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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, LEVYING THE GENERAL TAXES
FOR THE CITY OF TUKWILA IN KING COUNTY FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2020, ON ALL
PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN SAID CITY, THAT
IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING
SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO CARRY ON THE SERVICES OF THE
SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF SAID CITY FOR THE ENSUING
YEAR, WITH AN EXCESS PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PAYING DEBT SERVICE ON THE CITY'S
UNLIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ISSUED IN
2016 AND 2019, AS REQUIRED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tukwila has considered the City's anticipated
financial requirements for 2020 and the amounts necessary and available to be raised by
ad valorem taxes on real, personal and utility property; and
WHEREAS, the following sentence is provided for information only: The maximum
Statutory Levy Rate for the City of Tukwila, as allowed by RCW 84.52.043, is $3.825, which
includes $0.225 for the Firemen's Pension Fund as allowed by RCW 41.16.060; and
WHEREAS, the City, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2514, passed on November 21, 2016,
authorized the issuance and sale of $36,500,000 principal amount of the City's Unlimited
Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2016; and pursuant to Ordinance No. 2610, passed on July
15, 2019, authorized the issuance and sale of $40,885,000 principal amount of the City's
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds, 2019 (together, the "Bonds"); and has determined that
to provide the money necessary to pay the debt service requirements on the Bonds in the
year 2020, an excess property tax levy in the amount of $3,450,000 for the Bonds must be
levied in year 2019, and collected in year 2020; and
WHEREAS, the final assessed valuation calculation has been determined;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Regular and Excess Tax Levy.
A. There shall be and hereby is levied on all real, personal and utility property in the
City of Tukwila, in King County, whose estimated assessed valuation is $7,329,542,191,
current taxes for the ensuing year commencing January 2020, in the amounts specified
below:
Rate Amount
Regular Tax Levy $2.24 $16,800,000
Excess Tax Levy $0.47 $ 3,450,000
B. The said taxes herein provided for are levied for the purpose of payment upon the
general bonded indebtedness of the City of Tukwila, the General Fund, and for the
maintenance of the departments of the municipal government of the City of Tukwila for the
fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020. The regular tax levy includes new construction and
improvements to property, estimated to be $325,240, a re -levy of prior year refunds in the
amount of $14,104, and any increase in the value of state -assessed property.
C. The excess levy is levied for the purpose of debt service payments on the
unlimited tax obligation bonds sold to finance costs related to the City's Public Safety
Plan, as submitted to the qualified electors of the City at a special election held on
November 8, 2016.
Section 2. Collection. This ordinance shall be certified to the proper County officials,
as provided by law, and taxes here levied shall be collected to pay to the Finance Director
of the City of Tukwila at the time and in the manner provided by the laws of the State of
Washington for the collection of taxes for non -chartered code cities.
Section 3. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon approval of the City
Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary
corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; references to other
local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations-, or ordinance numbering and
section/subsection numbering.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force and effect
January 1, 2020.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY r1c' TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this _ ( 84* day of 2019.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Christy Of laherty, MMC, City Clerk
RA8fiei-B. T-ur'p'in, City Attorney
Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council: U-19-11
Published: V-11
Effective Date: It - X6
Ordinance Number:- 2.61
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2617-2619.
On November 18, 2019 the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted the
following ordinances, the main points of which are summarized by title as follows:
Ordinance 2617: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, INCREASING THE CITY OF TUKWILA REGULAR LEVY
FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2020, ON ALL
PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN COMPLIANCE WITH RCW 84.55.1201
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2618: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, LEVYING THE GENERAL TAXES FOR THE CITY OF
TUKWILA IN KING COUNTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1,
2020, ON ALL PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN SAID CITY, THAT IS
SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING SUFFICIENT REVENUE
TO CARRY ON THE SERVICES OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF SAID CITY
FOR THE ENSUING YEAR, WITH AN EXCESS PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PAYING DEBT SERVICE ON THE CITY'S UNLIMITED TAX GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS ISSUED IN 2016 AND 2019, AS REQUIRED BY LAW;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2619: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REDUCING POLLUTION AND PROMOTING ENERGY
CONSERVATION BY REGULATING THE USE OF BAGS AT RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENTS, TO BE CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER
5.61; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: November 21, 2019