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SPECIAL MEETING:
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
JULY 13, 1970
The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado,
met in special session Monday, July 13, 1970 at 7:30 P.M.
The following "Notice of Call" was read by the City Clerk:
July 13, 1970
NOTICE OF CALL BY THE MAYOR
FOR SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, JULY 13, 1970 -7:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, is hereby called
to a special meeting in the City Hall, 3400 South Elati Street, for the purpose of con-
sidering an increase in the retail sales and use tax from 2¢ to 3¢ and all matters
pertaining thereto.
STANLEY H. DIAL
City Manager ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE
The following persons, all Councilmen of the City of Englewood, Colorado, do hereby
acknowledge receipt of Notice of the above special session:
/s/ Milton Senti
/s/ Dallas Dhority
/s/ John Kreiling
/s/ Dick Lone
/s/ Howard R. Brown
/s/ Elmer E. Schwab
Notice was given to the following Councilman who was not in attendance:
Councilman J. Lay
Mayor Schwab, presiding, called the meeting to order and asked for roll call.
Upon the call of the roll, the following were present:
Councilmen Senti, Dhority, Kreiling, Lone, Brown, Schwab.
Absent: Councilman Lay.
The Mayor declared a quorum present.
Mayor Schwab stated that the reason for calling the meeting was to amend the bill for
an ordinance increasing the retail sales and use tax from 2¢ to 3¢ in such a way to
cause the reversion back to 2¢ on December 31, 1976 to be automatic by incorporating
it within the body of the ordinance. The bill for an ordinance approved on July 6
contained a declaration of intent to revert to 2¢ in the preamble, but did not incorporate
this feature in the body of the bill. Mayor Schwab stated that this would cause the
second reading to take place at a special meeting on July 27, 1970.
City Clerk Lyon read the amended portions of the bill,
A BILL FOR
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 16.5-3(a), 16.5-10, 16.5-16(c), 16.5-17,
16.5-20(b) AND 16.5-38 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO INCREASE THE
TAX LEVIED BY SAID SECTIONS FROM TWO (2) CENTS ON EACH FULL DOLLAR AND OF EACH RETAIL
SALE OR ACQUISITION CHARGE, TO THREE (3) CENTS FOR EACH FULL DOLLAR THEREOF: ESTABLISH-
ING A SCHEDULE FOR THE COLLECTION OF SUCH TAXES WHERE THE SALES PRICE OR ACQUISITION
CHARGE OF ANY TAXABLE ITEM INCLUDES A FRACTIONAL PART OF A FULL DOLLAR SEGREGATING AND
USING SAID ADDITIONAL REVENUES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EXCLUSIVELY DECREASING THE
VENDOR'S FEE FROM 2.5% TO 1.6% AND INCREASING THE ITINERANT VENDOR'S FEE FROM FORTY
($40.00) DOLLARS TO SIXTY ($60.00) DOLLARS, AND DIRECTING THAT SAID INCREASE TAX EXPIRE
ON DECEMBER 31, 1976.
COUNCILMAN LONE MOVED, COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED, THAT THE BILL FOR AN ORDI-
NANCE INCREASING THE RETAIL SALES AND USE TAX FROM 2¢ TO 3¢ BE AMENDED IN TITLE AND BY
ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 7 CAUSING THE SALES TAX TO REVERT AUTOMATICALLY TO 2¢ ON
DECEMBER 31, 1976 AND THAT THE BILL, AS AMENDED, BE REPUBLISHED IN THE ENGLEWOOD
HERALD AND ENTERPRISE.
Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Dhority, Kreiling, Lone, Senti, Schwab.
Nays: None.
Absent: Councilman Lay.
The Ma y or declared the motion carried.
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COUNCILMAN LONE MOVED, COUNCILMAN KREILING SECONDED, THAT THE MEETING BE
ADJOURNED. Upon the call of the .roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Dhority, Kreiling, Lone, Senti, Schwab.
Nays: None.
Absent: Councilman Lay.
The Mayor declared the motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 9:55 P.M.
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