FIN 2018-10-02 Item 2C - Ordinance - TMC Title 5 "Business License and Regulations" Amendment

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of employees is significantly different than the estimated number identified by the business owner, the amount of the Business License fee will be recalculated for the new business. If the revised Business License fee is higher than the original Business License fee paid by the business owner for the first license year, the business owner must pay the difference to the City within 30 days after written notice of the amount owed is sent to the business owner by the City. E. Over -reporting of Employees. In the event the business owner miscounted the number of employees by an error factor of more than 15% and paid an excess Business License fee as a result, a business may request that the City refund the overpayment. The request must be made in writing to the Finance Department, and the City must receive the request and all supporting documentation no later than 60 days after the end of the calendar year in which the error was made. If the City is satisfied the business owner paid an excess Business License fee, the City will refund the excess amount paid to the business owner. F. Under -reporting of Employees. If, at the time of license renewal, the City determines the business owner under -reported the number of employees for the preceding year by an error factor of more than 15%, the business shall pay the balance of the corrected Business License fee (calculated as the difference between the paid Business License fee and the corrected Business License fee). The Finance Director shall mail written notice of the balance due to the business owner, and the business shall pay the balance due to the City within 30 days of the date the written notice is mailed by the City. A penalty of 20% of the balance due will be applied if payment is not received within 30 days. G. Payment by Draft or Check. Payment made by draft or check shall not be deemed a payment of the Business License fee unless and until the same has been honored in the usual course of business, nor shall acceptance of any such check or draft operate as a quittance or discharge of the Business License fee unless and until the check or draft is honored. Any person who submits a Business License fee payment by check to the Washington State Department of Licensing Master License Service or City, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be assessed an NSF fee set by the Finance Director if the check is returned unpaid by a bank or other financial institution for insufficient funds in the account or for any other reason. Section 5. TMC Section 5.04.030 Amended. Ordinance No. 2315 §1 (part), as codified at TMC Section 5.04.030, is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.030 Issuance of a License and Annual Renewal A. Upon review and approval of the application, the Washington State Department of Licensing Master License Service or the Finance Director or designee I -shall issue a license to the applicant. The license shall grant to the applicant the privilege to conduct such business at a designated location in the City. payment -of trhe year's fen prior to January 4 W: Word Processing\Ordinances\Model business license language 8-10-18 24 CW:bjs Page 8 of 13