HomeMy WebLinkAbout6380 ORDINANCE N0. 6380
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF
REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES BY THE CITY OF AUBURN FOR
COLLECTION iN 2012
WHEREAS, the Ciry Council of the City of Aubum has met and
considered its budget for the calendar year2012; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to' RCW 84.55.120 the Ciry Council held public
hearings on October 17, 2011 and November 21, 2011 after proper notice was
given, to consider the City of Auburn's 2012 budget and the regular property
tax levy to support it; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aubum, after public hearing,
. and after duly considering all relevant evidence and testimony presented, has
determined that the City of Aubum 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 Aubum
for the year 2012 are authorized in the amount of $14,874,840. Not including
the addition of new construcfion and improvements to property, any increase in
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the value of state assessed property, and any' refund levies available, the
regular property tax levy for 2012 collection represents an increase from
regular property taxes levied for collection in 2011 of One Hundred Forty Five
Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($145,950), which is a one percent
(1%) increase in revenue frbm the previous year;
Section 2. A portion of this levy wilF be designated to the City's SOS
program as proyided for in Ordinance 5864 whicti outlines use to be spec�cally
for the Street Improvements program that includes any improvements to the
local streets system consisting of preservation, restoration, and reconstruction
of existing pavements, sidewalks, pedestrian walkways, and handicap access
ramps, provision of street lights to meet the city's standard, crosswalks,
channelization, parking, traffic calming, congestion improvements, and other
municipal improvements determined by the council to provide meaningful and
beneficial quality of life improvement to the local community and any collector
arterial that the Council deterinines on a case by case basis services primarily
a residential character or community public school safe walking route.
Section 3. In order to avoid unnecessary interfund loans caused by
uneven cash flow requirements for tax-supported funds, the Finance Director is
hereby authorized to allocate individual property tax receipts in a manner ttiat
eliminates interFund loans.
Section 4. If any section; subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
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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
fiereof 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 5. Implementation, The Mayor is hereby authorized to
implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out
the directives of this legislation.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days ftom and after its passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
INTRODUCED: NOV 21 2011
' PASSED: NOV 81 2011
APP OVE . NOV S 1 PDfl
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PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR ,
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Danielie E. Daskam
City Clerk
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Feter B. Lewis, Mayor
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STATE OF WASHINGTON )
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COUNTIES OF KING AND PIERCE )
I, Danielle Daskam, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Au6um, a Mun'icipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the counties of King and
Pierce, State of Washington, certify as follows:
1. The foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 6380
(the "OrcJinance") duly passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor of the said
City of Auburn, on the 21st day of November, 2011, as that ordinance appears on
the minute book of the Citp.
2. Ordinance No. 6380 was published as`provided by law in the Seattle
Times, a daily newspaper published in the City of Auburn, and of general circulation
therein, onthe 25th day of November, 2011.
Witness my hand and the official seal of the Ciry of Aubum, this 29th day of
November, 2011.
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Danie le ask� a�it�y e
City of Auburn
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