Ordinance 06-022 Levying Property Taxes crrv or SPOKANE vALLEv
SPOItANF CUUN 1 Y, WASI•IiN~:TON
OI2DIi\'ANCC NO. 06-022
AN QRDi\°ANCE OF TAE C1TY OF SPOKAl~'E VALLEY, WASHINGTON, LEVYING
TAE REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES FQR TAE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,
R'ASHIrYG"I'ON IN SPOKA\'E COUNTY FOR TFT_E YEAR COA9A9FNCING
.1A\`UARY 1, 2007 TO PI20VIDF REVENUE FOR CITY SERVICES AS SET FQRTH
IN THE CITY BUDGET.
VVH1?R~AS, State law authorizes the City of Spokane Valley to leery regular property taxes upon
the taxable property within the corporate limits in order to provide revenue for the 2007 current expense
budget of the City; and
\Vrrr-,REnS, the City of Spokane Valley is authorized to Icvy $3.60 per thousand dollars of
assessed valuation deducting therefrom the highest Icvy collected by a Fire District within the Spokane
Valley city limits and also deducting the Spokane Valley Library District le~rti; and
WI-lt~R1:AS, RC\V 84.52.020 requires the City Council on or before the 30`r' day of November to
certify budget estimates to the clerk of the Spokane County Board of Commissioners including amounts
to be raised by taxing property within the limits of the City; and
\~rF-IFREAS, the City Council pursuant to notice, held public hearings on August 22, 2006,
October 10, 2006 and October 24, 2006 on the proposed budget estimates for 2007 including revenue
sources which will fund the provision of City services, projects and activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valle}', \Vashington, do ordain as
follows:
Section 1. 2007 Levy Rate. "There shall be and is hereby levied and imposed upon real
property, personal property and utility property, as defined in RCVh Chapter 84.02 and 84.5.005 in the
City of Spokane Valley, Washington a regular property tax for the yertr commencing January 1, 2007 in
the total amount of $9,520;000. It is rccognirxd the City of Spokane Valley can levy $3.60 per thousand
dollars of assessed value less the highest fire district levy and less the library district levy. However, t:he
Icvy rate levied by the City of Spokane Val ley shall be S t .60 per one thousand dollars of assessed
valuation to be collected in 2007.
The regular property tam levied through this ordinance is for the purpose of receiving revenue to
make payment upon the general indebtedness of the City of Spokane Valley, the general fund obligations
and for the payment of sen~ices, projects and activities for the City during the 2007 calendar year. The
purpose of this ordinance is to establish the levy amount as permitted by law.
Section 2. Notice to Spokane County. Pursuant to RC1V 84.52.020, the City Clerk shall
certify to the County Legislative Authority a true and correct copy of this ordinance, as well as the budget
estimates adopted by the City Council in order to provide for and direct the taxes levied herein that shall
be collected and paid to the City of Spokane Valley at the time and in the manner provided by the laws of
the State of 1Vasttington.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance shall
be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
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unconstitutionality shall not af~'ect the validity or constitutionally of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This CJrdinanee 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.
I'ASSr: D by the City Council this 24'~ day of October, 2006.
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Mayor, Diana Vdilhitc
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Clerk, Christine ai ridge
Approved A_s T~ Form:
Office of c City Attorney
Date of Eublication: -3-(J O
effective Date:
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I, Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk far the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, do hereby certify
that the attached is a full, true, ~u~d correct copy of Ordinance i~'o. 06-022; approved b}' the Spokane
Valley City Council at: its Regular October 24, 2006 Council rneetinl;.
~VI1'wr'ESS my hand and official seal this 27`f' day of October, 2006.
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tristine Bainbridge, Spo ane Valley ty lerk
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10-27-06: Hsnd delivered 2 certified copies to Ken Thompson, who will take Co County
oiFices