HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-14Ordinance 2021-14
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 $0.0125 per
cigarette ($0.25 per pack of 20 cigarettes) to $0.02 per cigarette ($0.40 per pack of 20
cigarettes).
This ordinance shall be effective July 1, 2021 and is hereby adopted this 15th day of
June 2021 by the duly recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski,
Virginia as follows:
Lane R. Penn
Brooks R. Dawson
Gregory C. East
David N. Quesenberry
Clerk of Council
-Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye
-Absent G. Tyler Clontz -Aye
-Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
BY:
W. Shannon Collins
Mayor