Ordinance 09-019 Confirming Property Tax Levy CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.09-019
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.
WHEREAS, State law authorizes the City of Spokane Valley to levy regular property taxes upon
the taxable property within the City limits in order to provide revenue for the annual Current Expense
Budget of the City; and
WHEREAS, Initiative 747 (RCW Chapter 84.55) provided that cities with a population of over
10,000 persons can increase the amount of their regular property taxes annually by the lesser amount of
inflation or 1% of the highest lawful levy, plus any additional value resulting from new construction,
improvements and state assessed property; and
WHEREAS, an increase in property tax revenue may be authorized by the City through adoption
of a separate ordinance, pursuant to notice, specifically authorizing the increase stated in terms of dollars
and percentage.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, do ordain as
fol lows:
Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to utilize excess levy capacity of the
City that resulted from the tax levy in 2008 for the 2009 fiscal year. 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 owned property. The taxes received from the
increased levy of $299,500 set forth herein, which are included in the regular property tax levy of
$10,799,500 levied through Ordinance 09-018 are appropriated in the 2010 City Budget, to be adopted
through Ordinance 09-024.
Section 2. Findings.
A. The City, following public hearings, will adopt a balanced Current Expense Budget that
sets forth citizen priorities and promotes the health, welfare and safety of the City.
B. The City published notice of this Ordinance through the procedure used to notify the
public of regular Council meetings.
C. To support the adopted Current Expense Budget of the City and provide for the delivery
of services, the making of improvements and the promotion of the health, welfare and
safety of the citizens, the City Council, after considering the financial requirements of
the City for 2010, finds and determines that there is substantial need to include the 2.9%
increase ($299,500) allowed by State law, within the ad valorem property tax levy of
$10,799,500 which was adopted by the City Council on September 22, 2009 through
Ordinance 09-018.
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Section 3. 2.9% Increase. Pursuant to RCW 84.55, the City, by adopting 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. City Clerk. The City Clerk shall certify a copy of this Ordinance and forward
the same to the Board of County Commissioners and the Spokane County Assessors Office upon its
passage.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance should
be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of
any other section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five(5)days after
publication of this ordinance or a summary thereof in the official newspaper of the City as provided by
law.
Passed by the Spokane Valley City Council this 22nd day of Se.tember, 2009.
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