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ORDINANCE NO. 4'K3
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE 2015 AD VALOREM
TAX LEVY, AND A LEVY FOR THE 1999 UNLIMITED TAX GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE CITY OF PASCO IN ACCORDANCE
WITH STATE LAW.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
§1. The City Council of the City of Pasco (the population of which is greater than 10,000)
has met and considered its budget for the calendar year 2015;
§2. The City Council of the City of Pasco after public hearing and after duly considering
all relevant evidence and testimony presented, determined that the City of Pasco requires a
regular levy in the amount of $7,159,507, which does include the 1% allowable percentage
increase in property tax revenues from the previous year, and does include amounts resulting
from the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increases in the
value of state -assessed property, and amounts authorized by law as a result of any annexations
that have occurred and refunds made, in order to discharge the expected expenses and
obligations of the district.
RCW 84.55.120 requires a specific statement regarding the amount of any increase in
regular property tax from the previous year. The actual general levy amount from the previous
year (2014) was $6,932,650. The City Council of the City of Pasco hereby authorizes the
following increase in the regular property tax levy to be collected in the 2015 tax year. The
dollar amount of the increase over the actual levy amount from the previous year shall be
$69,326 (Sixty-nine thousand, three hundred and twenty six dollars) which is a percentage
INCREASE of 1% (one PERCENT) from the previous year. This increase is exclusive of
additional revenue resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements, newly
constructed wind turbines to property, any increase in the value of state assessed property, and
any additional amounts resulting from any annexations that have occurred and refunds made.
The property tax from new construction to be included in the actual levy is calculated to
be $157,531. This number is the result of the amount of new construction and improvements to
property of $80,525,097, provided by the Franklin County Assessor's Office, multiplied by the
2014 (prior year) levy rate of $1.9656301 per $1,000 of that value. The property tax from
annexation to be included in the actual levy is calculated to be $0 This number is the result of
Annexation property values of $0 provided by the Franklin County Assessor's Office, multiplied
by the 2014 (prior year) levy rate of $1.956301 per $1,000 of that value. The property tax from
the increase in state assessed utilities to be included in the actual levy is calculated to be $0. This
number is the result of the amount of new increase of $0, provided by the Franklin County
Assessor's Office, multiplied by the 2014 (prior year) levy rate of $1.956301 per $1,000 of that
value.
§3. A tax for the following sums of money which includes new construction and
annexations to defray the expense and liabilities of the City of Pasco be and the same is hereby
levied for the purposes specified against all taxable property in the City for the fiscal year 2015:
General Expense, including Councilmanic Bond Debt Service $7,159,507
1999 Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bond/Library Remodel 56,363
1999 Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bond/Fire Station 71,387
$7,287,257
§4. This Ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pasco, on this 17th day of November, 2014.
City of Pasco:
Matt Watkins, Mayor
Atte
j:
De ra L" Clark, City C1eTk
Appr As To Form:
Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney