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ORDINANCE NO. 3745
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF ECC
3.20.050 TO COLLECT AND REFLECT PROPERLY THE
COST OF PROVIDING FOR FIRE HYDRANTS, AND FIXING
A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds ( "City ") has both a fire department and water utility,
and provides stormwater service and management functions; and
WHEREAS, providing for fire hydrants is a general governmental function, for which the
City is responsible; and
WHEREAS, tax on public water utility may be used to pay for fire hydrants, as long as
the tax is explicit, properly adopted, and subject to referendum;
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the water utility tax rate referenced above needs
to be changed to more accurately reflect the City's costs associated with carrying out its function
and responsibility of providing for fire hydrants as a central governmental function; NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection H of Edmonds City Code Section 3.20.050,
Occupation Subject to Tax - Amounts. is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.20.050 Occupation Subject to Tax - Amounts.
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H. City Water Utility.
The City of Edmonds, as the seller of water services, shall be
subject to the tax imposed by this chapter. The water utility shall
pay a license tax or fee equal to 18.7 percent on the gross income
from the City's water utility.
Section 2. Effective Date. Section 2 of this ordinance is subject to referendum
as set forth in RCW 35.21.706. Any duly qualified person may file a referendum petition with
the City Clerk within seven (7) days after the passage of this ordinance. In the event that such a
petition is filed, the City Clerk shall, within ten (10) days, confer with the petitioner regarding
the form and style of the petition, secure an accurate, concise, and positive ballot title from the
City Attorney, and assign an identification number to the petition. Thereafter, the petitioner shall
have thirty (30) days within which to gather signatures from not less than fifteen percent (15 %)
of the City's registered voters as of the last municipal general election. In the event that no
referendum petition is filed, this ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days after its passage and
publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title.
APPROV D:
MA OR G Y AAKENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO ORM:
OFFICE OF w5a;4(
BY
W. Scott Snyder
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 06/19/2009
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 06/23/2009
PUBLISHED: 06/28/2009
EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/06/2009*
ORDINANCE NO. 3745
*See attached letter.
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3745
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 23rd day of June, 2009, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3745. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of
the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
THE PROVISIONS OF ECC 3.20.050 TO COLLECT AND REFLECT PROPERLY
THE COST OF PROVIDING FOR FIRE HYDRANTS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN
THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 24th day of June, 2009.
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3745
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On the 23rd day of June, 2009, the City Council of the City of
Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 3745. A summary of the content
of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF ECC 3.20.050 TO COLLECT
AND REFLECT PROPERLY THE COST OF PROVIDING FOR
FIRE HYDRANTS, -AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 24th day of June, 2009.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
Published: June 28, 2009.
RECEI , ED
IJUL 0 2 2009
EDMNDS CITY CLERK
Affidavit of Publication
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The undersigned, being first duly swom 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. 3745
Amending the Provisions of ECC 3.20.050
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_
June 28, 2009
and that said newspaper was
Subscribed and swom to before me this
day of June, 201
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August 20, 2009
CITY OF EDMONDS GARY HAAKENSON
MAYOR
121 5TH AVENUE NORTH • EDMONDS. WA 98020 • (425) 775 -2525
CITY CLERK
Lorenzo Hines
Interim Finance Director
City of Edmonds
121 5th Avenue North
Edmonds, WA 98020
RE: Effective Date of Ordinance 3745
Dear Mr. Hines:
I am notifying you as City Clerk that Ordinance No. 3745 became effective on August 9, 2009.
As you may be aware, a referendum petition was filed with me as City Clerk on June 30, 2009.
In accordance with RCW 35.21.706 the ordinance's effective date was suspended for a period of
thirty (30) days in order to provide the petitioner an opportunity to gather signatures. The 30 -day
period began on July 9, 2009 and expired on August 8, 2009. Signatures have not been filed
with my office and accordingly, I am informing you that Ordinance 3745 has now become
effective.
Very truly yours,
�f,„eE„eL - el.,
Sandra S. Chase, CMC
City Clerk
cc: Mayor Haakenson
Scott Snyder, City Attorney
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