HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-09 Confirming the Town's Exemption of Food Sales from the Sales Taxs
RESOLUTION ,#9
Series of 1982)
A RESOLUTION OF THE 'TOWN COLaNCIL CONFIRMING
THE TOWN' S EXEMPTION OF FOGD StiLES F~;,OM THE
SALES T'AX; DIRECTING THE STATE OF COLORADO
NOT TO COLLECT TFiE SALES 1 AX ON l~ OOD ; PRO-
VIDING AN INDEMFdiFICATIC~N AND HOLD HARMLESS
STATEMENT FOR THE STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE ; AND Si~,T`I~ING mORTH DETAILS IN RELA-
TION THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Town Council by Ordinance #41, Series of 1979,
exempted food sales from sales tax commencing January 1, 1980;
and,
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado Department of Revenue did not
receive a copy of Ordinance #gl, Series of 1979, and
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado has not been receiving sales
tax on food sales since that time; and
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado Department of Revenue has
requested specific authorization not to collect such tax and an
Agreement by the Town to indemnify it and hold it harmless from
the tax that has not been collected since January 1, 1980; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to reaffirm its decision
to exempt food sales from sales tax, to direct the State of
Colorado Department of Revenue not to collect sales tax on food
sales, and agree to and indemnify and hold the Department of
Revenue harmless from such noncollection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE T0~1'N COUNCIL OF THE
TO~i~N OF VA I L , STATE OF COLORADO , THAT
Section 1. The Town Council reaffirms its decision as stated
in Ordinance #41, Series of 1979, that food sales shall be exempt
from the Town of Vail's sales tax.
Section 2. The Department of Revenue of the State of Colorado,
acting as the agent for the Town of Vail for the collection of sales
tax, is hereby directed not to collect the Town ofVail's sales tax
on food sales which occurred on or aftex January 1, 1980.
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Section 3. The Town agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the State of Colorado Department of Color.~,do and its agents from,
agai:lst, and with respect to any claim, liability, obligation, loss,
damage, assessment, judgment, cost or expense, ~.ction, suit, pro-
ceeding, dernand, of any kind or character, arising .gut of or in any
manor inca.dent to the State of Colorado Department of Revenue's non-
collection of the Town of Vail's sales tax on food sales which occur
on or after ~3anuary 1, 1980.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1982.
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Rodney E. Slifer, Mayor`
ATTEST
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een Kline, Town Clerk