Ordinance 2094ORDINANCE NO. 2094
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
IMPOSING A REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR EACH OF
THE YEARS 1979 THROUGH 1984 IN THE AMOUNT OF
$ 174,600.00 TO BE LEVIED IN 1979 AND COLLECTED
IN 1980 WITH SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL INCREASES IN THE
DOLLAR AMOUNT TO BE LIMITED BY RCW CHAPTER 84.52;
EACH LEVY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RATE OF $ .25 PER
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE THEN CURRENT ASSESSED
VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY, PURSUANT TO
AUTHORITY GRANTED BY CHAPTER 200, LAWS OF 1979, FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION; THE REVENUES OF SAID LEVIES TO
BE USED FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, ALL SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE 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
6, 1979, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THE SAME DATE.
WHEREAS, the Washington State legislature has enacted
Chapter 200 of the Laws of Washington, 1979 First Extraordinary
Session, which authorizes cities to impose an additional property
tax levy of up to $ .25 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
WHEREAS, the level of funding needed to adequately pro-
vide emergency medical care and services to the citizens of the
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City of Edmonds for each of the six consecutive years 1980
through 1985 cannot be precisely determined due in part to the
lack of long term experience on the part of the City in providing
emergency medical care and services from which to judge the cost
of such activities, and due to the changing economic needs and
demands of the City and the County, and
WHEREAS, the assessed valuation of all property within
the City for 1979 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, State law does not give complete direction
regarding procedure for imposition of the tax authorized by
Chapter 200, Laws of 1979, First Extraordinary Session in this
situation, and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council of the
City of Edmonds to seek voter approval for a levy in the amount
of $ 174,600.00 for the year 1979 to be collected in 1980
and of a levy for each of the years 1980 through 1984 to be
collected in the year following each of said years, the dollar
increases of the levies subsequent to 1979 to be governed by the
need for funds to provide emergency medical care and services,
limited by RCW 84.52 and not to exceed the rate of $ .25 per One
Thousand Dollars of the then current assessed value of all pro-
perty within the City, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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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 requsted 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, Washington, in the
manner provided by law to be held therein on November 6, 1979, in
conjunction with the general election to be held on the same day
between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. (PST) 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 1979 with
the amount of $ 174,600.00 to be collected in 1980 and to be
assessed in each of the years 1980 through 1984 and to be collected
in the years 1981 through 1985, the dollar amount of said subsequent
levies to be determined by the amount of funds needed to adequately
provide for emergency medical care and services, limited by RCW
8.52 and not to exceed $ .25 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
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provision of emergency medical care and emergency medical services.
Section 2. The ballot title for the aforesaid proposition
shall be as follows:
PROPOSITION
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - SIX YEAR LEVY
To fund emergency medical services shall a six year
levy on all taxable property within the City be
authorized in the amount of $ 174,600.00 for col-
lection in 1980 with the dollar increases each year
thereafter limited by RCW Chapter 84.55, the rate not
to exceed $ .25 per One Thousand Dollars of the then
current assessed value pursuant to Ordinance No. 2094
of the City of Edmonds.
YES,
for the
Proposition
NO,
against
the Proposition
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to furnish to the Snohomish County Auditor a certified
copy of this Ordinance on or before September 21, 1979.
Section 4. The City Council hereby declares and specifi-
cally finds that this Ordinance is necessary for the public
health, safety and general welfare and that an emergency exists
requiring it to be effective immediately upon passage.
APPROVED:
MAYOR, H. H. HARRISON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, IREN,9 VARNEY MORAN
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY Q�
FILL WITH THE CITY CLt4 September 11, 1979
PASSED BY THE CITY CO CIL: September 11, 1979
POSTED: September 12, 1979PUBLISHDED: September 15, 1979
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 11, 1979
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ORDINANCE
STATE OF WASHINGTON )
) ss:
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH )
IRENE VARNEY MORAN , being first duly sworn
on oath deposes and says that S he is over the age of eighteen
(18) years and is competent to testify as to the matter
stated herein.
On the 12
day of
September
, 1979 , affiant
posted true and correct copies of the attached Ordinance No.
2094, passed by the City Council on the
11
day of
September , 1979 , at the three official posting places
for City notices which are the public bulletin boards at
the following locations:
Edmonds Civic Center
250 Fifth Avenue North
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Edmonds Public Library
Civic Center
250 Fifth Avenue North
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Edmond Branch of the
United States Post Office
201 Main Street
Edmonds, Washington 98020.
DATED this 12 day of September , 1979 .
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this day of
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