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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;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners will extend the
imposition of its credit of .09% against the State’s sales and use tax to July 30, 2032, so that
Kittitas County can continue to fund local economic development projects;
BE IT ALSO ORDAINED, Kittitas County Code Section 3.05.060 shall be amended to reflect this
extension, and shall read, in pertinent part, (additions to this text are shown by underline and
deletions by strikeout; the rest of chapter 3.05 shall remain in full force and effect) as follows:
3.05.060. Effective Date and Expiration Date. The tax imposed by KCC 3.05.010 shall
take effect August 1, 2007 and shall expire June 30, 2023 July 30, 2032.
BE IT ALSO ORDAINED, the Information Technology Department is charged with incorporating
and updating the amendment authorized herein on the Kittitas County web page.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is charged with correcting any
scrivener’s errors arising out of the amendment process. No further authorization will be needed
from the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to effe ct
correction of scrivener’s errors relating to this Ordinance.
ADOPTED this ______ day of ______________, 2020, at Ellensburg, Washington.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Brett Wachsmith, Chair
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Laura Osiadacz, Vice-Chair
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Cory Wright, Commissioner
ATTEST
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Clerk of the Board