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~ Contract Number 4216
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~Vendor Name SEATTLE, CITY OF - TAX & LICENSING DEPT
+Subject TAX REVENUE AUDIT - BURLINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL
tDepartment ADMIN SERVICES
~Status Code GOV
+ Amount $25000.00
Begin Date 10/11/2001
Insurance End Date 06/30/2004
+ Type Amount Review Date 02/15/2006
Insurance Total $0.00
Insurance Review Date
+
~ Comments VAULT 01/01/2006
+
AGREEMENT FOR SHARING INFORMATION
Between
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
CITY OF BREMERTON
This agreement is effective this,~lay o~tween the City of Bremerton,
whose mailing address is 239 4th Street, Bremerton, Washington 98337, and the City of
Seattle, whose mailing address is 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4200, Seattle, Washington
98104-5020.
WHEREAS, Burlington Environmental, Inc. ("Taxpayer") is doing business in
both the City of Bremerton and the City of Seattle;
WHEREAS, both the City of Bremerton and the City of Seattle have enacted
business and occupation tax ordinances governing the taxation of business in their
respective jurisdictions;
WHEREAS, by letter agreement dated October 11,2001, the City of Seattle has
agreed to audit Taxpayer on behalf of the City of Bremerton for the period January 1,
1997 through September 30, 2001;
WHEREAS, the City of Seattle will audit Taxpayer for the same period;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to conduct a combined audit of Taxpayer in order
to conserve time and resources for both the Taxpayer and the taxing authorities;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows.
1. In conducting the audit of Taxpayer for the period January 1, 1997 through
September 30, 2001, (the "Audit") the City of Seattle shall act for itself as well as for
the City of Bremerton.
2. The parties will share with one another information pertinent to the Audit.
3. Information may be shared in written form, telephonically, by electronic media,
including computer terminal, disk or e-mail, or in any other manner.
4. Both parties enter into this agreement with the understanding that any shared
information is subject to the provisions of RCW 42.19.260, RCW 42.17.310(c), RCW
82.32.330, BMC 5.02.270, and SMC 5.44.200.
5. Agents, employees, officers, or any other person associated with either party
acquiring knowledge of such information shall be subject to the provisions of this
agreement.
6. The parties shall not share any information obtained pursuant to this agreement with
any person not authorized to receive such information.
7. Each party shall take all reasonable means necessary to restrict access to information
to those persons designated by the respective parties to receive such information.
8. In the event of an inadvertent disclosure of confidential information to persons not
authorized to receive it, the party responsible for such disclosure shall inform the
other party.
9. For the purposes of this agreement "information" means: (a) Taxpayer's identity, (b)
the deductions, exemptions, credit, assets, liabilities, net worth, tax liability
deficiencies, over assessments, or tax payments whether taken from the Taxpayer's
books and records or any other source, (c) whether the Taxpayer's returns were, are
being, or will be examined or subject to other investigation or processing, (d) a part of
a written determination that is not designated as a precedent and disclosed or a
background file document relating to a written determination, and (e) other data
received by, recorded by, prepared by, furnished to, or collected by the City of
Bremerton or the City of Seattle with respect to the determination of the existence, or
possible existence, of Taxpayer's liability for tax, penalty, interest, fine, forfeiture, or
other imposition or offense, or the amount thereof, under the laws of the City of
Bremerton or the City of Seattle.
10. The parties may modify this agreement at any time only by mutual written agreement
which shall be signed and appended to this document.
11. This agreement will continue in force and effect until revoked by written agreement
of the parties.
Kathy McCluskey Dwigh~'D. Dively
Director of Administrative Services Director of Finance
Date: [o / ~}D I Date:
Approved as to form: Approved as to form:
~ t~m C~. ~J~t0o~ff~ot
City of Bremerton Assistant City Attorney
~c t~t~ ~e~oo~, @ s City of Seattle
LYNN S. HORTON, Mayor
239 4th Street * Bremerton, Washington 98337 * [360) 478-5266 * FAX (360) 478-5883
October 11, 2001
Dwight D. Dively, Director
Dep~ tment of Finance
City of Seattle
700 5th Avenue, Suite 4250
Seattle, Washington 98104
Dear Mr. Direly:
Letter of Agreement
This letter is to confirm agreement between the City of Bremerton and the City of Seattle
whereby the City of Seattle Department of Finance will conduct a gross receipt tax audit of
Burlington Environmental, Inc. for the period from January 1, 1997 to September 30, 2001. The
audit will consist of obtaining and verifying the validity of the gross receipts received by
Burlington Environmental, Inc. from contract work conducted within the City of Bremerton.
The City of Seattle will perform this audit as a designated agent for the City of Bremerton.
It is further agreed that the City of Bremerton will pay the City of Seattle $150 per hour for
auditor services including field work, audit schedule and findings preparation and future time
devoted to testifying in court proceedings if the need arises. Audit services cannot exceed
$25,000 without further Bremerton City Council review.
It is further acknowledged that the above services are all that the City of Seattle has agreed to
provide to the City of Bremerton.
CITY OF BREMERTON CITY OF SEATTLE
r DI/ffIGHT D. DIVELY, Director
Department of Finance
cc: L. Paul Alvestad
* Equal Opporlunily Employer *