HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2018 Budget processKITTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO. ______
IN THE MATTER OF SETTING DATES
FOR THE 2018 BUDGET HEARINGS IN KITTITAS COUNTY
WHEREAS, R.C.W. 36.40.010; R.C.W. 36.40.030; R.C.W. 36.40.040; R.C.W. 36.40.050;
R.C.W. 36.40.060; R.C.W. 36.40.070 and R.C.W. 36.40.071 provides for establishing dates for the
budget process and hearings; and,
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Commissioners on June 20th, 2017, elected to establish a
budget hearing for December 4th, 2017 at 2:00 pm.
NOW, THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED that the following alternate dates are
established:
1. Not later than July 19st, 2017, the County Auditor shall notify each county official in
writing requesting a detailed and itemized estimate both of the probable revenues from sources other
than taxation, and of all expenditures required by such office for the ensuing year. The budget forms
to be completed will be supplied at this time and are to be used exclusively;
2. Each department shall submit an estimated budget to the Auditor no later than August
25th, 2017. The Kittitas County Event Center shall submit an estimated budget to the Auditor no
later than September 12th, 2017. There upon the County Auditor shall prepare the county budget,
which sets forth the complete financial program of the county for the ensuing calendar year showing
the expected program of revenue by which it is to be financed;
Each such official shall file their estimates within the time and in the manner provided in the
notice and form and the auditor may deduct and withhold as a penalty from the salary of each
official failing or refusing to file such estimates as herein provided, the sum of fifty dollars for each
day of delay: Provided that the total penalty against any one official shall not exceed two hundred
fifty dollars in any one year.
3. The preliminary budget prepared by the Auditor shall be submitted to the Board on or
before September 29th, 2017. The Board shall then review the preliminary budget in detail with the
County Auditor and/or Budget & Finance Manager and shall make any revisions and additions it
deems advisable;
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4. Commencing October 2nd, 2017 through October 31st, 2017, if deemed necessary by
the Board, they will request Elected Officials and/or department heads be available to discuss
individual budget requests.
5. The preliminary budget will be returned to the Auditor on or before October 31st, 2017,
for presentation in final form.
6. Per R.C.W. 84.52.020, It shall be the duty of the city council or other governing body of
every city, other than a city having a population of three hundred thousand or more, the board of
directors of school districts of the first class, the superintendent of each educational service district
for each constituent second-class school district, commissioners of port districts, commissioners of
metropolitan park districts, and of all officials or boards of taxing districts within or coextensive
with any county required by law to certify to the county legislative authority, for the purpose of
levying district taxes, budgets or estimates of the amounts to be raised by taxation on the assessed
valuation of the property in the city or district, through their chair and clerk, or secretary, to make
and file such certified budget or estimates with the clerk of the county legislative authority on or
before the thirtieth day of November.
7. Per R.C.W. 84.52.070, It shall be the duty of the county legislative authority of each
county, on or before the thirtieth day of November in each year, to certify to the county assessor of
the county the amount of taxes levied upon the property in the county for county purposes, and the
respective amounts of taxes levied by the board for each taxing district, within or coextensive with
the county, for district purposes, and it shall be the duty of the council of each city having a
population of three hundred thousand or more, and of the council of each town, and of all officials or
boards of taxing districts within or coextensive with the county, authorized by law to levy taxes
directly and not through the county legislative authority, on or before the thirtieth day of November
in each year, to certify to the county assessor of the county the amount of taxes levied upon the
property within the city, town, or district for city, town, or district purposes. If a levy amount is not
certified to the county assessor by the thirtieth day of November, the county assessor shall use no
more than the certified levy amount for the previous year for the taxing district: PROVIDED, That
this shall not apply to the state levy or when the assessor has not certified assessed values as required
by RCW 84.48.130 at least twelve working days prior to November 30th.
8. November 17th, 2017- first publication of county budget hearings;
9. December 1st, 2017 - second publication of county budget hearings.
10. The public hearing to adopt the county budget will commence on December 4th, 2017,
at 2:00 p.m., and if necessary will continue through December 8th, 2017;
The annual 2018 budget will be adopted no later than December 8th, 2017.
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DATED this 20th day of June, 2017.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Chairman
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Vice Chairman
ATTEST:
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Commissioner
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Clerk of the Board / Deputy Clerk of the Board
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