HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes-2022-081BEFORE THE BOARD OF KITTITAS COUNTY
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Resolution Ji-- 0Bl
A Resolution Authorizing Placing the Increase of Real Estate Excise Tax on the November Ballot.
WHEREAS, RCW 82.46.035 provides for an additional real estate excise tax of one quarter of one percent
that a Board of County Commissioner may impose; and
WHEREAS, after due notice, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners met at2:00 p.m. on
September 21,2021to consider the matter; and
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners voted to place the question of raising the real
estate excise tax from the current rate ofhalfofone percent to three quarters ofone percent to a vote ofthe
people on the 2022 general election ballot.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners hereby directs that the
question ofwhether or not to increase the real estate excise tax by one quarter ofone percent tax be placed
before the county voters in the next general election, and hereby approves the following ballot title:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
KITTITAS COI.INTY REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX INCREASE
Should the Board of County Commissioners raise the excise tax on the sale of real property in unincorporated
Kittitas County by one quarter of one percent from the current one quarter of one percent to half of one percent
for the purpose of capital project financing as defined by RCW 82.46.035?
Should this proposition be: Approved I Rejected I
Passed by the
the 5h day
Board of Kittitas County Commissioners meeting in regular session at Ellensburg, Washington
or frDrl I .2022.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Jerald V. Pettit
Kittitas County Auditor- Elections
205 West 5th Ave - Suite 105
Ellensburg, WA 98925
s09-962-7503 Fax 509-962-7687
Web Site- www.co.kittitas.wa.us
Email- electlons@co.kittitas.wa"us
CERTIFICATE OF OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE
NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 8,2022, a special election, in conjunction with the state
general election, will be held for the submission to the qualified electors of Unincorporated Kittitas
County, the following question:
PROPOSITION NO. I
Kittitas County Real Estate Excise Tax Inuease
Should the Board of County Commissioners raise the excise tax on the sale of real property in
unincorporated Kittitas County by one quarter of one percent from the current one quarter of one percent
to half of one percent for the purpose of capital project financing as defined by RCW 82.46.0352
Should this proposition be
Approved
Rejected
Signed this 11th day of April,2022.
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Kittitas County Auditor
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