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K~,,,,$OLUTION
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
has adopted a cigarette tax ordinance; and
WHEREAS §15.1-21 of the Code of VirK%nia would authorize
and allow a joint administration of said cigarette tax
ordinance with other localities; and
WHEREAS it is to the mutual advantage of each locality
involved to cooperate in this matter;
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia
has, by resolution adopted on . 16th day of June ,
1970, agreed to the provisions of the Northern Virginia Cigarette
Tax Board Charter; and
WHEREAS it is desirable to amend the Northern Virginia
Cigarette Tax Board Charter to provide for additional powers to
be exercised by said Board;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA does hereby amend and reenact Section 4 of
its resolution heretofore enacted agreeing to the provisions of
the Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Board Charter to read in its
entirety as follows:
§ 4~ POWERS DELEGATED TO THE BOARD
The powers delegated by the participating Jurisdictions to
the Board are:
4.1 assessment, collection and disbursement of the
cigarette tax for each participating Jurisdiction,
4.2 audit of the sales of cigarettes by wholesalers and
retailers within each participating Jurisdiction,
4.3 providing information for criminal prosecution by
the commonwealth's attorneys or city attorneys of the affected
participating Jurisdictions,
4.4 designation of an administrator,
4.5 management of the Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Fund,
hereinafter called the "Fund,"
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employment of an auditor,
designation of a depository bank or banks,
contracting with a member Jurisdiction for provision
of administrative services,
4.9 to sue and be sued in its own name,
4.10 to hold and convey real and personal property,
~.ll to enter into contracts, and
~.12 to hire, supervise and discharge its own employees.
Adopted: December 7, 1971.
Attest:
Cit~ C~erk
/ }- Mayok