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154-0-17
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Evanston City Code 3-2-2(A) i°Athletic Contests and
Exhibitions Attendance Tax"
To Increase the Tax from Eight Percent to Nine Percent
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Subsection 3-2-2(A) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended and revised as follows:
(A) A tax at the rate hereinafter specified is hereby imposed upon attendance at all
athletic contests and in the City, at the rate of nine percent (9%) of the gross receipts
derived from the sale of admission tickets or other charges to witness such athletic
contests. For the purpose of determining the amount of such attendance tax due
under this Section, admission fees or other charges shall be computed exclusive of
federal and State taxes. Illinois Constitution of 1970, Article VII, Section 6.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance 154-0-17 shall be in full force and effect on
January 1, 2018, after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner
provided by law.
154-0-17
SECTION 5: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to
be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
Introduced: ,,L,.L 11 , 2017 Approved:
Adopted: �)e(YXY\be..V- �� , 2017 .7,,ka.e dew cO , 2017
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tepher�H. Hagerty
Attest: Approved as to form:
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Devon Reid, City Clerk I Cal 131, A
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