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ORDINANCE NO. 3161
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, IMPOSING A REGULAR PROPERTY TAX
LEVY FOR EACH OF THE YEARS 1997 THROUGH 2002 TO
BE COLLECTED IN 1998 THROUGH 2003 WITH SPECIFIC
LEVY AMOUNTS TO BE LIMITED BY CHAPTER 84.52 RCW
AND ESTABLISHED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS;
EACH LEVY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RATE OF $.50 PER
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE THEN CURRENT
ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY,
PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY GRANTED BY RCW SECTION
84.52.069; THE REVENUES OF SAID LEVIES TO BE USED
FOR THE PROVISIONS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, ALL SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINGENT SUBMISSION OF
THE PROPOSITION FOR SAID SIX -YEAR LEVY FOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES TO THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY AT A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997, AND
FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the Washington State legislature by virtue of RCW Section 84.52.069
has authorized cities to impose an additional property tax levy of up to a maximum of $.50 per
One Thousand Dollars of assessed valuation to provide emergency medical care and emergency
medical services in each year for six consecutive years; and
WHEREAS, assuring a constant source of funds to provide such emergency
medical care and services will ensure continuous provision of emergency medical care and
services and thus be in the best interest of the public health, safety and general welfare; and
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WHEREAS, the level of funding needed to adequately provide emergency medical
care and services to the citizens of the City of Edmonds for each of the six consecutive years
of 1998 through 2002 cannot be precisely determined due to (1) the changing economic needs
and demands of the City and other Medic 7 participants; (2) the ever increasing cost of
providing emergency medical services indicates that upcoming shortfalls are both probable and
predictable; and (3) changes in the make -up of Medic 7, including but not limited to the
withdrawal of a key member such as Snohomish County Fire District 1 /11 would result in severe
funding deficits necessitating program changes far in excess of those which could be covered by
existing EMS levy proceeds; and
WHEREAS, only the Washington State Legislative can address the levy rate
maximum established by statute in order to provide a stable source of funding for emergency
services from levy proceeds alone; and
WHEREAS, the assessed valuation of all property within the City for 1998 and
future years has not yet been certified to the City by the Snohomish County Assessor, and it is
impossible to precisely project figures for assessed valuation for future years; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of Edmonds to seek
voter approval for a levy for each of the years 1997 through 2002 to be collected in the year
following each of said years, the amount of the 1997 levy and the dollar increases of the levies
subsequent to 1997 to be determined in the annual budget process and governed by the need for
funds to provide emergency medical care and services, limited by chapter 84.52 RCW and not
to exceed the rate of $.50 per One Thousand Dollars of the then current assessed value of all
property within the City; and
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WHEREAS, the required super majority is difficult to achieve at a primary
election and the City Council therefore deems it appropriate to call for a contingent election for
the November general election date; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists requiring the
calling of a special election, and the Auditor of Snohomish County as ex officio supervisor of
elections for such County is hereby requested to find and declare the existence of such an
emergency. The Snohomish County Auditor is hereby further requested to call and conduct a
special election in the City of Edmonds, Snohomish County, to be held therein on November
4, 1997 for the purposes of submitting to the qualified electors of the City for their approval or
rejection the question of whether or not a tax levy shall be made each year for six consecutive
years, commencing in 1997 to be collected in 1998 and to be assessed in each of the years 1998
through 2002 and to be collected in the years 1999 through 2002, the specific dollar amount of
said levies to be determined in the annual budget process by the City Council when it determines
the amount of funds needed to adequately provide for emergency medical care and services,
limited by chapter 84.52 RCW and not to exceed $.50 per One Thousand Dollars of the then
current assessed valuation of all property in the City subject to taxation, said levies to be in
addition to the regular tax levy provided by law for cities without the vote of the electors, the
proceeds thereof to be used to pay the costs of furnishing emergency medical care and
emergency medical services, including related personnel costs, training for such personnel and
related equipment, supplies, vehicles and structures needed for the provision of emergency
medical care and emergency medical services. The Auditor has been requested to conduct an
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election at the polls in conjunction with the September Primary Election. The Snohomish
County Auditor is requested, contingent on the failure of the September ballot issue to pass, to
place the matter on the November General Election ballot for November 4, 1997.
Section 2. The ballot title for the aforementioned proposition shall be as follows:
PROPOSITION
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES — SIX -YEAR LEVY
To continue to assist in the funding of the present 24 -hour basic
life support and Medic 7 basic advanced life support programs
shall up to $.50 per One Thousand Dollars of assessed valuation
in regular property tax be levied by the City of Edmonds pursuant
to RCW 84.52.069 for each of six consecutive years starting in
1997?
YES ❑
NO ❑
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
MAYOR, BARBARA
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ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CI Y CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THEY ATTORNEY:
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 09/05/97
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 09/09/97
PUBLISHED: 09/14/97
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/19/97
ORDINANCE NO.
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3161
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 9th day of September , 199 7 , the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3161 A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting
of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, IMPOSING A
REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR EACH OF THE YEARS 1997 THROUGH 2002
TO BE COLLECTED IN 1998 THROUGH 2003 WITH SPECIFIC LEVY AMOUNTS TO BE
LIMITED BY CHAPTER 84.52 RCW AND ESTABLISHED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET
PROCESS; EACH LEVY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RATE OF $.50 PER ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE THEN CURRENT ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY, PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY GRANTED BY RCW
SECTION 84.52.069; THE REVENUES OF SAID LEVIES TO BE USED FOR THE
PROVISIONS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES, ALL SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINGENT SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSITION
FOR SAID SIX -YEAR LEVY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES TO
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 4, 1997, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 10th day of September , 199 7
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
RCW 84.52.069 Six -year regular tax levies for emergency medical care and services.
(1) As used in this section, "taxing district" means a county, emergency medical service
district, city or town, public hospital district, urban emergency medical service district, or fire
protection district.
(2) A taxing district may impose additional regular property tax levies in an amount equal
to fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of the assessed value of property in the taxing district in
each year for six consecutive years when specifically authorized so to do by a majority of at least
three -fifths of the registered voters thereof approving a proposition authorizing the levies
submitted at a general or special election, at which election the number of persons voting "yes"
on the proposition shall constitute three -fifths of a number equal to forty percent of the total
number of voters voting in such taxing district at the last preceding general election when the
number of registered voters voting on the proposition does not exceed forty percent of the total
number of voters voting in such taxing district in the last preceding general election; or by a
majority of at least three -fifths of the registered voters thereof voting on the proposition when the
number of registered voters voting on the proposition exceeds forty percent of the total number
of voters voting in such taxing district in the last preceding general election. Ballot propositions
shall conform with RCW 29.30.111.
(3) Any tax imposed under this section shall be used only for the provision of emergency
medical care or emergency medical services, including related personnel costs, training for such
personnel, and related equipment, supplies, vehicles and structures needed for the provision of
emergency medical care or emergency medical services.
(4) If a county levies a tax under this section, no taxing district within the county may
levy a tax under this section. No other taxing district may levy a tax under this section if another
taxing district has levied a tax under this section within its boundaries: PROVIDED, That if a
county levies less than fifty cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of property, then any
other taxing district may levy a tax under this section equal to the difference between the rate of
the levy by the county and fifty cents: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if a taxing district within a
county levies this tax, and the voters of the county subsequently approve a levying of this tax,
then the amount of the taxing district levy within the county shall be reduced, when the combined
levies exceed fifty cents. Whenever a tax is levied county -wide, the service shall, insofar as is
feasible, be provided throughout the county: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no county -wide levy
proposal may be placed on the ballot without the approval of the legislative authority of each city
exceeding fifty thousand population within the county: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That this
section and RCW 36.32.480 shall not prohibit any city or town from levying an annual excess
levy to fund emergency medical services: AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, That if a county
proposes to impose tax levies under this section, no other ballot proposition authorizing tax
levies under this section by another taxing district in the county may be placed before the voters
at the same election at which the county ballot proposition is placed: AND PROVIDED
FURTHER, That any taxing district emergency medical service levy that is authorized
subsequent to a county emergency medical service levy, shall expire concurrently with the county
emergency medical service levy.
(5) The limitations in RCW 84.52.043 shall not apply to the tax levy authorized in this
section.
(6) The limitation in RCW 84.55.0 10 shall not apply to the first levy imposed pursuant to
this section following the approval of such levy by the voters pursuant to subsection (2) of this
section. [1995 c 318 § 9; 1994 c 79 § 2; 1993 c 337 § 5; 1991 c 175 § 1; 1985 c 348 § 1; 1984 c
131 § 5; 1979 ex.s. c 200 § 1.] -
NOTES:
Effective date - -1995 c 318: See note following RCW 82.04.030.
Finding -4993 c 337: See note following RCW 84.52.105.
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Filed with City Clerk: 171S If '
Adopted by Reference
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?Olshed: September 14, 1997.
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RECEIVED
SEP 18 1997
Affidavit of Publication EDMONDS CITY of EPI'
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the City of . Everett, County of Snohomish,
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ......... ...............................
Summary of Ordinance No. 3161
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published. in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
September 14, 1997
an tha sa'd newspaper was regular y distributed to subscribers
during 1 of said period.
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