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Agenda Subject: Date:
Ordinance No. 6207 November 3, 2008
Department: Attachments: Budget Impact:
Finance Ordinance No. 6207
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 6207.
Background Summary:
Ordinance No. 6207 sets the property tax levy for 2009.
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? Park Board ?Public Works ? Legal ? Police
? Planning Comm. ? Other ? Public Works ? Human Resources
? Information Services
Action:
Committee Approval: ?Yes ?No
Council Approval: ?Yes ?No Call for Public Hearing
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Councilmember: Backus Staff: Coleman
-Meeting Date: November 3, 2008 Item Number: VIII.A.1
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ORDINANCE NO. 6 2 0 7
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 2009
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn has met and
considered its budget for the calendar year 2009; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120 the City Council held public
hearings on September 15, 2008 and November 17, 2008 after proper notice
was given, to consider the City of Auburn's 2009 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
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to maintain the 2008 levy rate per
one thousand dollars of assessed value at One Dollar and Forty Nine Cents
($1.49); and
WHEREAS, the 2009 property tax levy includes the newly annexed
areas of Lea Hill and West Hill.
Ordinance No. 6207
October 29, 2008
Page 1 of 4
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 2009 are authorized in the amount of $12,964,416. Not including
the addition of new construction and improvements to property, any increase in
the value of state assessed property, and any refund levies available, the
regular property tax levy for 2009 collection represents an increase from
regular property taxes levied for collection in 2008 of Two Million Seven
Hundred Ninety Four Thousand One Hundred Five Dollars ($2,794,105), which
is a twenty eight percent (28%) increase in revenue from the previous year,
primarily due to the annexations of Lea and West Hill.
Section 2. Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000)
of this levy to be designated to the City's SOS program as provided for in
Ordinance 5864 which outlines use to be specifically for the Street
Improvements program that includes any improvements to the local streets
system consisting of preservation, restoration, and reconstruction of existing
pavements, street drainage system, 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 improvements determined by the council to provide meaningful and
beneficial quality of life improvement to the local community and any collector
Ordinance No. 6207
October 29, 2008
Page 2 of 4
arterial that the Council determines 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 that
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
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 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 from and after its passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
Ordinance No. 6207
October 29, 2008
Page 3 of 4
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
APPROVED:
PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam
City Clerk
PUBLISHED:
Ordinance No. 6207
October 29, 2008
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