HomeMy WebLinkAbout4784 RESOLUTION NO. 4 7 8 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF
AUBURN TO :IMPOSE A SALES AND USE TAX AS
AUTHORIZED BY RCGN 82.14.415 AS A CREDITAGAINST
STATE SALES AND USE TAX, RELATING TO
ANNEXATIONS
WHEREAS, this is not a new tax but a reallocation of the sales tax
already collected by the state which will then be remitted to the Cityr to assisY
with funding the costs of the newly annexed area; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 35A.14 RCW, on the 16"' day of
January, 2007 and on the 16�" day of April, 2007, the City Council of the City of
Aubum, Washington, passed its Resolution Numbers 4138 and 4176
respectively, calling for special elections to be held in connection with the
primary election on August 21, 2007, at which election the question of
annexation was presented to 4he voters of the Lea Hill Annexation Area; and
WHEREAS, the notice of intention to annex was filed with the King
County Boundary Review Board and subsequently approved; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 35A:14 RCW the annexation
was put to a vote of the people in the annexatiort a�ea on August 21, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services
Division, on September 5, 2007, cert�ed that the referendum had been
approved by the voters; and
WHEREAS, following a faivorable vote on the annexation proposition, the
City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, adopted its Ordinance No.
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6121, on September 17, 2007, annexing said Lea Hill Annexation Area, an
annexation area that has a population of at least ten thousand people; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aubum, Washington, finds
and determines that the projected cost of at least $5,775,400 to provide
municipai services to the annexation area exceeds the projected general
revenue estimated to be $3,605,900 that the City would othervvise receive from
the annexation area on an.annual basis; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 82.14.415, the City is authorized, under
the circumstances of 4his annexation, to impose a sales and use tax as
authorized with that tax being a credit againsYthe state tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, l'HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASIiINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLQWS:
Section 1. Purpose. The Aubum City Council does hereby authorize
the City's Finance Director to sef 4he threshold for imposing the sales and use
tax credit at Two Million One Hundred and Sixty Nine Thousand Five Hundred
dollar§ ($2,169,500)for the Lea Hill annexation area.
Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor of the City of Aubum is �
hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be
necessary to carry out the directions of this Resolution.
Section 3. Effective Date. 7his Resolufion shall take effect and be in
full force upon passage and signatures hereon.
Resolution No. 4784
January 17, 2012
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DATED and SIGNED THIS �� DAY OF�*�.-�.�iu-�� , 2012.
CI OF AUB 1
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ATTEST: P ER B. LEWIS,
MAYOR
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Da ' Ile E. Daskam,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Daniel B. Heid,
City Attorney
Resolution No.4784
January 1T,2012
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