Ordinance 09-019 City of Spokane Valley
11707 E. Sprague
Spokane Valley,WA 99206
(509)921-1000
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED
BY SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL
The following is the title and summary of Ordinance No. 09-019 passed by the Spokane Valley City
Council on the 22nd day of September 2009:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON,
CONFIRMING THE CITY PROPERTY TAX LEVY AT 2.9% ($299,500) IN EXCESS OF THE 2008
AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEVY WHICH WAS COLLECTED IN THE CITY 2009 FISCAL
YEAR, PURSUANT TO RCW 84.55.120; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Section 1 states that the purpose of this ordinance is to use excess levy capacity that resulted from the tax
levy in 2008 for the 2009 fiscal year; that State law authorizes the City to increase its property taxes
above the highest lawful allowable levy in a preceding year plus new construction, improvements and
assessment of State owner property. Section 2 states specific findings concerning the budget and the
budget process, and finds that there is substantial need to include the 2.9% increase ($299,500) allowed
by State law. Section 3 explains that pursuant to RCW 84.55, the City, by adopting previous ordinance
09-018 imposed an increase in the regular property tax levy(in addition to the increase resulting from the
addition of new construction, improvements and the increased value of State assessed property), in the
amount of$299,500 which is a percentage increase of 2.9% from the 2008 Ad Valorem Property Tax
Levy which was collected in the City 2009 Fiscal year. Section 4 states that the City Clerk shall send a
certified copy of this ordinance to the Board of County Commissioners and the Spokane County
Assessor's office.
The full text of Ordinance 09-019 is available at the City of Spokane Valley City offices as identified
above. A copy will be mailed upon request to the City Clerk.
Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Published: October 2,2009
I certify that I believe the foregoing summary to be a true and complete summary of Ordinance No. 09-
019, that the summary provides adequate notice to the public of the contents of this ordinance, and that
the original ordinance is on file with the City Clerk.
Christine Bainbridge,City Clerk
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SPOKANE COUNTY
In the Matter of:
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED ) No.
Spokane Valley City Council )
Ordinance No. 09-019 ) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLISHING
) NOTICE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON )
)ss.
County of Spokane )
MICHAEL HUFFMAN ,being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he is the EDITOR,of The Spokane
Valley News Herald,a weekly newspaper.That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and it is now and has been for more than six months
prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to,published in the English language continually as a weekly newspaper in
Spokane County,Washington,and it is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at the aforesaid place of
publication of said newspaper,which said newspaper had been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court of the
State of Washington in and for Spokane County. That the following is a true copy of a public notice as it was published in regular
issues commencing on the 2nd day of October, 2009,and ending the 2nd day of October, 2009 all dates inclusive,and that such
newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period:
City of Spokane Valley
11707 E.Sprague
Spokane Valley,WA 99206
(509)DI 921-1000 SU BED . - : SWORN to before me
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED
BY SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL
The following is the title and summary of Or- this 2nd day of October, 2009.
dinance No.09-019 passed by the Spokane
Valley City Council on the 22nd day of Sep- State of Washington
tember 2009: g
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE County of Spokane
VALLEY.SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON.
CONFIRMING THE CITY PROPERTY TAX
LEVY AT 2.9%($299,500)IN EXCESS OF THE I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that
2008 AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEVY
WHICH WAS COLLECTED IN THE CITY 2009 //�l ..�'r�Y,. Michael Huffman is the person who appeared before
FISCAL YEAR,PURSUANTTO RCW 84.55.120; fflf�/c N[ RA me, and said person acknowledged that he signed
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EF- Iii �,` r '74- p
FECTIVE DATE. 1 O "Si6... `'' - this instrument and acknowledged it to be his free
Section 1 states that the purpose of this ordi- S :G��'SSIO/, .,�2= g
Hance is to use excess levy capacity that resulted 'ip%-:**.'• and voluntary act for the uses and purposes men-
from the tax levy in 2008 for the 2009 fiscal year; • N Q T .� tioned in th instrument.
that State law authorizes the City to increase its = AR Y N i t
property taxes above the highest lawful allowable a
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•levy in a preceding year plus new construction, AUfp
improvements and assessment of State owner t" �(C ,_ `� - ~,
property.Section 2 states specific findings con- " '..;tl' !
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cerning the budget and the budget process,and �' -► J
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2.9%increase($299,500)allowed by State law. • '.
Section 3 explains that pursuant to RCW 84.55, M wA S IA ,,��' My a pointment expires: 5-16-11
the City,by adopting previous ordinance 09-018 '�''a� ///1r
imposed an increase in the regular property tax
levy(in addition to the increase resulting from the
addition of new construction,improvements and 4 Sz 7(..)the increased value of State assessed property),
in the amount of$299,500 which is a percentage
increase of 2.9%from the 2008 Ad Valorem n I - ' )
Property Tax Levy which was collected in the City C t�i��l/(/
2009 Fiscal year.Sectior 4 states that the City
Clerk shall send a certified copy of this ordinance
to the Board of County Commissioners and the
Spokane County Assessor's office.
The full text of Ordinance 09-019 is available at
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