[Council Communication]  [Proposed Resolution]

Council Communication

TITLE:	A resolution of the City Council of the City of Ashland adopting a license fee for retail sale of tobacco products as provided in Ashland Municipal Code Section 6.42.010
DEPT:	Finance Department
DATE:	December 4, 2001
SUBMITTED BY:	Lee Tuneberg, Finance Director
APPROVED BY:	Greg Scoles, City Administrator

Synopsis:	This resolution establishes the tobacco license fee for retail vendors selling such products within Ashland.
Recommendation:	Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution.
Fiscal Impact:	There is no significant revenue or expense impact since fee calculation is based upon the estimated cost to the city to administer the program.
Background:	The recommended fee structure was designed to cover the application processing, license issuance and other record keeping costs to support the adopted program. The initial fee for all participating vendors was set for a six month period to cover the cost of implementing the new program with renewals occurring simultaneously on an annual basis with business licenses to minimize ongoing costs for the retailer as well as the City. Any new applicant will be charged the Initial Fee for the first year, or fraction of a year, bringing the business into the annual cycle for license renewal. This approach will align the application and licensing processes for the 2500 business and 125 liquor licenses issued in the July to September period each year

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RESOLUTION NO. 2001-

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASHLAND ADOPTING A LICENSE FEE FOR RETAIL SALE
OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AS PROVIDED IN ASHLAND
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 6.42.040

Recitals:

A. The Tobacco Control Chapter of the Ashland Municipal Code (AMC Ch. 6.42) requires that all retail vendors of tobacco products within the City of Ashland obtain a license to sell tobacco.

B. This resolution is intended to satisfy the requirements of AMC § 6.42.040 by establishing the fee for such license.

THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The fee for a license to sell tobacco products at retail in the City of Ashland shall be as follows:

A. Initial License Fee. The initial license fee shall be $40.00. A license shall be valid from the date of issuance to the following June 30th. The fee due on the effective date of the Tobacco Control ordinance (December 6, 2001) shall be $40.00 for a license valid until June 30, 2002.

B. Renewal Fee. The fee for the renewal of a valid and existing license shall be $20.00. Licenses shall be renewable annually for a term of one year, commencing on the first day of July. An application for renewal of an annual license shall be submitted to the city at least thirty days prior to its expiration date and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee.

Licensees with a suspended or revoked permit shall be required to pay an initial license fee upon reinstatement of the license.

This resolution was read by title only in accordance with Ashland Municipal Code §2.04.090 and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this __ day of ________, 2001.

Barbara Christensen, City Recorder

SIGNED and APPROVED this__ day of __________,2001.
Alan W. DeBoer, Mayor

Reviewed as to form:
Paul Nolte, City Attorney

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