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Home My WebLink About2014-01' i i • 1 � 1# RESOLUTION OF OF ARLINGTON, PROVIDING i' THE SUBMISSIONOF PROPOSITION i THE QUALIFYING VOTERS OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AT THE APRIL 2014 ■ ♦ i it THEIR RATIFICATION OR REJECTION, PROVIDING it AUTHORITY PERMANENT INCREASE REGULAR PROPERTYTAX LEVY OF i THE r, OF ill OF r VALUE, WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF FACTORLIMIT ESTABLISHED IN RCW 84.55.005 AND, 1 1 SETTING FORTH BALLOT PROPOSITION; DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO CERTIFY TO THE COUNTYAUDITOR CERTIFIED COPYOF • AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO WHEILCEAS, the City of Arlington is an optional municipal code City, located in Snohomish County,• • duly organized • existing pursuant to the laws of State of Washington; and WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has historically maintained one of the lowest property tax levels in Snohomish • and WHEREAS, over the ;'. (codified in RCW 11 1 1 `•' the increase in property tax revenues to the City to a rate that has been than the actual rate of . • for • of providing • the citizens of the City, causing an ongoing budget •- and WHEREAS, the current economic decline has required the City to freeze hiring and to reduce or eliminate nineteen staff positions and reduce almost $2 million dollars in payroll annually over the past four years, to implement required furlough days for remaining non - represented employees, to eliminate cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for non -represented try to balance the budget; and • • • • �; •- -• 111111CMIL17 SMUC it, Wit. fecolliffic•' I Ion ap I a I I r-Myr-M RMA I 1 #8 6) LOJ r-1,11-145a no d I ol I vag-411 I I I I I I I 1_12 90 WAIJ INW; I IRE 11 M r-NN-1 Of F_-J I I EM IL-710 It KW ML, I I R WHEREAS, without additional revenues, the City will be required to substantially reduce basic services to the citizens of the City, including services related to public safety, parks and *ther community services; and 1 2 1 - I - 11;11p�111 WHEREAS, the City Council desires to offset the ongoing loss of revenues resulting or reject a proposition under RCW 84.55.050(l) to authorize the City Council to levy the City regular property tax in an amount that exceeds the limit factor that would otherwise be prescribed by RCW 84.5 5. 010; and I WHEREAS, the proceeds of the increase in the regular property tax on real property that would be authorized by the ballot proposition requested below will provide funding for the continuation of basic services provided by the City to its citizens; Tiff Off, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Pursuant to RCW 84.55.050(l) and RCW 29A.04.330, an election is hereby requested to be called, conducted and held within the City of Arlington on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City, for their ratification or rejection, a proposition approving a permanent increase in the City's regular property tax levy exceeding the limit factor provided in RCW 84.55.005 - .0101, as more specifically described in Section 2 below. Section 2. The proposition would authorize the City to levy the regular property tax at a rate of $1.95 5 per $ 1,000 of assessed value on property in the City for collection in the year 2015, and use the 2015 levy rate to recalculate subsequent levy limits thereafter. Section 3. The proposition to be submitted to the electorate of the City shall read substantially as follows: CITY OF ARLINGTON PROPOSITION PERMANENT LEVY LID LIFT FOR THE RETENTION OF BASIC PUBLIC SAFETY AND OTHER SERVICES The City Council of the City ofArlington adopted Resolution No. 2014-001 concerning voter 7.pproval of its regular property tax levy. 2 (27-586 SJP/pb) To retain essential city services including police, fire, parks, playgrounds, economic development, and maintenance and operation of city facilities, this proposition would �O )i UtermanentIvA increase the ar icro- 11ax per $1,000 assessed value for collection in 2015 (a 580 increase), and ,'2'L,, authorize use of the 2015 leyVA amount as the base for comicuti levies in succeedi -pe all as set forth in Resolution 2014-001. 1�11 A / •f � YES: NO: Section 4. The Mayor and City Attorney are authorized to make such minor adjustments to the wording of such proposition as may be recommended by the Snohomish County Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division, as long as the intent of the proposition remains clear and consistent with the intent of this Resolution as approved by the City Council. 11 1 Section 6. In the event the proposition specified in Section 3 above is approved, the City Council shall levy and there shall be collected a regular tax on real property in the City at the rate of $1.955 per $1,000 assessed valuation for collection in 2015. 11111111111 11 i !� 11 1 1 i tliiii lm;� 1111111111 1117111 111 i� LIF QU11 U1119- U11111ILLUL on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, and submit to the qualified electors of the City the proposition set forth herein, Section 8. The Snohomish County Auditor Elections and Voter Registration Division shall cause a notice of election substantially in the form attached as Exhibit "A" referred to herein, to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. Suc publication shall take place not more than ten days or less than three days prior to April 22, 2011 Section 9. The Snohomish County Auditor Elections and Voter Registration Division, as the City's ex officio Supervisor of Elections shall conduct the election, canvas the vote and certify the results in the manner provided by law. Section 10. This resolution shall take effect five days after publication and posting as required by law. arl 11111111 �ililill :iiiii�ililill 11111111 ;0 1 1 go Lei KWW11 I (27-586 SJP/pb) PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THEOM DAYOFTdONOT �,` 2014, BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OFT CITY COUNCIL. Barb Tolbert, Mayor FAV r� 0(Ak Kris' 1 Banfield, City C ic i-k APPROVED AS TO FORM. Stev'c Pcifilej7i N� N�-(l roc y 4 (27-586 SJP/pb) CITY OF ARLINGTON PROPOSITION NO. 1 IDMIUM WE Un LWITA use WMA11011 SK91 I No I a 114611 a CAVA E-91 W� 7777M77-7-37 approval of its regular property tax levy, To retain essential city services including police, fire, parks, playgrounds, economic development, and maintenance and operation of city facilities, this proposition would (1) permanently increase the regular property tax levy above the limit factor, to a rate of $1.955 per $1,000 assessed value for collection in 2015 (a 580 increase), and (2) authorize use of the 2015 levy amount as the base for computing levies in succeeding years; all as set forth in Resolution 2014-001. YES NO: (27-586 SJP/pb) I, Kristin Banfield, City Clerk of the City of Arlington, Washington (the "City"), do hereby certify that the attached is a full, true and correct copy City of Arlington Resolution No. 2014-001, passed by the Arlington City Council at their regular meeting on February 3, 2014. _