The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract for collection of the tax imposed by this subchapter with any public utility providing a gas service in the city. The contract shall include and substantially conform to the following provisions:
(A) The public utility will collect the tax from retail purchasers as an independent contractor;
(B) The public utility will remit collected taxes to the city Finance Department no less often than once each month;
(C) The public utility will be entitled to withhold from tax collections a service fee equal to 3% of the amounts collected and timely remitted to the city Finance Department;
(D) The public utility shall not be responsible to the city for any tax not actually collected from a retail purchaser; and
(E) Such additional terms as the parties may agree upon.
(Ord. 15-3493, passed 7-6-2015)