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ReV6hue C Levy Certification MIKE HOUGARDY
Washington State KITTITAS COUNTY ASSESSOR
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,
Finance Director
(Title)
Jerica Pascoe
(Name)
for City of Ellensburg , do hereby certify to
(District Name)
the Kittitas County legislative authority that the Council
(Name of County) (Commissioners, Council, Board, etc.)
of said district requests that the following levy amounts be collected in 2018 ✓is
as provided in the district's
(Year of Collection)
budget, which was adopted following a public hearing held on 11/06/17
(Date of Public Hearing)
Regular Levy: $3,200,000.00 ✓
(State the total dollar amount to be levied)
Excess Levy; $175,000.00
(State the total dollar amount to be levied)
Refund Levy:
(State the total dollar amount to be levied)
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ORDINANCE NO. 4780
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON, LEVYING PROPERTY TAXES
FOR THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2018, ON ALL PROPERTY IN SAID
CITY WHICH IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PAYING SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO CARRY ON GENERAL
OPERATIONS, RECOGNIZE VOTER APPROVED LEVIES AND
PAY DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS OF SAID CITY AS
REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, Chapter 35A.34 RCW provides the legislative body of any code city the authority by
ordinance to elect to have a two-year fiscal biennium budget in lieu of an annual budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ellensburg has met and adopted its budget for 2017-
2018 biennial budget pursuant to RCW 84.55.120; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120, the City Council of the City of Ellensburg held a public
hearing on November 6, 2017, to consider possible increases in property tax revenue for the calendar year
2018; and
WHEREAS, the City's actual levy amount from previous year was $2,855,873; and
WHEREAS, the population of the city is more than 10,000,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. General Tax Lew for 2018. An increase in the regular property tax levy is hereby
authorized for the levy to be collected in the 2018 tax year. The dollar amount of the increase over the
actual levy amount from previous year shall be $28,559, which is a percentage increase of 1% from
previous year. This increase is exclusive of additional revenue resulting from new construction,
improvements to property, newly constructed wind turbines, solar, biomass, and geothermal facilities, and
any increase in the value of the state assessed property, any annexations that have occurred and refunds
made.
Section 2. Excess Tax Levy for 2018. In addition to the above levies for the ensuing fiscal
year of 2018, there shall be and are hereby levied current taxes of $175,000, the purpose of which is to
retire the outstanding obligation incurred by the City for general obligation bonds that have been issued
after an affirmative vote of the citizens in favor thereof.
Section 3. Maiority Approval. This ordinance was passed by a majority of the entire
Council.
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Section 4. Transmittal to Auditor. A certified copy of this Ordinance shall be transmitted
to the Kittitas County Assessor's Office and to the Clerk of the Kittitas County Commissioners, and such
other governmental agencies as provided by law.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 6. Corrections. Upon the approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the
codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but
not limited to, the correction of scrivener's errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection
numbers and any references thereto.
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 the ordinance or a summary thereof consisting of the title.
The foregoing ordinance was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the
20th day of November, 2017.
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Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
Approved as to form:—
City
or
City Attorney
Publish: November 24th, 2017
I, Coreen M. Reno, City Clerk of said City, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 4780 is
a true and correct copy of said Ordinance of like number of said City as the same was passed by said
Council, and that Ordinance No. 4780 was published as required by law.
C REEN M. RENO, CMC
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