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BOOR 65 Fr9 l,1`"4 2. Pursuant to the same statute, most licenses levied at graduated or per-unit rates are increased by 25%. (For example, restaurants, which pay at a graduated rate depending upon number of seats.) 3. Contractors; public service businesses; and persons in the business of manufacturing, processing, quarrying and mining wi 1 I pay a flat tax under the new ordinance instead of a graduated tax based upon the number of employees. The older ordinance was difficult to administer and enforce, and resulted in payment of the minimum tax by 90% of the licensees. 4. Telephone companies will pay a per-unit tax based on the number of customer hookups. Before the breakup of AT&T, phone companies paid based upon the number of telephones owned. After the breakup, most people owned their own phones, resulting in a license tax reduction for phone companies. The proposed ordinance attempts to restore the license system to that which existed before the breakup. 5. A license tax exemption for persons selling fish caught within the county has been omitted. There was no way to tell where the fish were caught, and no reason was offered to preserve the exemption. This ordinance has been placed on the agenda a%this time in order to insure a September 1, 1986 effective date. Discussion arose about the financial impact, and Commissioner Wodtke stated that basically the occupational license fee is $50 to $60, and as the Attorney said, in some cases it doubles while in other cases, it only goes up by 500 or 25%. He imagined it would bring in at least $25-30,000 additional. Commissioner Wodtke informed the Board that all occupational licenses are due and payable October 1st; however, they collect most of the money in September so we should get some additional revenue this year which will be cash carry forward. The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be heard. There were none. ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Com- missioner Bowman, the Board unanimously closed the public hearing. ON MOTION by Commissioner Wodtke, SECONDED by Com- missioner Bird, the Board unanimously adopted Ordi- nance 86-59 creating a new occupational license ordinance.