A majority of the electors voting thereon having approved, at a regular city election held on the 3rd day of April, 2001, the levying of an additional retailers’ sales tax in the City of Yates Center, for the purpose of economic development and public infrastructure, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended, there is hereby levied an additional city retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to take effect on the 1st day of July, 2001.

(K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.; Ord. 952; Code 2021)

A majority of the electors voting thereon having approved, at a special city election held on the 21st day of August 2001, the levying of an additional retailers’ sales tax in the City of Yates Center, for the purpose of economic development and public infrastructure, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended, there is hereby levied an additional city retailers’ sales tax in the amount of three-quarter percent (3/4%) to take effect on the 1st day of January 2002.

(K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.; Ord. 957; Code 2021)

The imposition of the 0.75% sales tax and the application of the revenue received therefrom to finance all or a portion of the costs of the public infrastructure projects, including buildings, and economic development, and pay for such other governmental purposes as may be in the best interests of the City, is hereby authorized. Collection of the Sales Tax shall commence on October 1, 2012, and end on September 30, 2022.

(K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.; Ord. 1055; Code 2021)

The imposition of the 0.75% Pool Project Sales Tax and the application of the revenue received therefrom to finance the cost of reconstruction/refurbishment and equipping of the Pool Project and payment of operating and maintenance costs thereof, is hereby authorized. Collection of the Pool Project Sales Tax shall commence on January 1, 2017, and shall terminate ten (10) years after its commencement.

(Ord. 1092; Code 2021)

(a)   The City Clerk or City Court Clerk are authorized to collect a $10 per roll fee for any fees or utility payments collected by the City Clerk or other City employee; and any fines or court costs collected by the Court Clerk or other City employee paid in loose change over one dollar ($1.00).

(b)   When payments are made above the $1.00 loose change stated above in subsection (a), the money will be secured in a manila envelope and taken to the bank to be counted, a receipt will be given upon verification of the money counted.

(Ord. 1144; Code 2021)