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ORDINANCE g92- CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ('I~,DI~ANCE ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC UTILITY GROSS EARNINGS'I TAX The City ~ou~cil of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota hereby ordains: SECTION ~. DEFINITION The term ?gro~s operating revenues" means all sums, excluding any surcharge collected by a supplier!of r~atural gas or electric service from the sale of such services used within the corporatel:limits of the City; provided, however, there shall be excluded from the computatipn O~f gross revenues all sums received by a supplier for electric service used for highway ligh[i~ng, municipal street lighting, municipal water pumping, municipal sewage disposal s~erviees, municipal traffic signals, municipal fire siren services and commercial and induskial Customers. SECTION Z. TAX IMPOSED There is ~ereby imposed on each and all suppliers of natural gas or electric service to consumer~ wil~hin the City of Ramsey a tax of three percent (3%) of each supplier's gross operating ~'evehues. SECTION 3~. MONTHLY PAVEMENTS AND CALCULATI()N Said tax sl~all be pavable to the City on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, based upon the gross 0peratmg revenues of the supplier for the preceding month of the calendar year. SECTIO~ $1,JRCH ARGE Any such tsupl~lier may add to its effective rates for the utility services on which the Public Utility Gr~ss ~arnings Tax is imposed a surcharge to reimburse such supplier for the cost of the tax.'. SECTION 3; PROOF OF COMPANY FINANCIAL STATUS Each said ~ompanv shall m~e each such payment when due and shall furnish therewith a complete 'and ~orrect statement of revenues for the period. Such company shall permit the City and !ts r~presentatives free access to the company's records for the purpose of verifying Such Statements. SECTION 6, ,VIOLATIONS Violationsiof this Chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, the City shall have the right to levy against all property of such company or companie5 for payments for any amounts due. 3.[