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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 7, 2018 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:18-199 PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Agenda Number:5.C. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />Interim 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 Relating <br />to Proposed Adjustments to the Business License Fee, the Emergency Medical <br />Services Tax, and the Emergency Communication System Access Tax for <br />2018-19 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed adjustments to the Business License <br />fee, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tax, and the Emergency Communication System <br />Access (911) tax in accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code. Ordinance amendments <br />for each of the three tax schedules are presented to the City Council for approval as part of the <br />2018-19 budget approval process. <br />BACKGROUND <br />During the budget process, the City determines the annual change in the Consumer Price Index <br />(CPI) and applies this increase to the Business License fee schedule, the EMS tax schedule, and <br />the 911 tax schedule as required by San Leandro Municipal Code Sections 2-2-500, 2-13-140, <br />and 2-18-210, respectively. If approved by the City Council, the following proposed adjustments <br />to the City’s tax rate schedules for the Business License fee, EMS tax, and 911 tax would be <br />effective July 1, 2018. <br />The change in the CPI, distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Consolidated <br />Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) covering San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose is the annual <br />average change for 2017 (January through December) amounts to an increase of 3.2%. In <br />accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code, the tax schedules for business licenses, EMS, <br />and 911 access will be adjusted by 3.2%. The per-employee unit fee for retail, <br />wholesale/distribution (large local seller), and manufacturing will increase to $40.90 (per each <br />owner and each employee) for business licenses, the single access line tax rate for 911 will <br />increase to $2.54, and a benefit unit tax under the EMS will increase to $18.02. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/1/2018 <br />1355