(a) For the purposes of paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax levied hereunder, to supplement the revenue already available to the City under Ohio R.C. 4504.04, 4504.06 and 4504.17 and to provide additional revenue for the purposes set forth in such sections, there is hereby levied upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways of the City, an additional license tax in the amount of five dollars ($5.00) per motor vehicle on all motor vehicles the district of registration of which, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4503.10, is the City, which shall be in addition to the taxes at the rates specified in Ohio R.C. 4503.04 and 4503.16, and subject to reductions in the manner provided in Ohio R.C. 4503.11 and the exemptions provided in Ohio R.C. 4503.16, 4503.17, 4503.171 (4503.17.1), 4503.41 and 4503.43;
(b) For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" shall have the same meanings included within the definition of such term in Ohio R.C. 4501.01 and 4505.01;
(c) The tax levied and imposed by this section shall apply to, and be in effect for the registration year commencing on January 1, 1993, and shall continue in full force, effect and application thereafter until repealed by appropriate legislative action;
(d) The tax levied and imposed by this section shall be paid to and collected annually as to each motor vehicle to which the same is applicable by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the State or to a Deputy of the same, at the time the application for registration of each such motor vehicle is made as provided by Ohio R.C. 4503.10;
(e) All of the moneys derived from the tax levied and imposed by this section shall be utilized for such purposes and in such manner as the City Commission may determine, but only for the purposes, and in the manner specified herein, and allowed by law;
(f) The Clerk of the City Commission is hereby authorized and directed to forward forthwith after the passage of this section to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles an executed and certified copy of the same.
(Ord. 92-077. Passed 6-22-92.)
(Ord. 92-077. Passed 6-22-92.)