HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05ORDINANCE 2010-05
AMENDING ARTICLE III, SECTION 78-102
OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI CODE OF ORDINANCES
INCREASING THE CIGARETTE TAX
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia has considered in budget
deliberations the need to secure additional sources of revenue to meet Town budgetary
needs for the provision of services to its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, the Town Council has deliberated on the pros and cons of adopting an
increase in the cigarette tax and further has considered the economic impact to the
Town's businesses as well as the public interest and general welfare; and,
NOW, THEREFORE be it ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski,
Virginia that Article III, Section 78-102 of the Town of Pulaski Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended to provide that the cigarette tax be increased from $0.01 per cigarette
($0.20 per pack of 20 cigarettes) to $0.0125 per cigarette ($0.25 per pack of 20
cigarettes).
Any language, numbers, or rates in any previous ordinance, including, but not limited to
Ordinance 1995-20, Ordinance 2004-15, and Ordinance 2008-11 that may be in conflict
with any language in this Ordinance is repealed and amended hereby.
This ordinance is hereby adopted the 1St day of June, 2010, to be effective the 1St day of
July 2010, by the duly recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski,
Virginia, as follows:
David L. Clark -Aye Joel B. Burchett, Jr. -Aye
Larry G. Clevinger, II -Aye Robert A. Bopp - No
H.M. Kidd -Aye Morgan P. Welker -Aye
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Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
By:
rem' .Worrell, Mayor