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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Leslie Locke,Executive Assistant
DATE: December 2,2019
SUBJECT: HEARING NOTICE re: Proposed Ordinance Imposing a Sales and Use Tax
For Affordable and Supportive Housing in Accordance with Substitute House
Bill 1406 (Chapter 338, Laws of 2019)to be Credited Against the State Sales
and Use Tax; Scheduled for December 16, 2019 at 10:20 a.m. in the
Commissioners' Chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson
Street, Port Townsend, WA
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Proposed Ordinance Imposing a Sales and Use Tax For Affordable and Supportive Housing in Accordance
with Substitute House Bill 1406 (Chapter 338, Laws of 2019)to be Credited Against the State Sales and Use
Tax; Scheduled for December 16, 2019 at 10:20 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers at the Jefferson
County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
ANALYSIS:
State law authorizes the governing body of a city or county to impose a local sales and use tax for the
acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing or facilities providing supportive housing,
and for the operations and maintenance costs of affordable or supportive housing, or, for providing rental
assistance to tenants whose income is at or below sixty percent of the County median income. The sales and
use tax will provide an additional source of funding to address housing needs in the County. The tax is
credited against the state's sales and use tax, so does not result in higher sales and use taxes to the consumer.
RECOMMENDATION:
Review and approve the hearing notice on the proposed ordinance Imposing a Sales and Use Tax For
Affordable and Supportive Housing in Accordance with Substitute House Bill 1406 (Chapter 338, Laws of
2019)to be Credited Against the State Sales and Use Tax. The notice will be published in the Leader on
December 4 and 11, 2019.
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Please publish two (2) times: December 4 and 11, 2019.
Bill: Jefferson County Commissioners' Office
PO Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Account# 15830
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Ordinance to Impose a Sales and Use Tax for Affordable and Supportive Housing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners will hold a
public hearing on Monday,December 16,2019 at 10:20 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers,
Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, Washington for the purpose of
taking written and oral testimony regarding an Ordinance Imposing A Sales And Use Tax For Affordable
And Supportive Housing In Accordance With Substitute House Bill 1406(Chapter 338, Laws Of 2019)
To Be Credited Against The State Sales And Use Tax.
State law authorizes the governing body of a city or county to impose a local sales and use tax for the
acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing or facilities providing supportive housing,
and for the operations and maintenance costs of affordable or supportive housing, or, for providing rental
assistance to tenants whose income is at or below sixty percent of the County median income. The sales
and use tax will provide an additional source of funding to address housing needs in the County. The tax
is credited against the state's sales and use tax, so does not result in higher sales and use taxes to the
consumer.
After taking public testimony and deliberating,the County Commissioners will decide whether or not to
adopt the ordinance,with or without changes. The proposed ordinance contains the following sections:
Section 1. Tax Imposed
Section 2. Applicability of Tax
Section 3. Administration and Collection
Section 4. Use of Funds.
Section 5. Administration of Fund.
Section 6. Expiration
Section 7. Effective Date.
Section 8. Severability.
Section 9. Code Reviser.
The public can view the complete text of the ordinance on-line at www.cojefferson.wa.us or a copy can
be obtained by calling 360-385-9100. The public may provide verbal and/or written testimony on the
ordinance at the Public Hearing, and may also submit written testimony to the Jefferson County
Commissioners, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368 or e-mail to jeffbocc@co jefferson.wa.us, if
received at any time up through the end of the Public Hearing.
Approved this 2nd day of December, 2019
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Kate Dean, Chair