HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Adopting UIC Rate for 2026BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO. 2026-____
TO ADOPT THE 2026 INTERNAL RATE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
WHEREAS:all local governments may elect to contribute via Tax Basis or In-lieu contribution basis regarding Unemployment Compensation per RCW 50.44.030; and
WHEREAS:Kittitas County has selected Option 2, In-lieu contribution basis; and
WHEREAS:the State Auditor prescribes the accounting for In-lieu contributions. Kittitas County elected to create an internal service fund per RCW 50.44.060.
WHEREAS:The amount of these contributions is estimated based on projected future claims and a desired operating fund balance of one year’s worth of expenses.
WHEREAS:the previous adopted rate was .000% (zero percent) NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts the rate of 0.11% (eleven hundredths of one percent)of gross wages, excluding elected officials, to be charged to all departments and funds for wages effective January 1, 2026.
ADOPTED this _________day of ______________, 2026BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSKITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON______________________________________Chairman______________________________________Vice-Chairman______________________________________Commissioner
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Clerk of the Board