(a) Levy. Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4504.171, there is hereby levied an annual motor vehicle tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways. The tax shall be at the rate 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 of Warren, Ohio.
The tax levied by and within this subsection (a) shall be, and is, in addition to and regardless of the following:
(1) Any tax being levied by the City of Warren pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4504.06 or 4504.17; and
(2) Any tax received by the City of Warren pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4504.04; and
(4) The tax levied by Ohio R.C. 4503.02, 4503.07 and 4503.18; and
(5) The taxes at the rates specified in Ohio R.C. 4503.04 and 4503.16.
(b) Duration. The tax levied by and within subsection (a) hereof shall be for the registration year commencing January 1, 2010, and such tax shall continue in effect during each and every registration year thereafter.
(c) Payment. The tax levied by and within subsection (a) hereof shall be paid to, and collected by, the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the State of Ohio, or a Deputy Registrar, at the time of application for registration of a motor vehicle as provided for in Ohio R.C. 4503.10.
(d) Purpose of Tax and Disposition of Proceeds. The tax levied by and within subsection (a) hereof shall be, and is, for the purposes set forth in Ohio R.C. 4504.171.
All monies derived from the tax levied by and within subsection (a) hereof shall be credited to Fund No. 203, Motor Vehicle Levy Fund, and shall be appropriated and used by the City solely for the purposes set forth previously in this subsection (d).
(Ord. 12193/09. Passed 5-27-09.)