Ordinance 3860AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY
BY INCREASING THE REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY
BY THE CURRENT 101% LEVY LIMIT, THEREBY LEVYING
AN ESTIMATED REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY OF
$9,700,000, AN EMS LEVY OF $3,300,000 AND LEVYING
$8953640 FOR VOTED INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMPLEX, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE,
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notice of the public hearing held on November 1, 2011, to consider the City's current expense
WHEREAS, the City Council in the course of considering the budget for 2012
have reviewed all sources of revenue and examined all anticipated expenses and obligations; arl
WHEREAS, the district's actual levy amount for the previous year was
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is in the best interest of and necessary to meet the expenses and obligations of the City to
increase the regular property levy by 1%; and keep the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy
WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Assessor's Office has requested that all
Snohomish County Taxing Districts submit their levy certifications to the county on the State
Department of Revenue standardized form REV 64 0 100; NOW, THEREFORIJ
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Section 1. The limit factor for the regular levy to be collected in budget year
2012 shall be limited to the 101%, or 100% plus inflation, whichever is lower of the highest
amount of regular property taxes that could have been levied in the City in any year since 1985.
Section 2. Regular Property Tax. The 2011 regular property tax levy for
collection in 2012 is the amount levied in 2010 for collection in 2011, plus an increase of
$95,000 which is a percentage increase of 1%, plus an increase equal to the amount allowed by
one or more of the following; new construction, improvements to property, newly constructed
wind turbines, any increase in the value of state assessed property, any annexations that have
occurred and refunds made, for an estimated total levy of $9,700,000,
EMS property tax levy for collection in 2012 is the amount levied in 2010 for collection in 2011,
plus an increase of $33,000 which is a percentage increase of 1%, plus an increase equal to the
amount allowed by one or more of the following; new construction, improvements to property,
newly constructed wind turbines, any increase in the value of state assessed property, any
annexations that have occurred and refunds made, for an estimated total levy of $3,300,000.
Section 4. There shall be and is hereby levied current taxes of $895,640, the
purpose of which is to make debt service payments on voter approved bonds.
Section 5. The levies contained in sections 2 through 4 are subject to amendment
upon receipt of 2011 assessed valuation from Snohomish County.
Section 6. Pursuant to the request by the Snohomish County Assessor's Office,
the Finance Director is hereby authorized to submit to the Snohomish County Council
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Section 7. Severabili1y. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
Section 8. Effective Date This ordinance, being an exercise of a power
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MAf6R, MIKE COOPER�
CITY CLERK, SAND RA S. CHASE
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BY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 11-18-2011
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 11-22-2011
PUBLISHED: 11-27-2011
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12-02-2011
ORDINANCE O. 3860
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On the 22nd day of November, 2011, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3860. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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Submit this document to the county legislative authority on or before November 30 of the year preceding
the year in which the levy amounts are to be collected and forward a copy to the assessor.
In accordance with RCW 84.52.020, 1, Shawn Hunstock, Finance Director, for the City of
Edmonds, do hereby certify to the Snohomish County legislative authority that the Council of
said district requests that the following levy amounts be collected in 2012 as provided in the
district's budget, which was adopted following a public hearing on November 1, 2011.
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EMS Levy: $3,300,000
Excess Levy: $895,640
Signature Date
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STATE OF !
COUNTY OF ! i
Affidavit of Publication
S.S.
HERALD,The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that she is Principal Clerk of
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Snohoolish, and State ofWashington; 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 ofthe Superior Court of Snohomish County and that the notice
Summary of Qrdinance
No. 3860
City of Edmonds
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:
November 27, 2011
and that said nets paper was regularly distributed to its, subscribers during all of said period:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this
day of November, 2011
28th
r i , . pate of "t aslAngtion, residing at Everett, Snohomish
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Account Name: City of Edmonds Account Number; 101416. Order Number., 0001759107.