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(Second Reading) An Ordinance to Approve Amendment to Ordinance No. 1018-07 (Business License Ordinance) and Ordinance No. 16-2005 Relating to Special Event Vendors
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 11-51-90 to 11-51-185, the City of Foley adopted Ordinance No. 1018-07 levying and assessing business license fees for doing any kind of business, trade or profession or other activity in the municipality or its police jurisdiction, and
WHEREAS, in an effort to promote the City’s festivals and special events, the City of Foley adopted Ordinance No. 16-2005 which set forth fees for certain vendors and exempted certain vendors from licensing and,
WHEREAS, it has become a necessity for the City of Foley to amend Ordinance No. 16-2005 in order to create fair and equitable license fees for vendors who attend limited duration events. This will allow the Revenue Department to have a record, for taxation purposes, of vendors who attend limited duration events and,
WHEREAS, the City of Foley would like to create a Public Service business license for vendors who offer services to the City of Foley and gross less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
BE IT ORDAINED that the Foley City Council as follows:
Section 1. Amends Ordinance No 1018-07, Section 25 and Ordinance No. 16-2005, Section 25(i) as follows:
Vendors leasing stalls at the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermen's Market, who are not exempt from licensure under agricultural provisions, and whose annual gross revenue for sales at the market does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), shall be issued a special license for sales at the market. The cost of this license shall be a flat rate of thirty two dollars ($32.00) per year. This license is location specific and will only allow for sales at the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermen’s Market.
Vendors participating in limited-duration special events, whose presence is limited only to participation in these limited-d...
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