From the Sedona Chamber of Commerce:

City of Sedona Amends Business License Rules

The City of Sedona, City Council adopted the following amendments to the Business License Program at their meeting on December 13, 2011.  Effective dates of the business license ordinance changes are January 13, 2012. 1.  Amendment to section 8-2-2(A): All businesses operating within City limits will be required to obtain and maintain a current business license. For 2011, the Ordinance only required businesses with a TPT liability to apply and maintain a current business license. For 2012, all businesses operating within the City must apply for and maintain a current business license. 2. Amendment to section 8-2-2(D): Creation of a delinquent fee for businesses that fail to obtain a business license. For 2011, there was no delinquency fee for businesses that failed to obtain a business license. For 2012, a penalty of $5.00 per month shall be assessed on all delinquent and/or underpaid licenses.  To avoid penalties, the 2012 business license application and full payment must be received on or before February 29, 2012. 3. Amendment to section 8-2-3(B): Creation of a temporary Special Event Business License at a cost of $7 per event per participant. For 2011, there were no Special Event Business Licenses.  Based on feedback from the business community, a condensed business license form will be available for special events.  The special event business license will be valid for seven consecutive days after the date of issuance. The City of Sedona has partnered with Revenue Discovery Systems (RDS) to assist the City of Sedona in the issuing of its annual business licenses.  Business Licenses may be obtained online at www.bizlicenseonline.com.  Customers are encouraged to contact RDS for their business license and taxpayer questions at (866) 940-7660 or emailazsupport@revds.com. Get licensed and avoid the penalties that will be yours, if you don’t register your Sedona business.

This tickled my funny bone:

Women prefer more traditional methods of cooking a turkey.  One of them is doing it in the kitchen.  By nature, women do everything in their power to keep from having to call 911.  It’s in our genes!  When the police person or fire fighters show up, they look at us and they roll their eyes or suppress a laugh. 

With guys they say:  “Hey man, what happened? …”

Love the insurance company ad talking about the number of houses that burned down when turkey-frying became a garage/driveway event. 

Seriously. 

Thanksgiving is a time of reflection.  A time to realize that each of us is not the center of the Universe.  Each of us owes what we are and what we do to someone else.  Seth Godin says it well.  Each of us … well, click on the link. 

how2educate LLC wants to thank each and every one of you who have helped us make 2010 a successful year.  We appreciate your support and your attendance in our classroom…or just the reading of our blog posts.  You complete us!

God bless…

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy

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Proud resident of Uptown Sedona

This AM I read a most interesting article from Seth Godin.

Seth Godin, for many of us is a voice of reason.  He seems to get it.  And, he helps us get it.

You know you hate the political ads.  The marketers know you hate the ads.  Throw the bums out.  But, what do you really do?  You ignore the elections because you don’t like anyone.

“Political TV advertising is designed to do only one thing: suppress the turnout of the opponent’s supporters. If the TV ads can turn you off enough not to vote (“they’re all bums”) then their strategy has succeeded.”

Show the advertisers that they cannot take your vote away from you this Tuesday… Vote.

My voting spot is in Uptown Sedona…and then I’ll have lunch and do some shopping…

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy

• www.how2arizona.com
• www.how2educate.com
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• 928-274-4088
• kathy@kathyhowe.com
• LaTierra Plaza 1120 W SR89A, Sedona, AZ 86336

Proud resident of Uptown Sedona

Sedona is not unique in its noise ordinance.  From the City of Sedona’s website:

“Q. What are the hours for construction activities within the City of Sedona?
A. Generally construction activity is allowed from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday through Saturday with a valid building permit. During these hours construction activities are exempt from Sedona sound regulations except for national holidays. ”

Why don’t owners, contractors, and sub-contractors respect noise ordinances?  The ordinance is in place to respect the rights of the all citizens of the community.

Let’s be nice to each other…

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy

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