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KITTITAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION NO. JCI 0 1 Cir'19l A Resolution Approving A Ballot Measure Establishing A Regular Levy For The Operations And Maintenance Of The Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District WHEREAS, a notice was published that the Commissioners of said county would meet on the 7t" day of August 2012, at the Kittitas County Courthouse for the purpose of making and adopting a budget Fund 107 — Flood Control Fund and giving taxpayers within the limits of said County an opportunity to be heard upon said budget; and WHEREAS, the said proposed budget does not exceed the lawful limit of taxation allowed by law to be levied on the property within the County of Kittitas for the purposes set forth in said budget, and the estimated revenues and expenditures set forth in said budget being all necessary to carry on the government of Kittitas County for 2013 and being sufficient to meet the various needs of said County during said period, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners did meet at said time and place, and approved said budget with an estimate of the amount of the moneys required to meet the public expenses of the Flood Control Fund for the fiscal year January 1s` through December 31St 2013, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners directed that the authorization to levy taxes on behalf of the Flood Control Zone District be put before a vote of the people. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the ballot measure, Proposition #1 shall be added to the November 6, 2012 General Election ballot and shall read: Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District Resolution 2012-081 formed a countywide Flood Control Zone District that is responsible for carrying out activities related to flood fighting, recovery, and mitigation. The FCZD will work to lower the flood risk to public and private infrastructure through proactive floodplain management by working to prevent the creation of new flooding problems and ensuring that the existing flood protection systems are property maintained. The FCZD will work to enhance the understanding of floodplain and river systems, through sound engineering, to provide direction on the best use of County resources and identified partnerships. This proposition authorizes the District to collect a regular property levy of $0.07 per $1000 of assessed value for a period of 7 years.