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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC 620 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 f8 19 . -- . tit RESOLUTION NO. C-G:- ~ 0 WHRREAS, the 1965 Washington State Legislature enacted legislation, subsequently: approved by the Governor, which will materially affect the financial aspect and stability of the government of Jefferson County in calendar 1967, and in years thereafter, and WHEREAS, Chapter 174, Laws of 1965, Extraordinary Ses- sion, "freezes" the actual property tax collections for Jefferson County at the existing dollar level (except for normal growth in the tax valuation by inclusion of property not previously on the tax rolls) unless a majority of the voters at a General State Election approve an increase in the total dollars to be collected, and WHEREAS, this Board of County Commissioners may revise downward the normal Jefferson County millage limit of 9.00 as it applies to the new and anticipated taxable valuation thereof, and thus produce the same dollar revenue as did 9.00 mills in calendar 1966 (or as near as practicable as now can be estimated), allowing for normal growth in the valuation of Jefferson County by the inclusion of property not pre- viously on the tax rolls, and WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature, from session to session, has placed an additional burden on counties to provide new services to the citizens without providing the means to secure additional revenue, and in order to provide such services, it is necessary that Jefferson County be , authorized to levy the full nine (9) mills allowable under the forty-mill (40) constitutional limitation, and ..,.j 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 f8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . WHEREAS, Chapter 174, Laws of 1965, Extraordinary Ses- sion, requires a majority vote of the electors at a general election held in Jefferso~ County to authorize an increase in the reduced millage back to the 9 mills allowable under the 40-mi11 constitutional limitation on the new equalized valuation, and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners for Jefferson County that for the purpose of providing sufficient funds required for the operation of its Current Expense Fund in calendar 1967, and in the years thereafter, a levy of not to exceed 9 mills permissable by law within the constitutional 40-mil1 tax limit should con- tinue to be made on the property within Jefferson County on the basis of equalized valuation of the taxable property for collection in 1967, and in the years thereafter, (notwith- standing limitation contained in Sections 2, 3 and 4, Chapter 174, Laws of 1965, Extraordinary Session), and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an emergency is hereby found and declared to exist requiring the submission to the quali- fied electors of Jefferson County of a proposition as to whether or not such a tax levy should be made for the purpose set forth herein at the General Election to be held in Jeffer- son County on November 2, 1965, and the County Auditor for Jefferson County as ex-officio Supervisor of Elections in Jefferson County is hereby requested to find the existence of such emergency, provide for the costs thereof by the issu- ance of emergency warrants, and to call and conduct such election to be held within the County, at said General Elec- tion, the proposition hereinafter set forth, and we hereby certify said proposition to the Auditor for Jefferson County in the following form: .. . . . 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 . . 2 COUNTY PROPOSITION CONTINUE PRE3EN!. TAX.. LEVY 3 Shall the regular property tax:revenues of Jefferson County be continued upon equalized valuation not to exceed a rate of 9 mills? 4 5 YES NO (-) - c:=) 6 7 8 ADOPTED this 8th day of October, 1965. 9 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS for JEFFERSON COUNTY [{;;;MA (] ~y-4f- Chairma / /' /' df~<<- ;;;;1 tLtPq;~ber ATTEST: c:;;(~u.- / County A tor and ex-officio Clerk of said Board of County Commissioners