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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, <br />VIRGINIA (1988), BY AMENDING SECTION 35-342 THEREOF, <br />PERTAINING TO UTILITY TAX FOR EMERGENCY (E-911) TELEPHONE <br />SYSTEM. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That Section 35-342 of the Code of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), be amended and reordained to <br />read as follows: <br /> <br />Section 35-342. Emergency (E-911) Telephone System. <br /> <br /> There is hereby imposed and levied upon every <br />purchaser of local telephone service a tax in the amount <br />of one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) per month. <br />This tax shall be paid by the purchaser to the seller of <br />local telephone service (hereinafter referred to as <br />"seller") for the use of the City of Portsmouth to pay the <br />initial capital, installation and maintenance costs of its <br />E-911 System. The City shall reduce such tax when capital <br />and installation costs have been fully recovered, to the <br />level necessary to offset recurring maintenance, repair, <br />and system upgrade costs, and salaries or portion of <br />salaries of dispatchers or call takers paid by the City <br />which are directly attributable to the E-911 program only. <br />The City Treasurer shall notify the seller of changes in <br />the tax rate authorized under this section. This <br />notification will be sent by Certified Mail to the <br />registered agent of the seller sixty days in advance of <br />the date on which the tax is to be changed. <br /> <br /> 2. That this ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 1997 <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, at a meeting held on May 6, 1997. <br /> <br /> Teste: <br /> <br /> <br /> City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />