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ORDINANCE NO.
49B7
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, establishing the amount to be collected in
2007 by taxation on the assessed valuation of taxable. property
within the City limits of Bremerton and setting the property levy
rate.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton attest that the population
of the City of Bremerton for2006 is 35,910; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton has properly given notice
of the public hearing held on November 15, 2006, to consider the City's revenue sources for the
City's General Fund budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of Bremerton after hearing and duly
considering all relevant evidence and testimony presented, has determined that the City of
Bremerton requires a regular levy and EMS levy in the maximum amounts allowable, which
includes an increase in property tax revenue from the previous year, and amounts 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, and amounts authorized by law as a result of any
annexations that have occurred and refunds made, in order to discharge the expected expenses
and obligations ofthe City and in its best interest; 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 is hereby.
authorized for the 20071evy in the amount of$54,173, which is a percentage increase of 1.0%
from the previous year. This increase is exclusive of additional revenue resulting from the
addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value or state
assessed property, and any additional amounts resulting from any annexations that have occurred
and refunds made.
. SECTION 2. That an increase in the EMS 'property tax 1evyis hereby authorized
for the 2007 levy in the amount of $8,970, which is a percentage increase of 1.0% from the
previous year. This increase is exclusive of additional revenue resulting from the addition of
new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value or state assessed
property, and any additional amounts resulting from any annexations that have occurred and
refunds made.
SECTION 3. That a property tax levy for debt redemption of the 2002 Public
Safety UTGO Bonds, as previously authorized by the voters, is hereby authorized to levy
property taxes to be collected in 2007 at a rate sufficient to provide $900,331 needed to meet
debt service obligations in 2007.
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SECTION 4. That a property tax levy for debt redemption of the 1997 UTGO
Fire Refunded Bonds, as previously authorized by the voters, is hereby authorized to levy
property taxes to be collected in 2007 at a rate sufficient to provide $150,085 needed to meet
debt service obligations previously paid, however, due to failure ofthe Kitsap County Assessor
office to levy these funds in 2005 as previously requested, a levy in 2007 is now needed to
correct the error.
SECTION 5. Severabilitv. If anyone 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.
Approved this /~ day of
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CARY BO:g~MAN, Mayor
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PAULA 1 STON, City Clerk R GER A. LUBOVICH, City Attorney
. PUBLISHED the. / 7~ day of -1l ~~ ,2006
EFFECTIVE the ;2?~ day of'1/ rf?"-I'~ ~ , 2006
ORDINANCE NO. fj-9 X'7 .
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Account # 42742/ Ad # 174196
ST ATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KITSAP
I, Sarah Weller, 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
KITSAP 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, a weekly newspaper in 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 true 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 17,2006 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 $29.86 which
amount has not been paid in full.
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(Signature of Principal Clerk)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of November 30, 2006
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Kitsap County.
ORDINANCE NO. 4987
PASSED by the City Council the 15th day of November, 2006.
The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 345 6th Street, Suite 600,
Bremerton, WA 98337.
November 17, 2006..................AD #20023591