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City of Tukwila City Council Finance Committee FINANCE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes November 7, 2017- 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Thomas McLeod Staff: David Cline, Jay Wittwer, Peggy McCarthy, Vicky Carlsen, Gail Labanara, Sherry Wright, Laurel Humphrey CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Grant Agreement: State of Washington Office of Public Defense Staff is seeking Council approval of a grant acceptance agreement with the Washington State Office of Public Defense (WSOPD) for $37,000 each for 2018 and 2019. The City of Tukwila has received this grant in the past and in 2018 WSOPD transitioned to a two-year funding cycle. Funds will be used to provide investigator services, interpreter services, and social work assistance to the City's Public Defense Program. There is no match, but the City is required to submit three written reports as outlined in the agreement. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 20, 2017 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA. B. Reappointment of Municipal Court Judge Staff is seeking Council approval to confirm the reappointment of Judge Kimberly Walden to the office of Municipal Court Judge for a term of January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021. The Council is also being asked to approve an ordinance fixing the Judge's salary pursuant to city and state law. The proposed ordinance maintains the judges position at .90 FTE with the salary set at .90 of the District Court Judge salary in the schedule adopted by the Washington Citizen's Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. The Committee agreed that Judge Walden has been serving the City well in her position which she has held since 2003. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 20, 2017 REGULAR MEETING. C. Tax Levy Ordinances Staff is seeking Council approval of two ordinances relating to property tax: one that would increase the City's Regular Property Tax Levy from 2017, and one that would levy general and excess property taxes. These ordinances are presented to the Council on an annual basis. According to the King County Assessor, the projected assessed value for Tukwila is $6,044,327,455. The maximum allowable levy is estimated to be $3.45711. The preliminary levy rate is estimated to be $2.49969 for 2018. A levy amount of $15,300,000 is proposed in the draft