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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. - G'c;2–001 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COUNTY CODE TO REFLECT THE VOTERS' DECISION TO PERMANENTLY EXTEND THE THREE TENTHS OF 1% CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SALES AND USE TAX Whereas: RCW 82.14.450 authorizes county legislative authorities to adopt a resolution providing for the submission of a proposal to the voters for a sales and use tax at the next primary or general election; and Whereas: Section 3.06.070 of the Kittitas County Code currently states the criminal justice and public safety sales and use tax automatically expires on December 31, 2021, unless further authorized by public vote; and Whereas: The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2019-070, directing a ballot proposition to permanently extend the criminal justice and public safety sales and use tax, be submitted to the voters of Kittitas County at the Primary Election of August 6, 2019; and Whereas: The ballot proposition to permanently extend the criminal justice and public safety sales and use tax was approved by a majority of voters in the Primary Election of August 6, 2019; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, Kittitas County Code Section 3.06.070 shall be amended to reflect the permanent extension of the three tenths of 1% criminal justice and public safety sales and use tax, and shall read, in pertinent part, (additions to this text are shown by underline and deletions by+rte, �;ea; the rest of chapter 3.06 shall remain in full force and effect) as follows: 3.06.070. Effective Data and Expiran Date. This chapter took effect at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2008. T4+s The provisions of this chapter were made permanent by public vote on August 6, 2019, r 2022, unless furtheF ar—r-iRed by pi evete. BE IT ALSO ORDAINED, the Information Technology Department is charged with incorporating and updating the amendment authorized herein on the Kittitas County web page. Page 1 of 2