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ORDINANCE NO. NS - 1268.1 (EMERGENCY) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING ARTICLE VI, TO CHAPTER 35 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO BE KNOWN AS THE UTILITY USERS TAX CODE, DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: This ordinance is for the purpose of fixing the rate of taxation for the Utility Users Tax, and for the purpose of providing a tax levy for the usual and current expense of the City of Santa Ana, and is urgently required for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety for the reasons that present revenues to the City of Santa Ana are insufficient to maintain the present level of services to the citizenry, increased revenues are essential to the implementation of an expanded crime prevention and para- medic program, and the utility users tax is more equitable to all citizens of Santa Ana since every user of telephone, electricity and gas utilities will share in the utility users tax, and for the reason that the utility suppliers obligated to collect the tax under this ordinance require at least 60 days prior to the October 1, 1975, operative date of the tax to revise their billing procedure. Allowances are made herein to exempt low income households. Therefore, the City Council declares that this ordinance shall take effect as, and is adopted as, an emergency measure and is to be enforced from the date of its posting or publication. SECTION 2: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Article VI to Chapter 35 thereof, consisting of Sections 35-151, 35-152, 35-153, 35-154, 35-155, 35-156, 35-157, 35-158, 35-159, 35-160, 35-161, 35-162, 35-163, 35-164, 35-165, and 35-166 to read as follows: ARTICLE VI. Utility Users Tax Code Sec. 35-151. Short Title. This Article shall be known as the "Utility Users Tax Code." The word "Code", as used in this Article shall mean the "Utility Users Tax Code" unless otherwise so indicated. Sec. 35-152. Purpose. This Code is required for the purpose of fixing the rate of taxation for the Utility Users Tax, and for the pur- pose of providing a tax levy for the usual and current expenses of the City of Santa Ana. Sec. 35-153. Definitions. The following words and phrases whenever used in this Code shall be construed as defined in this section. (a) "Person" shall mean all domestic and foreign corporations, associations, syndicates, joint-stock com- panies, partnerships of every kind, joint ventures, societies, Massachusetts business or common-law trusts, and individuals.