(1) The number of employees is determined by adding the total number of hours worked by all employees within the City limits of Pasco during the 12-month period immediately preceding the year for which the license fee is payable, divided by 1,920, the annual per-person full-time work hour figure used by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. The result must be rounded to the nearest whole number.

(2) Employers without 12 months of employment history must estimate the number of employee hours that will be worked during the coming 12-month period and use the above calculation on that total.

(3) The annual fee amount may be prorated to accommodate synchronization of a license expiration date with a date established by the Business Licensing Service.

(4) Any business (resident and nonresident business and also all types of businesses contained in those two) who exceeds $5,000 for the employee fee for business licenses will be capped at a $5,000 maximum fee amount. This applies only to the calculated employee fee and excludes the base business license fee.

(5) Handling Fees. All business license applications and renewals filed through the Business Licensing Service must include payment of the handling fees authorized by RCW 19.02.075 and WAC 458-02-200.

(6) Late Payment Fee. A late payment fee, as set forth in Chapter 3.35 PMC, will be added to all annual regulatory licenses not procured before March 1st of each year. All business license applications must be renewed on or before the expiration date. Any license which is not renewed by the expiration date may be assessed a late penalty payable through Business Licensing Service (RCW 19.02.085) or the City (PMC 3.35.050), whichever is applicable. A license that remains delinquent for 120 or more days after the expiration date will be cancelled. Cancellation of a license requires reapplication for a license in order to conduct business within the City. [Ord. 4518 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4441 § 4, 2019; Ord. 4372 § 16, 2017; Ord. 3394 § 1, 1999; Ord. 3212 § 1, 1997; Ord. 2223 § 4, 1980; Ord. 1907 § 3, 1977; Ord. 1403 § 3-22, 1969; Ord. 1269 § 1, 1967; Code 1970 § 5.04.160; Code 1954 § 3-1.90 - 3-1.162.]