HomeMy WebLinkAbout5119 RESOLUTION NO. 5 1 1 9
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 RCW
82.14.415 AS A CREDIT AGAINST 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 City to assist with funding the
costs of the newly annexed area; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 35A.14 RCW, on the 16th day of
January, 2007 and on the 16th day of April, 2007, the City Council of the City of Auburn,
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 the 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 annexation area on August 21, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division,
on September 5, 2007, certified that the referendum had been approved by the voters;
and
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WHEREAS, following a favorable vote on the annexation proposition, the City
Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, adopted its Ordinance No. 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 Auburn, Washington, finds and
determines that the projected cost of at least $6,214,221.00 to provide municipal
services to the annexation area exceeds the projected general revenue estimated to be
$5,849,649.00 that the City would otherwise 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 this annexation, to impose a sales and use tax as authorized with that
tax being a credit against the state tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Purpose. The Auburn City Council does hereby authorize the
City's Finance Director to set the threshold for imposing the sales and use tax credit at
two million three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,350,000.00) for the Lea Hill
annexation area.
Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor of the City of Auburn is hereby
authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry
out the directions of this Resolution.
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Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full
force upon passage and signatures hereon.
DATED and SIGNED THIS DAY OF( , 2015.
CITY OF AUBURN
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ATTEST: ANCY B K G S, MAYOR
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Danielle E. Daskam,
City Clerk
APP VED AS TO FORM:
aniel . �ejd,
City Attorney
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