CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF CLEARWATER
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-02
AMENDING PART I, CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE II – SALES AND USE TAX, EXCISE TAX
OF THE CLEARWATER CITY CODE
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
City Code Section 31-19, Definitions is hereby amended as follows:
Act means Laws of Minn. 2008, chapter 366, article 7, §19, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 7, article 4, section 8, and further amended by Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 8, section 49.
City Code Section 31-20, Authority is hereby amended as follows:
The Minnesota Legislature has, by the Act, authorized the city to impose a one-half percent sales and use tax and an excise tax of $20.00 per motor vehicle. The proceeds of the taxes authorized by the Act shall be used to pay for the costs of improvements to the Sportsman Park/Ballfields, Riverside Park, Lions Park/Pavilion, Cedar South Park also known as Eldorado Park, and Spring Street Park; improvements to and extension of the River County Bike Trail; acquisition, and construction, improvement, and development of regional parks, bicycle trails, park land, open space, and of a pedestrian walkways, as described in the city improvement plan adopted by the city council by resolution on December 12, 2006, and walkway over Interstate 94 and State Highway 24; and the acquisition of land and construction of buildings for a community and recreation center. The total amount of revenues from the taxes used to fund these projects is $12,000,000 plus any associated bond costs.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and summary publication, which is hereby authorized by the City Council.
ADOPTED THIS 14th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022
APPROVED BY:
/s/ Andrea Lawrence Wheeler, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Annita M. Smythe, City Administrator
(Published in the Patriot: 02/26/22).
