The Oak Harbor City Council unanimously passed a non-resident business license threshold increase Tuesday, which will save around 75 businesses from paying a fee.

Everyone on the council was in attendance except for Mayor Pro Tempore Tara Hizon, who was excused.

Oak Harbor Finance Manager Chas Webster introduced the amendment to ordinance 2028 and resolution 25-21.

“We are required to update our business license ordinance from time to time due to changes at the state level,” she said. “This required change affects non-resident or out-of-city businesses who conduct commerce within our city.”

If a business is physically located outside city limits, but conducts business within city limits, its license fee is determined by gross annual income earned within this city’s limits, according to

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