Ordinance 4163ORDINANCE NO.4163
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY
BY REDUCING THE REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY TO
100% OF THE CURRENT LEVY LIMIT, THEREBY LEVYING
AN ESTIMATED REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY OF
$10,539,209, PRESERVING FUTURE LEVY CAPACITY 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 19, 2019, to consider the City's current expense budget
for 2020, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in the course of considering the budget for 2020 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
$10,446,823 for regular property levy, 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 keep the
regular property levy at the prior year level; and
WHEREAS, the population of this district is greater than 10,000, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to protect the City's future levy capacity
pursuant to RCW 84.55.092; 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 2020
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 2019 regular property tax levy for collection
in 2020 is the amount levied in 2018 for collection in 2019, plus an increase of $0 which is a
percentage increase of 0%, 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 $10,539,209.
Section 3. The levy contained in sections 2 is subject to amendment upon receipt
of 2019 assessed valuation from Snohomish County.
Section 4. The City's unused general property tax levy capacity for the year 2020,
at the lesser of 101% or 100% plus inflation as provided by RCW 84.5 5.005 (2)(c), is reserved for
future levy as provided by RCW 84.55.092.
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.
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
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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.
MAYOR, DAVID O. EARLING
ATTEST/AUTH ICATED:
61-Tf CLERK, SCOW PASSEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, JEFFREY TARADAY
BY
CITY ATTORNEY, JEFFREY TARADAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.
November 15, 2019
November 19, 2019
November 22, 2019
November 27, 2019
4163
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.4163
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 19th day of November, 2019, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 4163. 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 REDUCING THE REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY TO 100%
OF THE CURRENT LEVY LIMIT, THEREBY LEVYING AN ESTIMATED REGULAR
PROPERTY TAX LEVY OF $10,539,209, PRESERVING FUTURE LEVY CAPACITY AND
FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE, AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 19th day of November, 2019.
CI ERK, SCO SEY
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Exhibit A — Levy Certification
DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE
WASHINGTON STATE
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, I, 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 2020 as provided in the district's budget,
which was adopted following a public hearing on November 19, 2019.
Regular Levy: $10,539,209
Signature Date
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AN ORDINANC I OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTOH, PROV10lNG FOR THE ANNUAL, TAX LEVY
BY REQUCING THE REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY TO
100%OF THE CURRENT LEVY LIMIT THEREOV LEVYING
AN ESTIMATED REOUTAR PROPE RTY TAX LEVY OF
$10.539209 PRESERVING FUTURE LEVY CAPACITY AND
FIXING A r I E WHEN THE SAME SWILL BECOME
EFFECTIVE, AND FIX ENO A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
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AN ORDINANCE' OF EDMONDS.
WASH INGTON, PROVED INO FOR THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY
BY INCREASING THE EMS PROPERTY TAX LEVY BY THE
CURRENT 101% LEVY LIMIT, TNEREBY LEVYING AN
ESTIMATED EMS LEVY OF 14,120286. AND FIXWO A
TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFE01 IV$
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GATED IhL%2001 day at November. 2019
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
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