7-28-20 Ordinance for Extension of Local Control Over Distressed County Sales and Use Tax

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Page 1 of 2 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. ______________ AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING LOCAL CONTROL OVER RURAL COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX FUNDS Whereas: In 1998, Kittitas County approved Resolution No. 98-45, which allowed Kittitas County, pursuant to RCW 82.14.370, to take a credit of .08% against the State’s portion of the sales and use tax, to finance local public facility projects in rural counties that serve economic development purposes and/or finance local personnel in economic development offices, for a period of 25 years-expiring June 30, 2023; Whereas: Kittitas County’s credit did not impose a new tax, but instead shifted control over a portion of the sales and use tax imposed by the State, from the State to Kittitas County; Whereas: Substitute House Bill 1751, Chapter 511, Laws of 2009 amended RCW 82.14.370(4) to reset the start of the 25-year period during which rural counties may take a credit, to the date the county increased its credit from .08% to .09%; Whereas: On July 30, 2007, Kittitas County adopted Ordinance No. 2007-23, which increased Kittitas County’s credit from .08% to .09%; Whereas: Because of the amendment to RCW 82.14.370(4), Kittitas County is authorized to extend the period in which it receives this credit, from June 30, 2023 to July 30, 2032; Whereas: Extending the duration of Kittitas County’s credit is not a new tax, nor is it extending a tax; Whereas: If Kittitas County does not extend the duration of its credit, this would not r esult in a decrease in the total tax rate, but would instead mean the State would control all future sales and use tax revenue; Whereas: Kittitas County uses its credit to fund local projects that benefit Kittitas County by encouraging further economic development of Kittitas County;