HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 ResolutionCATHERINE D AMAN GREG
Deputy City Clerk City Att
RUB STELLO
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ATTEST APP OVED AS TO FORM
RESOLUTION NO j ci 9
A RESOLUTION expressing opposition to Senate Bill 6408, which
would restrict the local use of Real Estate Excise Taxes.
WHEREAS, the State of Washington has authorized cities to collect a
one-quarter-percent Real Estate Excise Tax provided funds collected thereby are
spent on capital improvements, and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco, by the passage of Ordinance No 2594 in
1986, exercised said statutory authonty and began collecting the
one-quarter-percent real estate excise tax on transfers of real property within
the corporate limits of Pasco, and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco has accumulated approximately $100,000 of
real estate excise tax receipts over the past two years to be spent on capital
improvements for recreation purposes, including soccer fields and community
swimming pool improvements, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 6408, if passed, would prohibit the City of
Pasco from using such receipts for park and recreation capital improvements,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
§1. That the City Council objects to the proposed restriction on
the use of one-quarter-percent real estate excise taxes collected by the city, as
such restrictions are an unnecessary restraint on the provision of public
facilities in Pasco and, further, would frustrate past and on-going local public
facility planning efforts
§2. That the City Council urges legislative defeat of Senate Bill
6408
§3. That the City Manager provide a copy of this Resolution to State
legislators considering Senate Bill 6408
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 18th day
of February, 1992