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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING THE LEVY
FOR REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES BY THE CITY OF
AUBURN FOR COLLECTION IN 2016 FOR GENERAL
CITY OPERATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF
$18,017,836.00
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn has met and
considered its budget for the calendar year 2016; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120 the City Council held public
hearings on October 19, 2015 and November 16, 2015, after proper notice was
given, to consider the City of Auburn's 2016 budget and the regular property
tax levy to support it; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn, after public hearing,
and after duly considering all relevant evidence and testimony presented, has
determined that the City of Auburn requires property tax revenue and any
increase of new construction and improvements to property, any increase in the
value of state-assessed property, annexations, and any refund levies in order
to discharge the expected expenses and obligations of the City and in its best
interest; and
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Regular property taxes for collection in the City of Auburn
for the year 2016 are authorized in the amount of $18,017,836.00. Not
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including the addition of new construction and improvements to property, any
increases related to the value of state assessed property, and any refund levies
available, the regular property tax levy for 2016 collection represents an
increase from regular property taxes levied for collection in 2015 of $571,826
which is a 3.3% increase in revenue from the previous year.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, as it being hereby
expressly declared that this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted and
approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any one or more section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to
implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out
the directives of this legislation.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
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FIRST READING: NOV 2 2015
SECOND READING: NOV tg 201
PASSED: NOV 16 2015
APPROVED: NOV 16 2015
N BACKUS
AYOR
ATTEST:
ba-Kielle E. Daskam
City Clerk
APPROVED A T ORM:
bamf6l B. He
City Attorney
PUBLISHED:
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CITY OF * *
AliBURN Nancy Backus, Mayor
WASHINGTON 25 West Main Street* Auburn WA 98001-4998 *www.auburnwa.gov* 253-931-3000
STATE OF WASHINGTON )
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COUNTIES OF KING AND PIERCE )
I, Shawn Campbell, the duly appointed, qualified Deputy City Clerk of the
City of Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the counties of
King and Pierce, State of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 6577 of the Ordinance of the City of Auburn,
entitled "AN ORDINANCE."
I certify that said Ordinance No. 6577 was duly passed by the Council and
approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn, on the 16th day of November,
2015.
1 further certify that said Ordinance No. 6577 was published as provided by
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law in the Seattle Times, a daily newspaper published in the City of Auburn, and of
general circulation therein, on the 19th day of November, 2015.
Witness my hand and the official seal of the City of Auburn, this 19th day of
November, 2015.
Shawn Campbell,�Deputy City Clerk
City of Auburn
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