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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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IN THE MATTER OF SETTING DATES
FOR THE 2017 BUDGET HEARINGS IN KITTITAS COUNTY
WHEREAS, RC.W. 36.40.010; RC.W. 36.40.030; RC.W. 36.40.040; RC.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 July 5th, 2016, elected to establish a
budget hearing for December 5t
\ 2016 at 2:00 pm.
NOW, THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED that the following alternate dates are
established:
1. Not later than July 19 st, 2016, the County Auditor shall notify each county official in
writing requesting a detailed and itemized estimate both ofthe 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
23 tb ,2016. The Kittitas County Event Center shall submit an estimated budget to the Auditor no
later than September 12 tb , 2016. 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 {i 'om the sal ruy of each offic ial
failing or r efusing to fi le such estimates as h rein pr ov ided. t he sum offifty do llars for eacnciay of
de lay : Provide d that the total penal ty against allY one official shall no t exceed two htmd red fifty
doll al's :in any oue year.
3. The preliminary budget prepared by the Auditor shall be submitted to the Board on or
before September 30 tb , 2015. The Board shall then review the preliminary budget in detail with the
County Auditor andlor Budget & Finance Manager and shall make any revisions and additions it
deems advisable;
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4. Commencing October 1st
, 2016 through October 28 th , 2016, 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 31 st, 2016,
for presentation in final form.
6. Per R.C.W. 84.52.020, It shall be the duty ofthe city councilor 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 oftaxing 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
ofthe 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 oftaxes 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
buatds 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 25 th
, 2016-first publication of county budget hearings;
9. December 2 nd , 2016 -second publication of county budget hearings.
10. The public hearing to adopt the county budget will commence on December 5th , 2016, at
2:00 p.m., and if necessary will continue through December 9th , 2016;
The annual 2017 budget will be adopted no later than December 9t h, 2016 .
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DATED this 5th day of July, 2016.
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