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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2640 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2640 A RESOLUTION supporting Pasco School District's Special Replacement (M&O) Tax Levy. WHEREAS, in calendar year 2000, the Pasco voters approved the two-year Pasco School District's maintenance and operations levy which will expire in December 2002; and WHEREAS, the levy provides an estimated 16 percent of the funding necessary for continuing school maintenance and operations; and WHEREAS, the City of Pasco has experienced unprecedented residential growth over the past several years, leading to an increased enrollment for the school district and a corresponding need to expand school facilities, most notably the recent construction of Ellen Ochoa Middle School; and WHEREAS, the proposed replacement levy will generate the increased level of funds necessary to operate the new schools while maintaining educational services and programs at the current level throughout the district; and WHEREAS, despite the increased levy funding, the tax rate necessary to provide the proposed level of funding is expected to be not more than $4.20 per thousand and, given the continuing rate of new investment and growth within the community, it is expected that the rate will be closer to $4.00 per thousand, only slightly more than the current rate of$3.96 per thousand: and WHEREAS, the property interests and general welfare of the citizens of Pasco are best served if the school district has the local funding level necessary to appropriately serve the educational needs of the community; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Pasco City Council hereby endorses Pasco School District's proposed replacement (M&O) tax levy to provide sufficient funds for school operations. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 22"d day of January, 2002. n Michael L. Garrison, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Webster U. Ja�&-ksdhl City Clerk 1 err, tto e