGING THE SIMPLIFIED MUNICIPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX RATE

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.►� ,� ' "� Y ORDINANCE NO. 2002-76 AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE SIMPLIFIED MUNICIPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX RATE WHEREAS, the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act creates a simplified municipal telecommunications tax and repeals the municipal tax on transmitting messages under 65 ILCS 5/8-11-2, the municipal telecommunications tax under 65 ILCS 5/8-11-17, the optional infrastructure maintenance fee under 35 ILCS 635/15, and the municipal infrastructure maintenance fee under 35 ILCS 635/20 effective January 1, 2003; and, WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Revenue was required under Section 5-25 and 5-30 of the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications T� Act to publish a list and �alculate a rate for the imposition of a simplified municipal telecommunications tax for each municipality that had in place one or more of the following: a municipal t� on transmitting messages under 65 ILCS 5/8-11-2, a municipal telecommunications tax under 65 ILCS 5/8-11-17, or a municipal infrastructure maintenance fee under 35 ILCS 635/20 as of July 1, 2002; and, WHEREAS, the list published by the Illinois Department of Revenue listed the City of Decatur and calculated a rate for the simplified municipal telecommunications tax of 4 1/2% to be collected on gross charges by telecommunications retailers beginning January 1, 2003. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. The rate of the simplified municipal telecommunications tax imposed under the provisions of Sections 5-25 and 5-30 of the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications T� Act, P.A. 92-0526 is hereby changed to 6%.