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RESOLUTION NO. 4 5 6 1
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 16`h day of
January, 2007 and on the 16ih 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
WHEREAS, following a favorable vote on the annexation proposition, the
City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, adopted its Ordinance No.
Resolution No. 4561
January 8, 2010
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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 $5,719,496 to provide
municipal services to the annexation area exceeds the projected general
revenue estimated to be $3,607,200 that the City would othervvise 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 Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000) 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.
Resolution No. 4561
January 8, 2010
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DATED and SIGNED THIS ~DAY OFL~'-,4-«!2~ , 2010.
CI OF AUB N
ATTEST: PETER B. LEWIS,
MAYOR
Danielle E. Daskam,
City Clerk
APPR ED TO FORM:
D B. Hei ,
City Attorney
Resolution No. 4561
January 8, 2010
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