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<br />RE: Coin-operated machine tax <br />~ <br /> <br />Subject: RE: Coin-operated machine tax <br />From: "Gillett, Martha" <GillettM@ci.la-porte.tx.us> <br />Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:29:28 -0500 <br />To: "Clark T. Askins" <ctaskins@swbel1.net> <br />CC: "Reff, Richard" <ReffR@ci.la-porte.tx.us>, "Feazelle, Debra" <br /><FeazelleD@ci.la-porte.tx.us>, "Sabo, Wayne" <Sabo W@ci.la-porte.tx.us>, <br />"Alexander, Cynthia" <AlexanderC@ci.la-porte.tx.us>, "Harris, Sharon" <br /><HarrisS@ci.la-porte.tx.us> <br /> <br />Clark, thanks. Also, please be advised this was reviewed by your office prior to <br />the implementation of this fee. Do they need to go back and refund those who <br />have been charged? <br /> <br />Martha A. Gillett, TRMC,CMC <br />City Secretary/Public Information Officer <br />City of La Porte <br />604 West Fairmont Parkway <br />La Porte, Texas 77571 <br />281-471-5020 ext. 5019 <br /> <br />.--- <br /> <br />From: Clark T. Askins [mailto:ctaskins@swbell.netJ <br />Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:49 PM <br />To: Gillett, Martha <br />Subject: Coin-operated machine tax <br /> <br />Martha: <br /> <br />-2. <br /> <br />Recently I spoke with Michelle at ChiefReffs office about a complaint frOln a <br />John Kolaski, of Max Amusement Co., in which it was alleged that the city was <br />charging above the maximum allowable tax, under State law, for coin-operated <br />machines. I believe he said the city is charging $25, which would sound right, as <br />Appendix A-Fees of our Code establishes the yearly tax at $25. <br /> <br />I looked into this matter by talking to Randy Pitts of the State Comptroller's <br />Office and reading through the Tx. Occupations Code, which actually says that the <br />maximum tax that can be assessed by a municipality is 1/4 "of the rate" of the <br /> <br />1 of2 <br /> <br />.1n1 !')nnh ,.'")11 md <br />