The majority of the qualified voters of the city having voted
for the adoption of a local sales and use tax, the tax is hereby imposed
in the city and shall become effective as provided by state law. The
city secretary is hereby instructed to forward to the state comptroller
of public accounts, by registered or certified mail, a certified copy
of the ordinance codified in this section and a map of this city clearly
showing the boundaries thereof.
Editor’s note–The voters, at an election
held on August 8, 1987, adopted an additional one-half of one percent
local sales and use tax within the city to be used to reduce the property
tax.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-3)
The city council, by majority vote of its governing body, hereby
votes to retain the taxes authorized by the local sales and use tax
(Tex. Tax Code, section 321.001 et seq.) on the receipts from the
sale, production, distribution, lease or rental of, and the use, storage
or other consumption of, gas and electricity for residential use,
as authorized by section 6 of House Bill No. 1, Acts 1978, 65th Legislature,
Second Called Session.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-4)
This division shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative
of all other ordinances of the city, and this division shall not operate
to repeal or affect any of such other ordinances. The tax provided
for hereunder shall not serve as an offset to be in lieu of or in
any way reduce any amount payable to the city pursuant to any franchise,
street use ordinance, or remuneration otherwise payable by any provider
of telecommunications service, it being the express intent hereof
that all such obligations, impositions and agreements of every kind
and nature shall remain in full force and effect without reduction
or limitation hereby.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-42)