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Agenda Subject: Date:
Ordinance No. 6274 November 16, 2009
Department: Attachments: Budget Impact:
Finance Ordinance No. 6274
Administrative Recommendation:
City Councii introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 6274.
Background Summary:
Ordinance No. 6274 sets the property tax levy for 2010.
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Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: ❑ Building ❑ M&O
❑ Airport Z Finance ❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor
❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Serv. ❑ Finance ❑ Parks
❑ Human Services ❑ Planning & CD ❑ Fire ❑ Planning
❑ Park Board SPublic Works p Legal ❑ Police
❑ Planning Comm. ❑ Other p Public Works ❑ Human Resources
❑ information Services
Action:
Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No
Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hearing
Referred to Until
Tabled Until
Councilmember: Backus Staff: Coleman
Meetin Date: November.16, 2009 Item Number: VIII.A.1
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ORDINANCE NO. 6 2 7 4
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 2010
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn has met and
considered its budget for the calendar year 2010; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120 the City Council held public
hearings on October 5, 2009 and November 16, 2009 after proper notice was
given, to consider the City of Auburn's 2010 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
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 2010 are authorized in the amount of $13,094,060. Not including
the addition of new construction 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 2010 collection represents an increase from
regular property taxes levied for collection in 2009 of One Hundred Twenty
Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty Four pollars ($129,644), which is a one
percent (1 increase in revenue from the previous year.
Section 2. A portion of this levy will 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 p'rovide
meaningful and beneficial quality of life improvement to the local community
and any collector 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.
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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.
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INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
APPROVED:
PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam
City Clerk
RM:
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AP O S TO FO
~ Daniel B. Heid
City Attorney
PUBLISHED:
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