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Council schedules second reading for business‑license code updates including higher small‑business exemption
Summary
Council set the business license code amendments (ordinance 25C‑22) for second reading; staff said the main change raises the minimum threshold exemption from $2,000 to $4,000 and indexes it every four years for inflation, to comply with the state business licensing model ordinance updates.
The council set Ordinance 25C‑22, which updates Chapter 5.01 of the Mercer Island Municipal Code governing business licenses, for second reading on Sept. 16. Finance Director Matt Moore said the primary change raises the minimum threshold exemption for out‑of‑city businesses from $2,000 to $4,000 and adds an automatic adjustment every four years tied to the Producer Price Index‑Urban, with rounding to the…
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