HomeMy WebLinkAbout5224 ORDINANCE NO 5224
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
Washington, establishing a fiscal policy regarding the use of utility tax
revenue and payment in lieu of property tax (PILOT) revenue assessed
against City of Bremerton owned water, wastewater, and Stormwater
utility revenues
WHEREAS the current provisions of Section 3 50 050 of the Bremerton Municipal Code
establishes a utility tax of nine and one half (9 5) percent to be assessed against the total gross income
of every person engaging in the business of providing water utility service conducted within the City, and
WHEREAS the current provisions of Section 3 50 050 of the Bremerton Municipal Code
establishes a utility tax of fourteen (14) percent to be assessed against the total gross income of every
person engaging in the business of providing wastewater and Stormwater utility service conducted
within the City, and
WHEREAS the current provisions of Section 3 50 050 of the Bremerton Municipal Code
establishes a payment in lieu of tax (PILOT) fee of six (6) percent to be assessed against the total gross
income of every person engaging in the business of providing water, wastewater, and Stormwater utility
conducted within the City, and
WHEREAS tax receipts from these assessments may be used for general fund purposes and
street fund purposes,
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 For fiscal year 2013, utility tax receipts and PILOT tax receipts from City owned
water, wastewater, and Stormwater utility services shall be General Fund revenue
SECTION 2 For fiscal years after 2013, utility tax receipts and PILOT tax receipts from City
owned water, wastewater, and Stormwater utility services to the General Fund shall be the same dollar
amount as received in fiscal year 2013 Any tax revenue from the utility tax and PILOT tax receipts in
excess of the 2013 General Fund amounts shall be deposited in the City Street Fund
SECTION 3 Severability If any one or more sections or sentences of this Ordinance are held to
be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect
SECTION 4 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
PASSED by the City Council this 2 nd day of October, 2013
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GRE EELER, Council President
Approved this Z �p day of October, 2013 (J
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PATTY &, , Mayor
ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM
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SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk RO R A LUBOVICH, Cit
PUBLISHED the day of �� bP.Y . 2013
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KITSAP
I, Christine Kendrick, 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 an advertisement as it was
published in regular issues (and not in supplement form) of said newspaper on the following date, to wit
And on Oct 7, 2013 such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period
The full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of $39 86 This amount has not
been paid in full
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(Signature of Principal Clerk)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of October 15, 2013
CASSANDRA A CAPAS
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Kitsap County Notary Public
State of Washington
My Commission Expires
February 04, 2014
ORDINANCE NO 5224
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, establishing a fiscal policy
regarding the use of utility tax revenue and payment in lieu of property tax (PILOT) revenue assessed
against City of Bremerton owned water, wastewater, and Stormwater utility revenues
PASSED by the City Council on the 2nd day of October, 2013
The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth Street, Suite 600,
Bremerton, WA 98337
Oct 7, 2013
AD# 20136887