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Home My WebLink About4876 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bremerton, Washington relating to the levying taxes and establishing the mount to be raised in 2004 on the assessed valuation of property within the City. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton attests that the City of Bremerton population is approximately 38,730; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton has properly given notice of the public heating held on October 29 and November 12, 2003, to consider the City's revenue sources for the City's General Fund budget; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton, after heating and duly considering all relevant evidence and testimony presented, has determined that the City of Bremerton requires an increase in property tax revenue fi.om the previous year, in addition to that resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of state-assessed property and all allowable levies in order to discharge the expected expenses and obligations of the City; WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council has determined that the levy amount will be based on the 2003 levy rate; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That an increase in the regular property tax levy, in addition to the increase resulting fi.om the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of state-assessed property, is hereby authorized to levy property taxes to be collected in 2004 in the amount of $5,195,000 which includes an increase of $50,572 representing a percentage increase of 1.0% fi.om the previous year. SECTION2. That the EMS property tax levy as approved by the voters, in addition to the increase resulting fi.om the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of state~assessed property, is hereby anthor/zed for the property taxes to be collected in 2004 in the amount of $862,000 based on the EMS levy rate of $.50 per $1,000 assessed valuation. 1 2004 Taxes SECTION3. That a property tax levy for debt redemption of the 2002 UTGO Public Safety Bonds and 1997 UTGO Fire Refunded Bonds, as previously authorized by the voters, is hereby authorized to levy property taxes to be collected in 2004 at a rate sufficient to provide $1,053,339 needed to meet debt service obligations in 2004. SECTION4. Severabilit¢ If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten (10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. APPROVED by the City Council the.~t.s~g':~(.>_- day of ~l~_,~p_~,g.~{.2~, 2003 PASSED by the City Council the~L~d.~_~ day of ~.,~em~~, 2003 CAROL ARENDS, Council President Approved this q_+5 day of 1'40 ~ ~ Aq~g: P-- C~Y B~ZE~ayor ~ PUBLISHED the~day of ~r0~~ j ~ ,2003 EFFECTIVE the _e,7~_day of ~4t-~, ~,~_-s~,~ ,2003 ORDINANCE NO. 4g~o ~ t R:\LEGAL\OrdinancesXFinanceX2004 Taxes.ord,doc 2 2004 Taxes AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION County of Kitsap, State of Washington No. 100083343 I, Valerie Zoller, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: That she is now, and at all times embraced in the publication herein mentioned was the principal clerk of the printers and publishers of THE SUN; that said newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court of the County of Kitsap, in which County it is published and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, and is now and during all of said time, was printed in an office maintained in the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper; that the following is a tree text of a legal advertisement as it was published in regular issues (and not in supplement form) of said newspaper on the following dates, to wit: November 22, 2003 and that such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period. That the full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of $97.27 amount has not been paid in full. ?,,, ~ ... ....'-' ¢ (Signature of Principal Clerk) Subs il dra 6 r 5, fo e me this day of November 25, 2003 Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Kitsap County. ORDINANCE NO. 4876' AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bremerton, Washington relating to the levying taxes and establishing the amount to be raised in 2004 on the assessed valuation of property within the City.- THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: - Section 1. That an increase in the regular property tax levy, in addition to the increase resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to property any any increase in the value of state-assessed property, is hereby authorized to levy property taxes to be collected in 2004 in the amount of $5,195,000 which includes an increase of $50,572 representing a percentage increase of 1.0% from the pervious year.- SECTION 2. That the EMS property tax levy as approved by the voters, in addition to the increase resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of state-assessed property, is hereby authorized for the property taxes to be collected in 2004 in the amount of $862,000 based on the EMS levy rate of $.50 per $1,000 assessed valuation.- SECTION 3. That a property tax levy for debt redemption of the 2002 lYrGO Public Safety Bonds and 1997 UTCJO Fire Refunded Bonds, as previously authorized by the voters, is hereby authorized to levy property taxes too be collected in 2004 at a rate sufficient to provide $1,053,339 needed to meet debt service obligations in 2004.-