Utility Gross Receipt Tax

Establishment

The City of Festus originally passed Ordinance Number 1527 on September 24, 1980 imposing a utility license tax to every person engaged in the business of supplying electricity, gas or telephone service for any purpose to consumers in the City shall pay to the City as a license tax a sum equal to 6 1/2% of the gross receipts from such business.

Changes Under Ordinance Number 1804

On June 6, 1984, the City of Festus under Ordinance Number 1804 asked voters at a special election on the 7th day of August 1984 to impose a City Sales Tax for General Transportation purposes at the rate of 1/2 of 1% on the receipts from the sale of retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail if such property and services are subject to the sales tax imposed by the State of Missouri, and reducing the utilities gross receipt tax levied on every person engaged in the business of supplying electricity, gas or telephone service for any purpose to consumers in the City from 6 1/2% to 4 1/2% of the gross receipts from such business.

Ordinance Number 3632

On April 26, 2006, the City of Festus passed Ordinance Number 3632 (PDF) amending section 26-56 of the Code of Ordinances.