Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City of Columbus to levy a five dollar ($5.00) permissive motor vehicle license tax as set forth in Section 4504.173 of the Ohio Revised Code, for motor vehicle licenses defined in Section 4503.10 of the Ohio Revised Code, in the City of Columbus, in Delaware County, Fairfield County, and Franklin County, Ohio. By enacting this permissive motor vehicle license tax, the City of Columbus seeks to fund numerous roadway and bridge improvements throughout the City.
Title
To authorize and direct the enactment of a new five dollar ($5.00) permissive motor vehicle tax according to the terms and conditions of Section 4504.173 of the Ohio Revised Code. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is in need of various roadway and bridge improvements; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to obtain funding for the above mentioned improvements; and
WHEREAS, Section 4504.173 of the Ohio Revised Code authorizes municipalities to enact a five dollar ($5.00) permissive motor vehicle license tax to fund said improvements; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the City of Columbus to levy the aforementioned tax in an effort to fund numerous roadway and bridge improvements; and
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the motor vehicle license tax will be deposited into the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund (Fund 2266) to supplement revenue already available for such purposes; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Columbus be and hereby is authorized to levy an annual motor vehicle license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways pursuant to Section 4504.173 of the Ohio Revised Code, for the purposes of providing additional revenue for the purposes set forth in Section 4504.173 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Such tax shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per motor vehicle on all motor vehicles in the district of registration of which, as defined in Section 4503.10 of the Ohio Revised Code, is the City of Columbus, in Delaware County, Fairfield County, and Franklin County, Ohio, and shall apply to and be in effect for the registration year commencing January 1, 2020, and shall continue in effect and application during each registration year thereafter.
SECTION 2. That the tax imposed by this ordinance shall be paid to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the State of Ohio or to a Deputy Registrar at the time application for registration of motor vehicle is made as provided in Section 4503.10 of the Ohio Revised Code. The revenues derived from the tax levied herein shall be used only for the purposes set forth in Section 4504.173, Ohio Revised Code, and to supplement revenue already available for such purposes, and deposited into the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund (Fund 2266).
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is directed to forward a certified copy of this legislation to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Tax Distribution Section, upon passage.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.