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Resolution 1232 RESOLUTION NO. 1232 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REFUND OF CERTAIN CIGARETTE TAXES COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF GILROY. WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy, on August 15, 1966, adopted a local Cigarette Tax, Ordinance No. 778, which was collected from whole- sale distributors; and WHEREAS, on October I, 1967, the State of Cal ifornia began the collection of a Cigarette Tax collected from individual retailers; and WHEREAS, the new State tax provided that cities would share in these new revenues, provided the local jurisdictions rescinded their local tax on or before October 1, 1967; and WHEREAS, the Gilroy City Council determined that this new State tax would more than adequately replace those revenues being col- lected under the City tax, and did rescind the local tax, effective mid- night September 30, 1967; and WHEREAS, there did occur an over-lapping of these two taxes during the latter part of September, 1967, i.e.; local retailers paid the City tax to their distributor, and on October 1, 1967, paid the new State tax on their floored inventory. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Gilroy City Council hereby determines that it shall refund to local retailers the City Tax on all packages of cigarettes subsequently taxed by the State on October 1, 1967. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Gilroy City Administrator is hereby directed and authorized to make these refunds using the following procedure: I. The consideration of such refunds shall be considered and limited to a period of one hundred (100 days following the adoption of this resolution. - I - /232 2. That this resolution shall be publ ished twice in the local newspaper within a ten (10) day period following the adoption of the resolution in order to provide those affected local retailers with sufficient notice. 3. It shall be the responsibility of all local retailers affected to file such claims with the City upon forms that will be furnished by the City upon request from each reta i 1 er . 4. The City Administrator is hereby authorized to use what- ever means he deems necessary to verify all such claims that may be submitted under this procedure. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of February, 1968, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Allemand,Duffin,Kennedy,Quartiroli, Silva,Wentworth, and Goodrich. COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None APPROVED: J/~.4~~ Mayor ATTEST: """) Z I .f ~ ~ ,>')r-~:-(~ M~ ",.; - ~~ ~ ~ -(.;(;iJt1'U../ ~~I -- ~ (.{ 'v-"'- City Clerk - 2 - I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 1232 is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of February , 19 68 , at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this 20th day of Februarv , 1 96,L. 1 1'.'~ ):i-lz,UJal1~tUi v-; ~ (y ~~ City Clerk of the City of Gilroy