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• (ii) electricity service, (iii) gas service, (iv) water service, <br />(v) monthly or periodical television service provided by cable <br />operators using coaxial or fiber optic cable, or any other type of <br />medium and operating on a franchise basis furnished within the <br />city, (vi) monthly or periodic television services provided by <br />multipoint multichannel video distribution system operators <br />(sometimes known as "wireless" cable operators), (vii) monthly or <br />periodic television service provided by Direct Broadcast Satellite <br />Systems ("DBS"), and (viii) monthly or periodic television service <br />provided by operators of satellite master antenna television <br />systems. <br />Sec. 30-222. Levied. <br />There is hereby imposed and levied by the city, upon every <br />purchase by a purchaser of a utility service, a tax in the amount <br />of ten (10) percent of the charge made by the seller against the <br />purchaser with respect to each utility service; provided that, in <br />case any monthly bill submitted by any seller for service shall <br />exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), the tax on that portion <br />of the charge in excess of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) shall <br />be at the rate of four (4) percent of the excess; provided, <br />Fiscal Year Applicable Amount <br />1995-1996 $100.00 <br />1996-1997 $ 50.00 <br />July 1, 1997 and thereafter $ 30.00 <br />Bills shall be considered monthly bills if submitted twelve (12) <br />times annually for a period of approximately one (1) month. <br />Sec. 30-223. Exemptions - Governmental agencies. <br />The United States, the state and political subdivisions, <br />agencies, boards, commissions and authorities thereof and volunteer <br />rescue squads are hereby exempted from the payment of the tax <br />imposed and levied by this article with respect to the purchase of <br />utility services used by such governmental agencies. <br />Sec 30-224. Same - Bottled water. <br />The tax imposed and levied by this article shall not apply to <br />respect to local telephone service shall apply to all charges made <br />for local telephone service, except local messages which are paid <br />Page 2 <br />the purchase <br />of bottled water. <br />Sec. 30-225. <br />Non -Application to coin-overated <br />telephone service. <br />• <br />The tax <br />imposed and levied by <br />this article <br />on purchasers with <br />respect to local telephone service shall apply to all charges made <br />for local telephone service, except local messages which are paid <br />Page 2 <br />