[CC 1983 §86.010; Ord. No. 10-17, 8-5-2010; Ord. No.
10-24, 9-2-2010, effective 1-1-2011]
There is hereby levied, fixed and ordered collected a gross
receipts franchise fee of five percent (5%) on every person, persons,
firm, association, organization, partnership or corporation engaged
in the business of supplying Cable Television /Video Service Provider
service to the inhabitants of the City of Hollister, Missouri.
[CC 1983 §86.020; Ord. No. 10-17, 8-5-2010; Ord. No.
10-24, 9-2-2010, effective 1-1-2011]
Said gross receipts fee shall be levied at the rate of five
percent (5%) of the gross receipts collected for local service rates
on all Cable Television/Video Service Provider hook-ups or installations,
other than hookups or installations for City, County, State and Federal
Government agencies, churches and other Fee-exempt organizations,
installed within the City limits of the City of Hollister, Missouri,
by said person, persons, firm, association, organization, partnership
or corporation.
[CC 1983 §86.030; Ord. No. 10-17, 8-5-2010; Ord. No.
10-24, 9-2-2010, effective 1-1-2011; Ord. No. 10-38, 12-2-2010]
Within thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter (January,
April, July, October) of each year any person, firm, association,
organization, partnership or corporation, providing Cable Television/
Video Service Provider service within the City of Hollister, Missouri,
shall make and file with the City Clerk a statement showing the amount
of gross receipts collected during the preceding three (3) months
from local service rates from the Cable Television / Video Service
Provider service installed within the City limits of the City of Hollister,
Missouri. Such statement shall be verified by affidavit. Such statement
shall be accompanied by payment of the gross receipts fee due. All
persons subject to this Article shall, at reasonable times, permit
the City Clerk or his/her duly authorized agent to make an inspection
and audit of the records and books of said person for the purpose
of determining the correctness of the affidavit filed by said person
as provided for in this Article. The information and data obtained
from such inspection and audit shall not be disclosed by said City
Clerk or his/her authorized agent, provided however, that this shall
not prohibit the City Clerk or his/her duly authorized agent from
giving evidence in court in any proceeding brought to collect any
license fee provided for in this Article or to punish any person for
the making of a false or fraudulent affidavit provided for herein.
[CC 1983 §86.040; Ord. No. 10-17, 8-5-2010; Ord. No.
10-24, 9-2-2010, effective 1-1-2011]
Any person, persons, firm, association, organization, partnership
or corporation, who willfully violates any of the provisions of this
Article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 00-23, 12-7-2000; Ord. No. 10-17, 8-5-2010; Ord. No. 10-24, 9-2-2010, effective 1-1-2011]
There is hereby levied, fixed and ordered collected a gross
receipts franchise fee of 3.836% (rounded to 4%) on every person,
persons, firm, association, organization, partnership or corporation
engaged in the business of supplying electric service to the inhabitants
of the City of Hollister, Missouri.
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Cross Reference — Empire Electric's franchise was adopted
9-19-1985 (ordinance 249) and amended 4-6-1995 (ordinance 95-15) and
amended (ordinance 02-13) and expires 5-2-2002.
