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Home My WebLink About2014 Budget & Workplan Transportation Benefit District �O. 2014 Amended Budget and Work Plan 2014 Amended Budget and Work Plan Bremerton Transportation Benefit District 2014 Amended Budget For the year beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2014 Board Members Mike Sullivan, District 1 Leslie Daugs, District 2 Jerry McDonald, District 3 Greg Wheeler, District 4 Dino Davis, District 5 Roy Runyon, District 6 Eric Younger, District 7 Overview In 1987, the state legislature created TBDs A TBD can impose various types of taxes and (transportation benefit districts) as an option fees in order to receive revenues to fund the for local governments to fund transportation identified projects to be performed by the TBD improvements During the ensuing years, the These fees may include a voter approved Legislature has adopted various updates to this excess property tax, a voter approved sales tax statute to help clarify the role of a TBD and to increase of up to 0 2 %, a voter approved car clarify the allowable uses of any revenues tab fee of up to $100, and /or vehicle tolls assessed by the TBD Additional options for revenue include a TBD board approved vehicle tab fee of up to $20 (no A TBD is a quasi - municipal corporation and vote required) and /or a transportation impact independent taxing district created for the sole fee on commercial and industrial buildings (no purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, vote required) providing, and funding transportation improve- ments within the district Bremerton's City Bremerton's TBD board voted to approve a Council created our TBD by ordinance number $20 vehicle tab fee on December 7, 2011 5076 on February 9, 2009 This ordinance Based on the processes involved with the created a charter for the TBD and defined the initial set up for assessing this fee, the fee boundaries of the TBD to coincide with the did not go into effect for six months after City's boundaries adoption The $20 fee is assessed when a The current members of our City Council are citizen that lives within the district renews the governing body of the TBD Although the his or her car tabs Therefore, the fees makeup of the TBD board and City Council began to be assessed mid -year 2012 Also, are the same, the TBD and its board are because the state's Department of independent of the City As such, the TBD Licensing collects the fee for the TBD at time must adopt a budget that is also independent of renewal, there is an additional lag of two of the City's budget months between when the fee is paid and when the fee is remitted to the transportation district Thus, Bremerton's TBD did not see its first receipts until end of July 2012, nor incur its first expenditures until 2013 Portions of the above information were obtained from the Assouation of Washington Cities 1 Frequently Asked Questions I have a Bremerton address but I don't Can the City of Bremerton use this money live within Bremerton City limits Am I to help with revenue shortfalls in its subject to this fee? General Fund or other funds? And how can I be sure this won't happen? No The fee only applies to those residents who live within City limits No. State statute limits how this money may be used The money collected from this fee may only be used for acquiring, Can I pay my fee at City Hall? constructing, improving, providing, and funding transportation improvements within No The fee is assessed when you the District This includes preservation and renew your car tabs /registration with the maintenance of our transportation system Dept. of Licensing The DOL will collect Also, state statute requires that the district the fee and distribute it to the specifically report how the money is spent transportation district for you. each year to insure that this money is not used for purposes other than transportation The District has enacted $20 now But can they raise this fee in future years? Are the TBD revenues required to be spent as they are collected? No. According to state statutes, once the fee is adopted, it cannot be Increased No The board that creates a TBD must during the life of the transportation develop a plan that specifies the benefit district without a vote of the transportation improvements to be provided people or funded by the TBD The board can Indicate if the funds will be used immediately or collected for a specific If In the future the county adopts a period prior to spending the accumulated simdarfee,will I haveto pay both? funds No Although the county also has the authority to create a TBD and enact up to Can TBD money be used for bond a $20 car tab fee without a vote of the payments and /or grant matches? people, they would have to give you credit for any other TBD you are already Yes, but only if the bond proceeds paying However, if the county, through a and /or grant is for an eligible vote, enacts a fee greater than $20, you transportation improvement. may be subject to the incremental difference Portions of the above information were obtained from the Association of Washington Cities 2 Bremerton Transportation Benefit District Special Revenue Fund Bremerton Transportation Benefit District Approved Amended Budget Budget 2014 2014 Revenues Fees $350,000 $350,000 Transfer In 0 0 Debt Proceeds 0 0 Total Revenue 350,000 350,000 Expenditures Supplies and Services 500,000 750,000 Debt Service 0 0 Transfers 0 0 Total Expenditures 500,000 750,000 Revenue over(under) expenditures (150,000) (400,000) Beginning Fund Balance 205,983 567,950 Ending Fund Balance $55,983 $167,950 3 Bremerton Transportation Benefit District Special Revenue Fund The following is a list of identified categories for projects to be completed in 2014 The list is not in any priority order As projects are completed, actual costs will be tracked and reported accordingly as part of the annual reporting process Project Category List (Work Plan) Activity/ Estimated Category Name Cost Crack Seal Roads $ 75,000 Hot - Applied Street Markings $ 50,000 Slurry Seal Pilot Program $75,000 — 150,000 Grind & Patch $300,000 — 525,000 Lower Wheaton Way $0-250,000 Not -to- Exceed Budget Total $ 750,000 4 Transportation Benefit District 1 [owl 0 2014 Proposed Budget Table of Contents Overview.................................. ............................... 1 Frequently Asked Questions ......... ............................... 2 BudgetNumbers ......................... ............................... 3 Proposed Project Categories ........ ............................... 4 2014 Proposed Budget Bremerton Transportation Benefit Dlatriot 2014 Proposed Budget For the year beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2014 Board President Adam Brockus, District 3 Board Members Jim McDonald, District 1 Leslie Daugs, District 2 Wendy Priest, District 4 Greg Wheeler, District 5 Faye FiemLster, District 6 Carol Arends, District 7 Eric Younger, District 8 Nick Woftord, District 9 Overview In 1987, the state legislature created TBDs A TBD can impose various types of taxes and (transportation benefit districts) as an option fees in order to receive revenues to fund the for local governments to fund transportation idenbfied projects to be performed by the TBD. improvements. During the ensuing years, the These fees may include a voter approved legislature has adopted various updates to this excess property tax, a voter approved sales statute to help clarify the role of a TBD and to tax increase of up to 0.2%, a voter approved clarify the allowable uses of any revenues car tab fee of up to $100, and/or vehicle tolls. assessed by the TBD. Additional options for revenue include a councilmade vehicle tab fee of up to $20 (no A TBD is a quasi- munidpal corporation and vote required) and/or a transportation impact Independent twang district created for the sole fee on commercial and industrial buildings (no purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, vote required). providing, and funding transportation improve- ments within the district Bremerton's City Bremertorn's TBD board voted to approve a Council created our TBD by ordinance number $20 vehicle tab fee on December 7, 2011. 5076 on February 9, 2009 This ordinance Based on the processes involved with the created a charter for the TBD and defined the initial set up for assessing this ,fee, the fee boundaries of the TBD to coincide with the did not go into effect for six months after Citys boundaries adoption The $20 fee is assessed when a cditzen that lives within the district renews his The current members of our City Council are or her car tabs. Therefore, the fees began the governing body of the TBD. Although the to be assessed mid year 2012 Also, makeup of the TBD board and City Council because the state's Department of are the same, the TBD and its board are Licensing collects the fee for the TBD at time independent of the City As such, the TBD of renewal, there Is an additional lag of two must adopt a budget that is also independent months between when the fee is paid and of the Citys budget when the feeds remitted to the transportation district. Thus, Bremerton's TBD did not see its first n9ceipts until end of July 2012, nor incur its first expenditures until 2013 Porum. or ma above info w=abWhvW6=ftA=odeftnofWadib0w Ulm 1 Frequently Asked Questions I have a Bremerton address but I don't Can the City of Bremerton use this money live within Bremerton City limits. Am 1 to help with revenue shortfalls In its subject to this fee? General Fund or other funds? And how can I be sure this won't happen? No. The fee only applies to those residents who lire within City limas No. State statute limits how this money may be used The money collected from this fee may only be used for acquiring, constructing, Can I pay my fee at City Hall? improving, providing, and funding transportation improvements within the Distrc. This No The fee is assessed when you renew includes preservation and maintenance of our your car tabstregistration with the Dept. of transportation system. Also, state statute Licensing. The DOL will collect the free and requires that the district specifically report distribute it to the transportation district for how the money is spent each year to insure YOU. that this money is not used for purposes other than transportation. The District has enacted $20 now. But can they raise this be in future years? Are TBD revenues required to be spent as they are collected? No. According to state statutes, once the The is adopted, it cannot be increased during No The board that creates a TBD must the life of the transportation benefit district develop a plan that specifies the transportation without a vote of the people. improvements to be provided or funded by the TBD. The board can indicate if the funds will be used immediately or collected for a N In the future the county adopts a specific period prior to spading the similar fee, will I have to pay both? accumulated funds No. Although the county also has the authority to create a TBD and enact up to a Can TBD money be used for bond $20 car tab fee without a vote of the people, payments and/or grant matches? they would have to give you credit for any other TBD you are already, paying. Yes, but only d the bond proceeds and/or However, d the county, through a vote, enacts grant is for an eligible transportation a The greater than $20, you may be subject improvement to the incremental difference. 0 Pore= Cr fie rise drdawft was a6tmmd Gan M AnacMion d Wad&W= Cd%& 2 Bremerton Transportation n it District Special Revenue Fend Bremerton Transporlation Benefit Distnct Amended Proposed Budget Budget 2013 2014 Revenues Fees $345,307 $350,000 Transfer In 0 0 Debt Proceeds 0 0 Total Revenue 345,307 350,000 Expenditures Supplies and Services 300,000 500,000 Debt Service 0 0 Transfers 0 0 Total Expenditures 300,000 500.000 Revenue over(under) expenditures 45,307 (150,000) Beginning Fund Balance 160,676 205,983 Ending Fund Balance $205,983 $55,983 3 Bremerton Tr r portation Benefit District Soectal Revenue Fund The following is a list of identified categones for projects to be completed in 2014. The list is not in any priority order As projects are completed, actual costs wnil be tracked and reported accordingly as part of the annual reporting process- Proposed Project ategory List Activity/ Estimated Category Name Cost Crack Seal Roads $ 200.000 Slurry Seal Plot Program $ 75,000 Austin Dnve patching $ 175,000 Hot Applied Street Mariongs $ 50,000 subtotal $ 500,000 4 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Account #42742 AD# 20134634 STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KITSAP I, Rolene Buswell, 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 July 17 and 24, 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 $108 02 This amount has not been paid in full 2,X, (Signature of Principal Clerk) Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of July 29, 2013 FMyAp NOTARY PUBLIC ��AAk ft\WA po, E OF WASHINGTON RISTY M MOFFITT intment Expires July 08 2016 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of the Bremerton Transportation District has fixed August 7, 2013, immediately following the City of Bremerton City Council meeting in the Meeting Chamber on the first floor of the Norm Dicks Government Center located at 345 6th Street, Bremerton, WA as the time and place for the Public Hearing to consider the following 2014 PROPOSED BREMERTON TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BUDGET Transportation Benefit District Fund Revenue/Beginning Fund Balance $555,983 Expenses/Ending Fund Balance $555,983 A copy of the proposed 2014 TBD Budget will be available to any citizen at the City Clerk's Office located in the Norm Dicks Government Center, 345 6th Street, Suite 600, Bremerton, WA or on the City of Bremerton's web site after July 22, 2013 All interested citizens may appear at the public hearing and be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget July 17, 24, 2013 AD# 20134634