HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1471ORDINANCE NO. 1471
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, TO EXEMPT
CERTAIN "COVERED ITEMS" FROM THE MUNICIPAL SALES AND USE
TAX FROM JULY 6, 2012 THROUGH JULY 8, 2012, AS AUTHORIZED BY
ACT 2012-256, GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS THE 2012 SEVERE
WEATHER PREPAREDNESS TAX HOLIDAY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. In conformity with the provisions Act 2012-256 enacted by the Alabama
Legislature during the 2012 Regular Session, providing for a 2012 Severe Weather
Preparedness Tax Holiday, the City of Fairhope, Alabama, exempts "covered items"
from municipal sales and use tax during the same period, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on
Friday, July 6, 2012 and ending at twelve midnight the following Sunday July 8,
2012.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be subject to all terms, conditions, definitions, time
periods, and rules as provided by Act 2012-256, except that the time period shall
only be as specified in Section 1 above and not for all years thereafter.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this
ordinance under the seal of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, and to forward said
certified copy to the Alabama Department of Revenue to be recorded and posted on
the Department website.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on July 6, 2012.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 29TH DAY OF MAY, 2012.
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