195.02 LEVY.

   There is hereby levied an annual license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4504.172, for the following purposes:

   (a)    Paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section;

   (b)    Planning, constructing, improving, maintaining and repairing public roads, highways and streets;

   (c)    Maintaining and repairing bridges and viaducts;

   (d)    Paying the City's portion of costs and expenses of cooperating with the Ohio Department of Transportation in the planning, improvement and construction of State highways;

   (e)    Paying the City's portion of the compensation, damages, costs and expenses of planning, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining and repairing roads and streets;

   (f)    Paying any costs apportioned to the City corporation under Ohio R.C. 4907.47;

   (g)   Paying debt service charges on notes or bonds of the City issued for such purposes;

   (h)    Purchasing, erecting and maintaining street and traffic signs and markers;

   (i)    Purchasing, erecting and maintaining traffic lights and signals; and

   (j)    To supplement revenue already available for such purposes.

   Such tax shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per motor vehicle on each and every motor vehicle the district of registration of which, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4503.10, is in the City. (Ord. 89-2-18. Passed 2-22-89.)