[R.O. 2007 §34-2; Ord. No. 2051 §1, 7-3-1961]
The Mayor, the City Clerk, agents and contractors of the City
are hereby authorized to use the facsimile of the signature of the
Mayor on any tax bills issued pursuant to Sections 88.811 through
88.861, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 §34-3; Ord. No. 3825 §1, 11-19-1970]
There is hereby imposed a City sales tax of one percent (1%)
upon the receipts from the sales at retail of all tangible personal
property and taxable services at retail in the City which are taxed
by the State pursuant to State law. The tax shall be collected as
provided by law.
[R.O. 2007 §34-4; Ord. No. 4069 §§1 — 5, 3-4-1974]
A. District Established. There is hereby established a special
business district within the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and the
boundaries of said district shall be as shown on Exhibit A, which
is attached to and made a part of this Section as if more fully set
out herein.
B. Tax Levied. There is hereby imposed, levied and ordered
collected a tax on the real estate located within said district in
the amount of sixty-five cents ($0.65) on each one hundred dollars
($100.00) assessed valuation, which shall be in addition to all other
taxes imposed, levied and collected thereon.
C. Scope. It is hereby ordered that the real property within the special business district No. 1 shall be subject to the provisions of additional tax as provided in Subsection
(B) above.
D. Purpose. The additional revenue collected hereby shall be
used for the construction and maintenance of a multi-level parking
garage to be built within the proposed district and for other and
further improvements thereafter determined to be necessary and advisable
by the City Council, all of which shall be done within the boundaries
of said district.
E. Advisory Board Established. There is hereby created an advisory
board to study and make recommendations to the City Council concerning
the construction and operation of the district and improvements therein.
Said board shall consist of five (5) persons who shall be appointed
by the Mayor and approved by the City Council and they shall serve
at the pleasure of the City Council.
[Ord. No. 6862 §1, 3-6-2006]
The City Council of the City of Poplar Bluff hereby determines
that it will prohibit the provisions of Section 144.049, RSMo., from
exempting sales of certain clothing, personal computers, certain computer
software, and school supplies that occur within the boundaries of
the City of Poplar Bluff beginning at 12:01 A.M. on the first (1st)
Friday in August and ending at Midnight on the Sunday following from
local and State taxes.
[Ord. No. 5274 §§1 —
2, 4-17-1989; Ord. No.
5825 §1, 8-21-1995]
A. The
City Council hereby imposes a one-half of one percent (.5%) sales
tax on all retail sales made in the City of Poplar Bluff which are
subject to taxation under the provisions of Sections 144.010 —
144.510, RSMo., for the purpose of funding capital improvements.
B. All
revenue received by the City from the tax authorized under the provisions
of this Section shall be deposited in a special trust fund and shall
be used solely for capital improvements for so long as the tax shall
remain in effect.
C. Amendments To Capital Improvements Tax.
1. The City Council hereby removes the ten (10) year time limit on the
one-half of one percent (.5%) sales tax for capital improvements which
was approved by the voters of the City of Poplar Bluff on April 4,
1989.
2. Twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the revenues received by the
City from such sales tax shall be distributed to the Park and Recreation
Department to fund capital improvements or be used by the City to
retire indebtedness for which not less than twelve and one-half percent
(12.5%) of the principal amount thereof was issued to fund capital
improvements for park and recreation purposes.
3. Such sales tax shall further be used for renovation of the public
library, construction of a community center, park and recreation facilities,
street paving and purchase of equipment for the Police and Fire Departments.
[Ord. No. 6022 §§1 —
2, 12-15-1997]
A. The
City Council of the City of Poplar Bluff hereby imposes a tourism
tax of four percent (4%) on the sales, charges or admissions on all
hotels, motels, recreational vehicle parks, campground sites and condominium
units with the City of Poplar Bluff rented for less than thirty (30)
days for the purpose of funding the construction, maintenance and
operation of convention and tourism facilities in the City of Poplar
Bluff and tourism marketing and promotional purposes in the City of
Poplar Bluff.
B. All
taxes authorized and collected under Sections 94.870 — 94.881,
RSMo., shall be deposited by the City in a special trust fund to be
known as the "Tourism Tax Trust Fund". The monies in such Tourism
Tax Trust Fund shall not be commingled with any other funds of the
City. The taxes collected shall be used, upon appropriation by the
City, solely for the purpose of constructing, maintaining or operating
convention and tourism facilities and at least twenty-five percent
(25%) of such taxes collected shall be used for tourism marketing
and promotional purposes.
[Ord. No. 6219 §§1 —
2, 11-15-1999]
A. The
City Council of the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, hereby imposes
a one-quarter of one percent (.25%) sales tax on all retail sales
made in the City of Poplar Bluff which are subject to taxation under
the provisions of Sections 144.010 — 144.510, RSMo., for the
purpose of providing funding for local parks.
B. All
revenue received by the City from the tax authorized under the provisions
of this Section shall be deposited in the park fund to be kept separate
and apart from other monies of the City of Poplar Bluff and drawn
upon by authenticated vouchers of the Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation
Board.
[Ord. No. 6786 §§1 —
3, 5-2-2005]
A. The
City Council of the City of Poplar Bluff hereby imposes a one-half
of one percent (.5%) sales tax on all retail sales made in the City
of Poplar Bluff which are subject to taxation under the provisions
of Sections 144.010 — 144.510, RSMo., for the purpose of funding
an economic development project to add two (2) lanes to U.S. Highway
67 from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Fredricktown, Missouri.
B. All
revenues received by the City from the tax authorized under the provisions
of this Section shall be deposited in a special trust fund and shall
be used solely for said economic development project for so long as
the tax shall remain in effect.
C. The
tax authorized by the Section shall become effective on the second
(2nd) calendar quarter following the passage of the sales tax proposal,
and shall terminate upon the payment of all obligations issued to
finance costs of the project.