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Ordinance No. 1550 Section 5.12,030 Evidence of doing business. When any person shall, by the use of signs, circulars, cards, telephone books, or newspapers, advertise, hold out, or represent that the person is conducting business in the city, or when any person holds an active license or permit issued by a governmental agency indicating that the person is conducting business in the city, or when any person makes a sale, takes an order, renders a commercial service or performs any other similar act within the city, and suchperson fails to deny by sworn statement given to the collector that the person is not conducting business in the city, after being requested to do so by the collector, then these facts shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person is conducting business in the city." Section 5: Sections 5.20,010, 5.20,020, and 5.20.030 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 5.20,010 Generally. A. Nothing in this title shall be deemed or construed to apply to any person transacting and carrying on any business exempt from the payment of such taxes as are prescribed by this Chapter by virtue of the Constitution or by applicable statutes of the United States or of the State of California. (Subsections B, C, and D, no change.) Section 5.20,020 Business not susceptible to gross receipts measure. A. Every person conducting or carrying on the operation of an administrative headquarters or a branch office in the city shall pay a license tax as specified in the license tax schedule in Section 5.24,040 based on the total of all expenses incurred by the business at such administrative headquarters during the course of the period covered by the business license in question. This includes, but is not limited to, gross payroll, utilities, rent, supplies and equipment. Page 7