Resolution 1201RESOLUTION NO. 1201
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS CITY
COUNCIL REAFFIRMING THE COUNCIL COMMITMENT
TO A NOVEMBER PROPERTY TAX LEVY
Whereas the Edmonds City Council voted 7-0 in October 2008 to create a "Revenue
Work Group" and
Whereas the Council voted 7-0 in December to add a "budget note" to the 2009-2010
City of Edmonds Budget that directed the City to go to a levy vote in November
2009, and
Whereas the Council adopted a Levy Timeline in February after discussion at its retreat
which was affirmed by a 7-0 vote also in February, and
Whereas the 8 groups from the 60-person Citizens Levy Review Committee reported
unanimously on April 21st that the City should move forward with a levy in
November, and
Whereas the Council voted 7-0 to create a Citizens Economic Development
Commission as a long-term strategy to address the revenue shortfalls, but
recognized during Council deliberations on the matter that a levy was still critical
to address short-term revenue problems, and
Whereas the Council voted 7-0 to direct staff to create levy options of a size of $3.75
million dollars, which staff has done, and
Whereas the Council, and particularly the Mayor, have done a good job of educating the
public for almost a year about the budget problems faced by the City of
Edmonds, and that our message has always been clear that the City needs a
levy passed to continue general operations, and
Whereas after 5 unanimous votes and the largest, most open and transparent citizen
levy review process ever conducted by the City of Edmonds, the public trust in
the credibility of City of Edmonds' elected officials will be damaged if Council now
says that such a levy is no longer needed this November,
Now therefore be it resolved that the Council commits to determining the size and scope
of a property tax levy by July 28th in order to be on the ballot for November 2009
for citizen review and approval.
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Passed, approved, and adopted this 23rd day of June, 2009.
MAYOR. OARY HAAKENSON
ATTEST/AUTH ENTI CATED:
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 06/19/2009
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 06/23/2009
RESOLUTION NO. 1201
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