HomeMy WebLinkAbout4074 AN ORDINANCE for the City of Bremerton imposing a
regular property tax levy for each of the years 1987
through 1992 in the amount of $250,000.00 to be levied
in 1986 and collected in 1987, with subsequent annual
increases in the dollar amount to be limited by RCW
84.52; each levy shall not exceed the rate of $0.25
per $1,000.00 of the then currently assessed value of
all property within the City pursuant to authority
granted by RCW 84.52.069; the revenues of said levies
to be used for the provisions of emergency medical
care and emergency medical services, all subject to
the approval by the qualified electors of the City;
and providing for the submission of the proposition
of said six (6) year levy for emergency medical care
and services to the qualified voters of the City at
a special election to be held on November 4, 1986,
in conjunction with the general primary election to
be held on the same date.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature, by virtue of RCW
84.52.069, has authorized cities to impose an additional property
tax levy of up to $0.25 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation to
provide emergency medical care and emergency medical services in
each year for six (6) consecutive years; and
WHEREAS, assuring a constant source of funds to provide such
emergency medical care and services will ensure continuous
provision of emergency medical care and services and thus be in
the best interest of the public health, safety, and general
welfare; and
WHEREAS, the level of funding needed to adequately provide
emergency medical care and services to the citizens of the City
of Bremerton for each of the six (6) consecutive years 1987
through 1992 cannot be precisely determined due to the changing
economic needs and demands of the City and the County; and
WHEREAS, the assessed valuation of all property within the
City of 1986 has not yet been certified to the City by the Kitsap
County Assessor, and it is impossible to precisely project
figures for assessed valuation for future years; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton to seek voter approval for a levy in the amount of
$250,000.00 for the year 1986 to be collected in 1987 and of a
levy for each of the years 1987 through 1992 to be collected in
the year followiin9 each of said years, the dollar increases of
the levies subsequent to 1986 to be governed by the need for
funds to provide emergency medical care and services, limited by
RCW 84.52 and not to exceed the rate of $0.25 per $1,000.00 of
the then current assessed value of all property within the City.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN:
SECTION 1: It is hereby found and declared that an
emergency exists requiring the calling of a special election and
the Auditor of Kitsap County as ex officio supervisor of
elections for such County is hereby requested to find and declare
the existence of such an emergency. The Kitsap County Auditor is
hereby requested to call and conduct a special election in the
City of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the manner
provided by law to be held therein on November 4, 1986, in
conjunction with the general election to be held on the same day
and at those hours established by statute for the purposes of
submitting to the qualified electors of the City for their
approval or rejection the question of whether or not a tax levy
shall be made each year for six (6) consecutive years commencing
in 1986 with the amount of $250,000.00 to be collected in 1987
and to be assessed in each of the years 1987 through 1991 and to
be collected in the years 1987 through 1992, the dollar amount of
said subsequent levies to be determined by the amount of funds
needed to adequately provide for emergency medical care and
services, limited by RCW 84.52 and not to exceed $0.25 per
$1,000.00) of the then current assessed valuation of all property
in the City subject to taxation, said levies to be in addition to
the regular tax levy provided by law for cities without the vote
of the electors, the proceeds thereof to be used to pay the costs
of furnishing emergency medical care and emergency medical
services, including related personnel costs, training for such
personnel, and related equipment, supplies, vehicles, and
structures needed for the provision of emergency medical care and
emergency medical services.
SECTION 2: The ballot title for the aforesaid proposition
shall be as follows:
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PROPOSITION NO. 1
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TAX- SIX YEAR LEVY
To continue funding of emergency medical services,
shall the City of Bremerton be authorized to impose
regular property tax levies of $0.25 (25¢) or less
per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) of assessed
valuation for each of six (6) consecutive years.
YE S: NO:
SECTION 3: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to furnish to the Kitsap County Auditor a certified copy of this
Ordinance on or before September 18, 1986.
PASSED and approved by the City Council of the C%ty of
Bremerton on an emergency basis this ~ day of
1986.
GENE LOBE, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, Clerk