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093'
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<br />May tl, 1993
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<br />$100 ~ith funding coming out of the Retirement Fund versus General
<br />Fund n ' ~ '
<br /> (.on retroactive) effective July 1, 1993, and was adopted by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Clemons, Epperson, Griffin, Hawks, King, Pitts, Webb
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> Motion by Mr. Hawks, and seconded by Mr. King, to include
<br />$7,000 for the Tidewater Legal Aid for its operations for the
<br />coming year. Th~ source of funding would be the Operating
<br />Contingency Account.
<br />
<br /> ~otion by Mr. Clemons and seconded by Mr. Pitts to amend ~r.
<br />Ha~ks' motion to give Tidewater Legal Aid $5,000 versus $7,000,
<br />anc was adopted by the following v~te:
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<br />Ayes: Clemons,
<br />Nays: Griffin,
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<br /> 93-192 - Let
<br />of an ordinance t
<br />freight forwardir
<br />
<br /> "It has come
<br />Portsmouth which
<br />It provides such
<br />duties or freight
<br />
<br />person, King, Pitts, Webb
<br />wks
<br />
<br />ter from the City Manager recommending adoption
<br /> consider the creation of a classification for
<br /> companies for purposes of business license.
<br />
<br />to my attention that there is a new company in
<br />is classified as a freight forwarding business.
<br />services as making advance payments for import
<br />bills and then obtaining reimbursement. No
<br />
<br />merchandise is
<br />billings, most
<br />as a business sel
<br />company would be
<br />receipts.
<br />
<br /> Area cities
<br />businesses. Virc
<br />special provlslo~
<br />businesses in the
<br />$192.50 per year,
<br />with ~ maximum cP.
<br />r. ermissibte under
<br />Norfolk are exem
<br />
<br /> The Comani s s
<br />special classific
<br />the City Code and
<br />is greater, be se
<br />will result in an
<br />year. While this
<br />neighboring citie
<br />rate, and is fair
<br />you adopt an ordi
<br />rate as explained
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr
<br />following ordinan
<br />
<br /> ~' AN ORDINANC
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGI
<br />20-70.1 PERTAININ
<br />
<br />Ayes: Clemons, Ep
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> 93-193 Let
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<br />actually handled. This results in a high level of
<br />of which is reimbursement of cost. If classified
<br /> vice for business license tax purposes, the
<br /> taxed at a rate of 36 cents per Si00 of gross
<br />
<br />were contacted to determine their rates for such
<br />inia Beach, Newport Ne~s and Hampton have no
<br /> for freight forwarders', but they have no such
<br /> corporate limi%s. No~folk has a flat fee of
<br /> and Chesapeake has a fee of 5 cents per $100,
<br /> ~rge of $300. These fl!at fees are no longer
<br /> the provisions of Stat:e Code, but Chesapeake and
<br /> because their fees p~edate the existing code.
<br />
<br />oner of the Revenue and I recommend that a
<br />ation for freight forwarders be established in
<br />that a fee of $30 or 2 cents per $100, whichever
<br />t. For the particular company in question, this
<br />annual business license fee of about $1,700 per
<br />is greater than the fe~ charged in our
<br />s,, it is a significant Ireduction of the current
<br />to the business. I, therefore, recom~.~end that
<br />nance establishin9 the special classification and
<br />
<br /> Epperson, and seconded by Mr. Griffin, the
<br />:e was adopted and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />E TO AMEND CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
<br />~IA, 1988, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING THERETO SECTION
<br />TO FREIGHT FORWARDERS."
<br />
<br />erson, Griffin, Hawks, King, Pitts, Webb
<br />
<br />.er from the City Manager recommending adoption
<br />
<br />of a ~esolution a]thorizinq the City Manager to execute a deed
<br />conveyin~ a parcei of land of approximately 17,280 square feet
<br />.396 ~cres to PRH~.
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<br />or
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