HomeMy WebLinkAbout2594 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2594
AN ORDINANCE imposing an excise tax on each sale of real
property in the corporate limits of the
City of Pasco at a rate of One-quarter of
One Percent of the selling price.
WHEREAS, RCW 82.46.010 authorizes the City of Pasco to
impose an excise tax on each sale of real property in the
corporate limits of the City at a rate not exceeding One-quarter
of One Percent of the selling price; and
WHEREAS, the City Council after study and deliberation has
concluded that the loss of federal revenue sharing and other
monies requires the City to impose the above tax in order to
continue the provision of necessary City services,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Pasco hereby imposes an excise
tax on each sale of real property in the corporate limits of the
City at a rate of One-quarter of One Percent of the selling
price, which tax shall be codified in the Pasco Municipal Code
under new Chapter 3.06 as follows:
CHAPTER 3.06
QUARTER-PERCENT REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX
Sections:
3.06.010 Establishment of Real Estate
Excise Tax.
3.06.020 Collection of Tax.
3.06.030 Rules, Regulations, Laws and
Court Decisions.
3.06.040 Referendum Petition.
3.06.010. ESTABLISHMENT OF REAL ESTATE
EXCISE TAX. There is established
and imposed an excise tax on each sale of
real property in the corporate limits of
the City at a rate of One-quarter of One
Percent of the selling price.
3.06.020. COLLECTION OF TAX. Taxes imposed
under this Chapter shall be collected from
persons who are taxable by the State under
Chapter 82.45 RCW upon the occurence of
any taxable event within the corporate
limits of the City.
3.06.030. RULES, REGULATIONS, LAWS AND
COURT DECISIONS. The tax imposed under
this Chapter shall comply with all
applicable rules, regulations, laws and
court decisions regarding real estate
excise taxes as imposed by the State of
Washington under Chapter 82.45 RCW.
3.06.040. REFERENDUM PETITION. Any
referendum petition to repeal the tax
imposed by this Chapter shall be filed
with the Pasco City Attorney, within seven
(7) days of the passage of this Ordinance.
Any petition filed with the City Attorney
within the seven (7) day period shall be
processed in accordance with the procedure
set forth in RCW 82.46.021.
Any referendum petition to repeal the tax
imposed by this chapter filed after seven
(7) days of the passage of this Ordinance
shall be of no force or effect and the
petitioner shall be so notified by the
City Attorney.
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect five (5) days
after passage and publication.
PASSED this /7 day of April, 1986.
LLS, City Clerk
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Cit attorney
ONDINANCE NO 2594
AN ORDINANCE Impos-
ing an excise tax on each
sale of real property in the
corporate limits of the City
of Pasco at a rate of One-
quarter of One Percent of
the selling price
WHEREAS RCW
82 46 010 authorizes the
City of Pasco to impose an
excise tax on each sale of
real property in the cor-
porate limits of the City at a
rate not exceeding One-
quarter of One Percent of
the selling price and
WHEREAS the City
Council after study and de
liberation has concluded
that the loss of federal reve-
nue sharing and other mon-
ies requires the City to
impose the above tax in
order to continue the provi-
sion of necessary City serv-
ices,
NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL of
the City of Pasco does Or-
dain as Follows
Section 1 The City of
Pasco hereby imposes an
excise tax on each sale of
real property in the cor-
porate limits of the City at a
rate of One-quarter of One
Percent of the selling price
which tax shall be codified
in the Pasco Municipal
Code under new Chapter
306 as follows
CHAPTER 306
QUARTER-PERCENT
REAL ESTATE
EXCISE TAX
Sections
of Real Estate Excise Tax
3 06 010 Establishment
,
3 06 020 Collection of
Tax
308 030 Rules Regula-
tions Laws and Court Deci-
, sions
3 06 040 Referendum
Petition
3 06 010 ESTABLISH-
MENT OF REAL ESTATE
EXCISE TAX There is es-
tablished and imposed an
excise tax on each sale of
real property in the cor-
porate limits of the City at a
rate of One-quarter of One
Percent of the selling price
3 06 020 COLLECTION
OF TAX Taxes imposed
under this Chapter shall be
collected from persons who
are taxable by the State
under Chapter 82 45 RCW
upon the occurence of any
taxable event within the
corporate limits of the City
3 06 030 RULES PEG
ULATIONS, LAWS AND
COURT DECISIONS The
tax imposed under this
Chapter shall comply with
all applicable rules regula
bons laws and court deci'
sions regarding real estate
excise taxes as imposed by
the State of Washington
I under Chapter 82 45 RCW
I 3 06 040 REFEREN-
DUM PETITION Any refer-
' endum petition to repeal
I tax imposed by this Chap-
ter shall be filed with the
) ",[Pasco City Attorney within
seven (7) days of the pas-
sage of this Ordinance Any
petition filed with the City
Attorney within the seven
—(7) day period shall be pro-
cessed in accordance with
the procedure set forth in
RCW 82 46 021 '
1 Any referendum petition
,to repeal the tax imposed
by this chapter filed after
seven (7) days of the pas-
sage of this Ordinance shall
be of no force or effect and
he petitioner shall be so
notified by the City Attor-
ney
Section 2 This Ordinance
will take effect five (5) days
after passage and publica-
tion
PASSED this 7th day of
April 1986
-s-Joe Jackson
Mayor
ATTEST
-s-Evelyn Wells
City Clerk'
APPROVED AS TO FORM
-s Gre9 A Rubstello
Pasco City Attorney
LEGAL NO 20783.
April 11, 1986
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF Benton.
)ss
STATE OF WASHINGTON
, being first duly sworn on oath deposes
and says she is the pri nci pal cl erk of the Tr-City Herald,
a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a
legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it
is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication here-
inafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in
Benton County,
Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at
the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true copy of a
Legal Ad
Kathleen Stangel and
"Ordinance #2594"
as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, for a period of One/ 1 Times, commencing
on the 11 day of A.pr I ,i6 , and
ending on the LI day of April , 19 86 , and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of this period
That the Total amount is $ 84 15
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14 day of April , 1936
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N ary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at Pasco
CITY CLERK
CITY ATTORNEY
(509) 545-3406
Sean 726-3406
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velyn Wells
City Clerk
P 0 BOX 293 412 WEST CLARK PASCO, WASHINGTON 99301
April 8, 1986
Tri City Herald
P.O.Box 2608
Pasco, Washington 99302
Attn. Rochelle
Dear Rochelle
Please publish Ordinance Nos 2592, 2593, 2594 and 2595 on
the following date
April 11, 1986
Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each.
Sinc y yours,