1690 - Ordinance - Property Taxes for 1998ORDINANCE NO. 1690 `
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON SETTING THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES
TO BE RAISED FOR THE YEAR 1998
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
THAT: Notice was given for the public hearing on revenue sources held October
13, 1997 to consider the City of Port Orchard's current expense and street budget for the 1998
calendar year, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120; and
THAT: The City of Port Orchard, with a population under 10,000, retains the
ability to raise taxes up to six percent; and
THAT: The following amounts are to be set for property taxes for the year 1998
and it is the desire that the maximum amount allowed be collected:
Section 1. There is hereby authorized a discretionary increase in the 1998 regular
property tax levy, plus an additional dollar amount equal to the amount allowed under the new
construction, improvements to property and any increase in the value of state -assessed property,
by provisions of RCW 84.55.010, in the amount of $59,873, which is a percentage increase of 6
percent from the $997,884 levied for collection in 1997. The total is at least $1,086,292.
Section 2. There is hereby authorized an increase in the 1998 Emergency
Medical Services property tax levy from the $148,280 levied for collection in 1997. The maximum
computed is .50 of the assessed value with the total being at least $150,993.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, signed by the Mayor and
attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage tps 27th day of October, 1997.
ATTEST: /
Patricia Parks, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
SPONSORED BY:
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NOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their
regular Council meeting held October 27, 1997.
ORDINANCE NO. 1690,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
SETTING THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES TO BE RAISED FOR
THE YEAR 1998.
Copies of Ordinance No. 1690 are available for review at the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Port Orchard. Upon written request a statement of the full text of the Ordinance will be mailed to
any interested person without charge. Thirty days after publication, copies of Ordinance No.
1690 will be provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
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Deputy Clerk
Publish: Port Orchard Independent
November 5, 1997