2003 - Resolution - Support for 1 Percent Sales Tax MeasureRESOLUTION NO. 2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, DEMONSTRATING SUPPORT FOR PLACING
A COUNTYWIDE 1/10TH OF 1 PERCENT SALES TAX
MEASURE ON THE BALLOT TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT
FUNDING FOR 911 SERVICE.
WHEREAS, Kitsap County Central Communications (911) provides the first line
of response for citizens in need of help; and
WHEREAS, protecting the public's safety is a foremost responsibility for local
government; and
WHEREAS, providing a consistent level of funding to sustain the service is a
high priority for the Port Orchard Police Department and Fire District No. 7 and all emergency
service agencies in Kitsap County; and
WHEREAS, every citizen in the County relies on this essential service and
should therefore be responsible for a proportional share of the 911 service cost; and
WHEREAS, the current method of funding places a disproportionate burden on
property owners by using property tax as the primary source of revenue; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington has provided legislation to fund 911
through sales tax to insure that adequate and responsible service is available to all citizens
through RCW 84.14.420; and
WHEREAS, all of the agencies served by Kitsap Central Communications (911)
have weighed the options available for funding the program and have agreed that the sales tax is
the most fair and equitable solution, now therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
THE FOLLOWING:
THAT the Port Orchard City Council does hereby give its full and unqualified support to
the 911 Replacement Tax proposition, asking the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners to place this
issue on the April 22, 2003 countywide ballot, and encourages all eligible citizens to support the
proposition.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 13" day of n ary 2003.
atricia Parks, C1ty Clerk