(A) There is hereby levied an annual license plate tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways pursuant to R.C. § 4504.172 for the purposes of paying the costs of the expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; and to provide additional revenue for the purposes set forth in R.C. § 4504.06; and to supplement the revenue already available for such purposes.
(B) The revenues from said annual license plate tax are to be used for the following purposes: planning, constructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing public roads, highways, and streets; maintaining and repairing bridges and viaducts; paying the municipal corporation’s portion of the costs and expenses of cooperating with the Department of Transportation in the planning, improvement, and construction of state highways; paying the municipal corporation’s portion of the compensation, damages, costs, and expenses of planning, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing roads and streets; paying any costs apportioned to the municipal corporation under R.C. § 4907.47; paying debt service charges on notes or bonds of the municipal corporation issued for such purposes; purchasing, erecting, and maintaining street and traffic signs and markers; and purchasing, erecting, and maintaining traffic lights and signals.
(C) Such tax shall be at the rate of $5 per motor vehicle on each and every motor vehicle the district of registration of which, as defined in R.C. § 4503.10, resides in the village.
(D) As used in this section, the term MOTOR VEHICLE means any and all vehicles included within the definition of motor vehicle in R.C. §§ 4501.01 and 4505.01.
(E) The tax imposed by this section shall apply to, and be in effect for, the registration year commencing January 1, 1988, and shall continue in effect and application during each registration year thereafter.
(F) The tax imposed by this section shall be paid to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the state, or to a Deputy Registrar at the time application for registration of a motor vehicle is made, as provided in R.C. § 4503.10.
(G) All monies derived from the tax herein above levied shall be used by the village for the purposes specified in this section.
(Ord. 480, passed 8-19-1987)