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CITY OF
AUBURN AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
WASHINGTON
Agenda Subject: Date:
Ordinance No. 6333 November 9, 2010
Department: Attachments: Budget Impact:
Finance Ordinance No. 6333
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 6333.
Background Summary:
Ordinance No. 6333 sets the property tax levy for 2011 @ 101 % of prior years levy. The 1 % increase is
$142,395.00.
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Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: ❑ Building ❑ M&O
❑ Airport ® Finance ❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor
❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Serv. ❑ Finance ❑ Parks
❑ Human Services ❑ Planning & CD ❑ Fire ❑ Planning
❑ 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
Referred to Until
Tabled
Councilmember: Backus Staff: Coleman
Meeting Date: November 15, 2010 Item Number: VIII.A.1
AUBURN *MOPE THAN YOU IMAGINED
ORDINANCE NO. 6 3 3 3
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 2011
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn has met and
considered its budget for the calendar year 2011; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120 the City Council held public
hearings on September 20, 2010 and November 15, 2010 after proper notice
was given, to consider the City of Auburn's 2011 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 2011 are authorized in the amount of $14,381,889. 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 2011 collection represents an increase from
regular property taxes levied for collection in 2010 of One Hundred Forty Two
Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Five Dollars ($142,395), 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, 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 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
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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
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
APPRO ED TO FORM:
Daniel B. HeicF-
City Attorney
PUBLISHED:
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November 1, 2010
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