§ 13-152. Exemptions from franchise fees.

(a)

The franchise fees levied by sections 13-146(a), 13-147(a), 13-148(a), 13-149(a) and 13-150(a) are hereby amended by providing an exemption from the required payment of franchise fees for the utility services provided to the following designated governmental entities located within the city. Commencing on October 1, 1998, utility services provided to the county, the city (or any of its departments), the city special school district, the airport commission of the city and the city convention center are hereby exempt from the franchise fees established in said sections, and commencing July 1, 2001, utility services provided to the city public library are hereby exempt from the franchise fee established in said sections.

(b)

Each of the public utility companies subject to the franchise fee levies set forth in sections 13-146 through 13-150 shall adjust their billing practices to delete from the billings to the designated governmental entities identified in subsection (a) above any billing for the city franchise fee. Each of said public utility companies shall note on their required reports of collection and remittitur of franchise fees to the city that the identified entities are exempt from such collections and remittur.

(Ord. No. 52-98, § 1, 7-21-98; Ord. No. 24-01, § 1, 4-17-01)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 52-98, § 1, adopted July 21, 1998, amended the Code by adding a new section to be numbered § 13-151. In order to prevent duplication of section numbers, the editor has redesignated such provisions as § 13-152.