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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 4, 2015 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-245 PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Agenda Number:4.B. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Ordinances Amending the San Leandro Municipal Code <br />Relating to Proposed Adjustments to Business License Tax, the Emergency <br />Medical Services Taxes, and the Emergency Communication System Access <br />(9-1-1) Tax for 2015-16 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed adjustments to Business License <br />tax, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tax, and the Emergency Communication System <br />Access (9-1-1) tax in accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code. Proposed <br />ordinances amending each of the three tax schedules are being presented to the City Council <br />for approval as part of the 2015-16 budget approval process. <br />BACKGROUND <br />As a part of the budget process, the City determines the annual change in the Consumer <br />Price Index (CPI) and applies this increase to the business license tax schedule, the EMS tax <br />schedule, and the 9-1-1 access tax schedule as allowed by the San Leandro Municipal Code <br />Sections 2-2-500, 2-13-140, and 2-18-210. If approved by the City Council, the following <br />proposed adjustments to the City’s tax rate schedules for business license taxes, EMS taxes, <br />and 9-1-1 access taxes would be effective July 1, 2015. <br />The 2.8% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), distributed by the Bureau of Labor <br />Statistics for the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) covering San Francisco - <br />Oakland - San Jose, is the annual average change for 2014 (January through December). In <br />accordance with the Municipal Code, the tax schedules for business licenses, EMS, and 9-1-1 <br />access will be adjusted by 2.8%. The unit fee for retailing, wholesaling, and manufacturing <br />will increase to $37.52 (per each owner and each employee) for business licenses, the single <br />access line tax rate for 9-1-1 will increase to $2.32, and a benefit unit tax under the EMS will <br />increase to $16.54. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/28/2015