2085COUNCIL MEMBER ABBOTT INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDNANCE TO AMENDING SEC. 14 -101 THRU 14 -106 OF THE BLAIR MUNICIPAL
CODE BY ADDING LANGUAGE RELATING TO THE SALES AND USE TAX APPROVED
BY THE CITIZENS OF BLAIR, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR,
NEBRASKA:
(SEAL)
ORDINANCE NO. 2085
SECTION 1: That pursuant to the approval of the electorate of the City of Blair, Nebraska at
the election held on May 10, 2005, and pursuant to Ordinance No. 2033 enacted by the City
Council of Blair and signed by the Mayor on May 24, 2005 the City of Blair adopted and
imposed a sales and use tax effective on and after October 1, 2005 of one and one -half
percent (1.5 %) upon the same transactions within the corporate limits of the City of Blair on
which the State of Nebraska authorized to impose such a tax pursuant to the provisions of the
Nebraska Revenue Act as amended in the Local Option Revenue Act amended to provide for
the administration, assessment, collection, claims, remedies, penalties and disposition of such
sales and use tax. The City of Blair now in order to carry out and codify said adoption does
hereby amend the City of Blair Municipal Code Section 14 -101 thru 14 -106 related to sales
and use tax in order to effectuate the will of the electorate. (See proposed code sections
attached hereto as Exhibit A and fully incorporated herein by reference.)
SECTION 2: That the new language under Section 14 -101 thru 14 -106 shall be added to the
Blair Municipal Code to effectuate this intent. (See proposed code sections attached hereto as
Exhibit A and fully incorporated herein by reference.)
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days from
publication of this ordinance and if any provision of this ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the
application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.
Passed and approved this 22nd day of August, 2006.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
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BRENDA R. WHEELER hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting
City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska and that the above and foregoing Ordinance was passed at a
regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 22n day of August, 2006.
a.Z/z.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
Chapter 14
TAXES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Article 1. Sales and Use Tax
(Article 1 adopted in the form of Ordinance No. 2085 passed August 22, 2006)
Sec. 14 -101 SALES AND USE TAX, ADOPTED. That pursuant to the approval of the
electorate of the City of Blair, Nebraska, at the election held on May 10, 2005, there is hereby
adopted and imposed pursuant to Section 77 -2701, et seq. R.R.S. Neb., known as the Nebraska
Revenue Act of 1967, as amended, and Section 77- 27,142 et seq R.R.S Neb., known as the local
Option Revenue Act, as amended, a sales and use tax effective on and after October 1, 2005, of one
and one -half percent (1.5 %) upon the same transactions within the corporate limits of the City of
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, as the same may from time to time be extended, on which the
State of Nebraska is authorized to impose a tax pursuant to the provisions of the aforementioned
statutes of the State of Nebraska as the same may be from time to time amended.
Sec. 14 -102 SALES AND USE TAX, TERMINATION. That said sales and use tax adopted
and imposed herein shall terminate on September 30, 2015, unless an extension thereof is approved
pursuant to the requirements of said Local Option Revenue Act.
Sec. 14 -103 SALES AND USE TAX, ADMINISTRATION . The administration of the sales
and use tax imposed by this Ordinance, the making of returns for the ascertainment and assessment
thereof, the provisions for tax claims and remedies, the laws governing consummation of sales,
penalties, and collection, and for the disposition and distribution of the taxes so imposed and
collected shall be as provided by Section 77- 207.01 et seq. R.R.S. Neb. and Section 27,142 et seq.,
as amended, as approved by the electors of the City of Blair at the election held on May 10, 2005.
Sec. 14 -104 SALES AND USE TAX, REVENUE COLLECTION. All revenue collections for
the imposition of the sales and use tax adopted herein on the affected transactions within the
corporate limits of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and any interest accruing on same shall be used only
for the purpose of funding the construction and repair of streets, street maintenance including
equipment, public safety equipment including but not limited to fire safety equipment, storm sewers
and utility infrastructure, construction of sidewalks, repair of sidewalks including maintenance,
public facilities, economic development, debt service, property tax relief and the maintenance costs
associated therewith, administration, assessment, collection, claims, remedies, penalties and
disposition.
Sec. 14 -105 SMALL PROJECT BONDING. No new public facilities to be funded with sales tax
revenue and no single construction project funded with sales tax revenue costing less than $300,000
shall be financed via the use of bonds without a 3/4 majority vote of the Blair City Council.
Sec. 14 -106 FUNDING PRIORITIES. The priorities of the specific projects to be funded with any
of the proceeds of the one and one -half percent (1.5 %) City sales and use tax shall be determined by
the Mayor and City Council, after having received input from the public.