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McBee council moves to replace local business-license ordinance under state standardization act
Summary
The Town of McBee council approved a motion Nov. 2 to repeal and replace the municipal business-license ordinance to comply with the Business License Standardization Act (2020 Act No. 176); the clerk said the new fee formula and calendar will be finalized after a second reading in December.
Mayor John Campolong presided over discussion Nov. 2 as the Town of McBee council moved to replace the town’s current business-license ordinance to comply with state requirements. Clerk Tisha Jones told the council the state is “trying to streamline the business license for all of the municipalities” and recommended repealing and replacing the town’s ordinance to match the state’s model.
Jones said the proposed fee structure is based on annual gross receipts, with “a base rate of $35.00 for the first thousand dollars and $.50 for each thousand after that,” and that the revised application forms and calendar will change as part of the transition. She told the council the town “will need to have the first reading today, our second in December and be in place by January 1.” In the same discussion she also noted, “Our new business license calendar year will go through April and a penalty will be added May 1,” reflecting the calendar adjustments the clerk said the state expects municipalities to adopt.
Council Member Glenn Odom moved to adopt Ordinance 2021-3 — to repeal Chapter 8: Article 3 (Business and Professional Licenses) and adopt the revised business-license ordinance in accordance with the Business License Standardization Act (2020 Act No. 176) — and Charlie Sutton seconded. The motion passed; the transcript records the vote as “All in favor.”
The council’s action at the Nov. 2 meeting constituted the ordinance’s first reading; the clerk and staff said a second reading is scheduled for the December meeting and that staff will provide estimated impacts on affected businesses. Tisha Jones indicated only a small number of businesses were likely to see increases or decreases and that overall revenue projections should remain close to current levels.
Next steps: staff will prepare the replacement ordinance language and an explanatory notice to customers and business owners ahead of the December second reading and the January implementation date.
