Ordinance 4049ORDINANCE NO.4049
AN 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
$10,229,200 AND AN EMS LEVY OF $3,934,720, AND FIXING
A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the City of Edmonds have properly given
notice of the public hearing held on November 15, 2016, to consider the City's current expense
budget for 2017, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in the course of considering the budget for 2017
have reviewed all sources of revenue and examined all anticipated expenses and obligations; and
WHEREAS, the district's actual levy amount for the previous year was
$10,064,874 for regular property levy, and $3,684,514 for EMS levy, and $949,540 for debt
service payments, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined by separate resolution following
public hearing to increase the regular property tax levy by 1 %; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby determines following public hearing that it
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 increase the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
levy by 4.7%, and
WHEREAS, the population of this district is greater than 10,000, and
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 0100; NOW, THEREFORE
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The limit factor for the regular levy to be collected in budget year
2017 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 2016 regular property tax levy for
collection in 2017 is the amount levied in 2015 for collection in 2016, plus an increase of
$100,650 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 $10,229,200.
Section 3. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) property tax levy. The 2016
EMS property tax levy for collection in 2017 is the amount levied in 2015 for collection in 2016,
plus an increase of $170,090 which is a percentage increase of 4.7%, 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 $3,934,720.
Section 4. The levies contained in sections 2 through 3 are subject to amendment
upon receipt of 2016 assessed valuation from Snohomish County.
Section 5. Pursuant to the request by the Snohomish County Assessor's Office,
the Finance Director is hereby authorized to submit to the Snohomish County Council
certification of the hereby approved levies on the State Department of Revenue standardized
form REV 64 0100 attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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Section 6. 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 7. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power
specifically 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. It is enacted on a vote of a majority plus one of the City Council.
APPROVED:
MAYOR, DAVID O. EARLING
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CL K, SC T P SSEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, JEFFREY TARADAY
BY C�� _
CITY ATTORNEY, JEF Y TARADAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: November 18, 2016
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: November 22, 2016
PUBLISHED: November 27, 2016
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 2, 2016
ORDINANCE NO. 4049
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4049
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 22"d day of November, 2016, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 4049. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN 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 $10,229,200 AND AN EMS LEVY OF $3,934,720, AND
FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 23rd day of November, 2016.
CIT E , SCOTT P SEY
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DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE
WASHINGTON STATE
Exhibit A — Levy Certification
Levy Certification
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, Scott James, 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 2017 as provided in the district's budget,
which was adopted following a public hearing on November 15, 2016.
Regular Levy: $10,229,200
EMS Levy: $3,973,266 (Includes $56,973.11) for refunds)
Signatur Date
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Everett Daily Herald
Affidavit of Publication
State of Washington }
County of Snohomish } ss
Dicy Sheppard being first duly sworn, upon
oath deposes and says: that he/she is the legal
representative of the Everett Daily Herald a
daily newspaper. The said newspaper is a legal
newspaper by order of the superior court in the
county in which it is published and is now and
has been for more than six months prior to the
date of the first publication of the Notice
hereinafter referred to, published in the English
language continually as a daily newspaper in
Snohomish County, Washington and is and
always has been printed in whole or part in the
Everett Daily Herald and is of general
circulation in said County, and is a legal
newspaper, in accordance with the Chapter 99
of the Laws of 1921, as amended by Chapter
213, Laws of 1941, and approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of
Snohomish County, State of Washington, by
order dated June 16, 1941, and that the annexed
is a true copy of EDH733182 ORD. NOS.
4048-4053 as it was published in the regular
and entire issue of said paper and not as a
supplement form thereof for a period of 1
issue(s), such publication commencing on
11/27/2016 and ending on 11/27/2016 and that
said newspaper was regularly distributed to its
subscribers during all of said period.
The amount of the fee for such publication is
$96.3
Subscribed and sworn before me on this
day of AL I]
-r-M IL & � &' e�' ,- �
Notary Public in an for the State of
Washington.
City of Edmonds - LEGAL ADS 114101416
SCOTT PASSEY
RECEIVED
DEC 0 5 2016
EDMONDS CITY IL RK
AUBREY KNAPP
Notary Public
state of Washington
Ivey Commission Expires
July 80, 2018
ORDINANCE SUMMARY
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 22nd day of Novambar, 2016, the City Council of tha City of
Edmonds, passed the following Ordinances, the summaries of the
content of said ordinances consisling of tiflea are provided as
follows:
ORO[ NANCE NO.4046
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON.
ADDING THE IMPACT FEE PROVISIONS TO THE NEW
SECTION 3.36 OF THE ECC; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO, 4049
AN 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 PROPERTYTAX LEVY OF $10.229,200 AND AN EMS
LEVY OF $3,934,720, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY BY INCREASING
THE EMS PROPERTY TAX LEVY BY THE CURRENT 101%
LEVY LIMIT, THEREBY LEVYING AN ESTIMATED EMS LEVY
OF $3,973,270, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
QjjQl,( AME NO-4051
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
GRADUALLY REDUCING THE TAX ON THE PUBLIC WATER
UTILITY, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF ECC 3.20.050.1-1
ACCORDINGLY, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7.30.030 WATER
RATES - METER INSTALLATION CHARGES, RELATING TO
UTILITY RATES OF WATER SUPPLIED THROUGH METERS,
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7.30.040 UTILITY CHARGES -
SANITARY SEWER, RELATING TO UTILITY RATES OF
UNMETERED SANITARY SEWER SERVICES, AND THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7.50.050 RATES AND CHARGES,
RELATING TO UTILITY RATES FOR STORM AND SURFACE
WATER MANAGEMENT SERVICES, IN ORDER TO INCREASE
SUCH RATES AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
AN ORDINANCE OFT E CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
ASSUMING THE RIGHTS, POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE EDMONDS TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT; AMENDING CHAPTER 3.65 OF THE
EDMONDS MUNICIPAL CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of these Ordlnarfcea will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 23rd day of November, 2016.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
ublished: November 27, 2016. EDH73318�