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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 salss 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 16t" day of April, 2007, the City Council of the City of
Auburn, Washington, passed its Resolution Nos. 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
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
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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 $7,406,976.00 to provide municipal
services to the annexation area exceeds the projected general revenue
estimated to be $3,673,397.00 that the City would othenivise 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 $3,733,500.00 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.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and
be in full force upon passage and signatures hereon.
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Dated and Signed this ��S day of � , 2017.
CITY OF AUBURN
NANCY US, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
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Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
APP VED TO FORM:
D i B. ei Ci Att ney
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