A. Every business entity providing electrical service within the city of Ely must obtain and pay for an annual business franchise. The fee for such franchise is payable not later than thirty (30) calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter and shall be three percent (3%) of the total gross receipts. (Ord. 615, 1-11-2007; amd. Ord. 650, 2-23-2012)
B. "Total gross receipts" means revenue received from customers located within the city of Ely, county of White Pine, state of Nevada.
C. A franchise fee not received or postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter shall be delinquent and the licensee shall pay, in addition to the franchise fee, a penalty of one percent (1%) of the delinquent fee amount per month and interest of one percent (1%) of the delinquent fee amount per month.
D. Each electric energy provider which derives or intends to derive revenue from customers located within the city of Ely shall, not later than sixty (60) calendar days after the effective date hereof or thirty (30) calendar days before the company begins to provide electrical energy service to those customers, whichever occurs later, provide to the city of Ely:
1. An acknowledgment that the company is operating or intends to operate within the city of Ely; and
2. The date the company began or intends to begin to derive revenues from customers located within the city of Ely.
E. Each company that is subject to this section shall, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, provide to the city of Ely a statement of the amount of revenue the electrical energy company derived during that calendar quarter from the sale of electrical energy services to all customers located within the city of Ely.
F. This section does not alter the terms of any existing franchise agreement between the city of Ely and any company providing electric energy services within the boundaries of the city of Ely.
G. Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 354.59887, the fees imposed upon the business entity may be collected from a governmental entity of the state if that entity is a customer of the business entity. (Ord. 615, 1-11-2007)