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Home My WebLink About5227 ORDINANCE NO. 5227 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, establishing the amount to be collected in 2014 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 attest that the population of the City of Bremerton for 2014 is 37,850, and WHEREAS, the City Council has properly given notice of the public hearing held on November 6, 2013, to consider the City's revenue sources for the City's General Fund budget, and WHEREAS, the city's actual levy amount from the previous year, including any refunds and abatements levied was $6,613,992, and WHEREAS, the city's actual EMS levy amount from the previous year, including any refunds and abatements levied was $1,197,391, and WHEREAS, the City Council, 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 is a one percent (1 %) increase as allowed by law 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 levy to be collected in the 2014 tax year The dollar amount of the increase over the actual levy from the previous year shall be $52,085 which is an effective percent increase of 0 7875% from the previous year This increase is exclusive of additional revenue resulting from new construction, improvements to property, newly constructed wind turbines, any increase in the value of state assessed property, and any additional amounts resulting from any annexations that have occurred and abatements and refunds made SECTION 2. That an increase in the EMS levy is hereby authorized for the levy to be collected in the 2014 tax year The dollar amount of the increase over the actual levy from the previous year shall be $15,424 which is a percent increase of 10% from the highest allowable levy This increase is exclusive of additional revenue resulting from new construction, improvements to property, newly constructed wind turbines, any increase in the value of state assessed property, and any additional amounts resulting from any annexations that have occurred and abatements and refunds made This levy is further subject to the maximum allowable levy rate of $0.500000 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. 1 2014 PropertyTax SECTION 3. That a property tax levy for debt redemption of the 2010 Public Safety UTGO Refunding Bonds, as previously authorized by the voters, is hereby authorized to levy property taxes to be collected in 2014 at a rate sufficient to provide $900,000 needed to meet debt service obligations in 2014 SECTION 4. SeveraLLity 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 S. Efective 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 the day of ✓� , 2013 GREG ELER, Council President Approved this day of A11 , 2013 105 p w � � —"� PATTY LEZYWiayor ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM 9 SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk RO ER A LUBO , PUBLISHED the ' day of 100 V #7.0t '' 5 2013 EFFECTIVE the day of r)niZi ' , 2013 ORDINANCE NO 5227 2 2014 PropertyTax — 30E7C/fi COPY FINANCIAL SERVICES -- - Intedm City Mar* I Shannon L Conn Shannon conn@m bremerton wa us re/ 360 -473 -5323 Fax 360- 473 -5200 345 6th Street, Sude 600 Bremerton, WA 98337 -1873 November 7, 2013 Jim Avery Kitsap County Assessor 614 Division Street MS-22 Port Orchard WA 98366 RE: Levy Certification, Ordinance No. 5227 Levying Property Taxes for Collection in 2014 Dear Mr Avery Enclosed are the City of Bremerton's Levy Certification and a certified copy of Ordinance No 5227 levying property taxes for collection 2014 for the City of Bremerton Regards Shannon L Conn City Cleric /slc Enclosures Becky Hasart, Director of Financial Services [B City of Bremerton 345 6th Street, Suite 600 Bremerton, WA 98337 €p �V wn s bec . hasart ci br36 473 -5722 erton wa.us Levy Certification O%0PY In accordance with RCW 84 52 020, I, Rabecca R Hasart, Director of Financial Services for the City of Bremerton, do hereby certify to the Krtsap County legislative authority that the Bremerton City Council of said district requests that the following levy amounts be collected in 2014 as provided in the City's budget, which was adopted following a public hearing held on November 6, 2013 A copy of the approved ordinance is attached. Regular Levy. $6,850,000 Regular Refund Levy $ 100,000 EMS Levy: $1,300,000 EMS Refund Levy: $ 25,000 Excess Levy (Bond). $ 900,000 Signature. Date: AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Account #42742 AD #20137604 STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KITSAP 1, 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 Nov 11, 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 $38 15 This amount has not been paid in full (Signature of Principal Clerk) Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of November 13, 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 5227 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, establishing the amount to be collected in 2014 by taxation on the assessed valuation of taxable property within the City limits of Bremerton and setting the property levy rate PASSED by the City Council on the 6th day of November, 2013 The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth Street, Suite 600, Bremerton, WA 98337 November 11, 2013 AD# 20137604