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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2006-11-13 Item 4D.2 - Ordinance - Increase Property Tax Levy by 1% for 2007 COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS of Initials ITEM NO. Q I P1I% 1 I Meeting Date Prepared by 1 Mayor's review 1 uncil review j z 11/13/06 1 KAF I I 1 I ITEM INFORMATION CAS NUMBER: I ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2006 AGENDA ITEM TITLE 2007 Property Tax Ordinances 1) Setting the Regular Levy 2) Increasing the Regular Levy by 1.0 percent CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date 11/13/06 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date SPONSOR Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Finance Fire Legal P &R Police PW SPONSOR'S Pursuant to State statute, both proposed ordinances are required in order to receive SUMMARY property tax revenues in 2007. The deadline for submitting 2007 property tax levies to King County is December 1, 2006. REVIEWED BY COW Mtg. CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm. DA'rE: 11/06/06 RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR /ADMIN. Adopt the two proposed property tax ordinances as presented COMMII Unanimous approval; forward to COW Meeting on 11/13/06 COST IMPACT FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED Fund Source: N/A Comments: N/A MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 11/06/06 Finance Safety Committee review and discussion MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 11/13/06 Memorandum to Council from K. Fuhrer dated November 7, 2006 Larry Phillips correspondence dated October 13, 2006 Preliminary Levy Limit Worksheet 2007 Tax Roll Proposed Ordinance Establishing the 2007 Regular Property Tax Levy Proposed Ordinance Increasing the 2007 Regular Property Tax Levy 1.0 Percent Draft Minutes Finance Safety Committee Meeting November 6, 2006 To: Council of the Whole From: Kevin A. Fuhrer, Finance Director 14 Date: November 7, 2006 Subject: 2007 Proposed Property Tax Levy In preparation for our discussion at the November 13, 2006 COW meeting, I have attached a number of documents for your review related to establishing the 2007 property tax levy. Specifically, you will find correspondence from Larry Phillips, Chair of the Metropolitan King County Council; a 2007 Preliminary Levy Limit Worksheet prepared by the King County Assessor's Office; an Excel spreadsheet that I prepared to develop an estimated levy value, and finally (2) draft ordinances establishing the 2007 property tax levy. As noted in Councilmember Phillips' correspondence, the deadline for submitting our levy request to King County is December 1, 2006. As has been the case in past years, the County will not have final property valuations prior to the cutoff date. Given the preliminary nature of the valuations and consideration of the 1% levy base growth constraint, I have set the recommended levy amount slightly higher than the value I calculated for the estimated allowable levy. I look forward to seeing each of you at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 13. Attachment: Excel Spreadsheet 2007 Proposed Levy 2006 Actual Property Tax Levy 10,922,464 1% Limitation (1 -747) 1.01 Allowable Levy Prior to New Construction and Increase in Utility Values 11,031,689 New Construction Estimated Increase in Utility Value 45,462,418 2006 Regular Levy Rate 3.03706 New Construction Utility Levy 138,072 Total Estimated Allowable Levy 11,169,761 Total Estimated Levy Rate 2.85684 Recommended Levy Amount 11,200,000 Corresponding Levy Rate 2.86458 LARRY PHILLIPS Chair Metropolitan King County Council October 13, 2006 RE: Submission of District Property Tax Levies for 2007 to the County Council Board of Commissioners: The County Council is required by RCW 84.52.070 to certify annually the amount of property taxes levied in King County. In order to make this certification, we must know the amount of taxes to be levied for each taxing district. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING 2007 PROPERTY TAX LEVIES IS DECEMBER 1, 2006 In order for your district to receive property taxes in an amount greater than that received in 2006, if permitted by law, we must receive your resolution by December 1, 2006. This applies to basic levies provided for by state law as well as any excess levies approved by a vote of the people. Please remember that the Assessor is required to review levy requests to ensure that they do not exceed the allowable levy. If you cannot finalize your levy request by December 1, please submit an estimate. If your estimate is higher than the allowable levy, the Assessor will reduce the amount requested for your jurisdiction to an amount no greater than the allowable levy. However, if your estimate is less than the allowable levy, the amount requested can only be increased from the amount certified in your ordinance or resolution to the level of the allowable levy with formal written notification from your Board of Commissioners. This written notification must be filed with the Assessor and the Clerk of the Council by December 5, 2006 for inclusion in the certification ordinance. 516 Third Ave, Room 1200, Seattle, WA 98104 -3272 206 296 -1004 TTY/TDD 206 296 -1024 Fax 206 296 -0370 larry.phillips @metrokc.gov Forms are enclosed for you to use in submitting your levy request. Please submit copies of the form and any resolution or ordinance that may be required by RCW 84.55.120 to both the King County Council and the King County Assessor's Office at the following addresses: Clerk's Office Hazel Newton Metropolitan King County Council Accounting Division 516 Third Avenue Room W -1039 King County Department of Seattle, WA 98104 Assessments Fax: 206 205 -8165 500 Fourth Ave. Room 709 Telephone: 206 -296 -1020 Seattle, WA 98104 Fax: 206 296 -0106 Telephone: 206 296 -5145 The King County Council may pass an amendatory certification ordinance in January 2007 in order to allow for technical adjustments in the final levy amounts. However, discretionary increases in your levy may not be made in this amendatory certification ordinance. If you have any questions, please call the Assessor's Office at 296 -5145 or 296- 5146. Thank you for your cooperation. Sin•-rej i f PhiIli.` hair f etropolita King County Council c: Scott Noble, Assessor Kevin Fuhrer TUKWILA.doc 1 1 PRELIMINARY LEVY LIMIT WORKSHEET 2007 Tax Roll TAXING DISTRICT: City of Tukwila The following determination of your regular levy limit for 2007 property taxes is provided by the King County Assessor pursuant to RCW 84.55.100. I Annexed to Library District (Note 1) Estimated Library rate: 0.43108 Using Limit Factor Using Implicit For District Calculation of Limit Factor Levy Price Deflator 10,922,464 Levy basis for calculation: (2006 Limit Factor) (Note 2) 10,922,464 1.0100 x Limit Factor 1.0342 11,031,689 Levy 11,296,012 25,462,418 Local new construction 25,462,418 0 Increase in utility value (Note 3) 0 25,462,418 Total new construction 25,462,418 3.03706 x Last year's regular levy rate 3.03706 77,331 New construction levy 77,331 11,109,020 Total Limit Factor Levy 11,373,343 i Annexation Levy 1 0 Omitted assessment levy (Note 4) 0 11,109,020 Total Limit Factor Levy new lid lifts omits 11,373,343 3,909,827,327 Regular levy assessed value less annexations 3,909,827,327 2.84131 Annexation rate (cannot exceed statutory maximum rate) 2.90891 0 x Annexation assessed value 0 0 Annexation Levy 0 Lid lifts, Refunds and Total 0 First year lid lifts 0 11,109,020 Limit Factor Levy 11,373,343 11,109,020 Total RCW 84.55 levy 11,373,343 43,102 Relevy for prior year refunds (Note 5) 43,102 11,152,122 Total RCW 84.55 levy refunds 11,416,445 1 11,152,122 ALLOWABLE LEVY (Note 6) 11,416,445 1 Increase Information (Note 7) 2.85233 Levy rate based on allowable levy 2.91994 10,965,396 Last year's ACTUAL regular levy 10,965,396 66,293 Dollar increase over last year other than N/C Annex 330,616 0.60% Percent increase over last year other than N/C Annex 3.02% Calculation of statutory levy Regular levy assessed value (Note 8) 3,909,827,327 x Maximum statutory rate 3.16892 Maximum statutory levy 12,389,930 Omitted assessments levy 0 Maximum statutory levy omits 12,389,930 Limit factor needed for statutory levy Not usable ALL YEARS SHOWN ON THIS FORM ARE THE YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX IS PAYABLE. 10/18/06 11:19 AM LevyLimitWS.doc Kevin Fuhrer TUKWILA.doc 3 Notes: 1) Rates for fire districts and the library district are estimated at the time this worksheet is produced. Fire district and library district rates affect the maximum allowable rate for cities annexed to them. These rates will change, mainly in response to the actual levy requests from the fire and library districts. Hence, affected cities may have a higher or lower allowable levy rate than is shown here when final levy rates are calculated. 2) This figure shows the maximum allowable levy, which may differ from any actual prior levy if a district has levied less than its maximum in prior years. The maximum allowable levy excludes any allowable refund levy if the maximum was based on a limit factor. The maximum allowable levy excludes omitted assessments if the maximum was determined by your district's statutory rate limit. If your district passed a limit factor ordinance in the year indicated, that limit factor would help determine the highest allowable levy. However, if the statutory rate limit was more restrictive than your stated limit factor, the statutory rate limit is controlling. 3) Any increase in value in state assessed property is considered to be new construction value for purposes of calculating the respective limits. State assessed property is property belonging to inter county utility and transportation companies (telephone, railroad, airline companies and the like). 4) An omitted assessment is property value that should have been included on a prior year's roll but will be included on the tax roll for which this worksheet has been prepared. Omits are assessed and taxed at the rate in effect for the year omitted (RCW 84.40.080 -085). Omitted assessments tax is deducted from the levy maximum before calculating the levy rate for current assessments and added back in as a current year's receivable. 5) Administrative refunds under RCW 84.69.020 were removed from the levy lid by the 1981 legislature. 6) A district is entitled to the lesser of the maximum levies determined by application of the limit under RCW 84.55 and the statutory rate limit. Levies may be subject to further proration if aggregate rate limits set in Article VII of the state constitution and in RCW 84.52.043 are exceeded. 7) This section is provided for your information, and to assist in preparing any Increase Ordinance that may be required by RCW 84.55.120. The increase information compares the allowable levy for the next tax year with your ACTUAL levy being collected this year. The actual levy excludes any refund levy and expired temporary lid Lifts, if applicable. New construction, annexation and refund levies, as well as temporary lid lifts in their initial year, are subtracted from this year's allowable levy before the comparison is made. 8) Assessed valuations shown are subject to change from error corrections and appeal board decisions recorded between the date of this worksheet and final levy rate determination. 10/18/06 11:19 AM LevyLimitWS.doc DRAFT 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, 2007, ON ALL PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN COMPLIANCE WITH RCW 84.55.120; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN E}FE:CTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has properly given notice of a public hearing held on November 20, 2006, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120; and WHEREAS, the City, after hearing and duly considering all relevant evidence and testimony presented, has determined that the City requires an increase in property tax revenue from the previous year, in addition to the increase resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of State assessed property, in order to discharge the expected expenses and obligations of the City; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in its best interest and necessary to meet its expenses and obligations for the property tax revenue to be increased for 2007, and the final assessed valuation calculation has been determined; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. An increase in the regular property tax levy, in addition to any amount resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of state assessed property, is hereby authorized for the 2007 levy in the amount of $109,225, which is a percentage increase of 1.0 percent from the previous year. Section 2, 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 oth :crson or ?ih- Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published 'n the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect an '1 "rce ..td effect PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 2006. ATTEST/ AUTHENTICATED: Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Jane E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk Filed with the City Clerk. APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Passed by the City Council. Published Effective Data. Office of the City Attorney Ordinance Number. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ Desktop \Kelly\MSDATA \Ordinances\Regular Tax Levy 2007.doc KF:ksn 11/9/2006 Page 1 of 1 Finance Safety Committee Nov. 6, 2006 5:00 p.m. Present: Pam Carter, Chair; Jim Haggerton and Verna Griffin, Council members. Rhonda Berry, City Administrator; Kevin Fuhrer Director of Finance; Steve Lancaster; Director of Community Development; Brandon Miles, Assistant Planner; Jim Morrow, Director of Public Works; Gail Labanara, Public Works Analyst; Viki Jessop, Director of Administrative Services; Mary Miotke, IT Manager; Trish Kinlow, Court Administrator; Nick Olivas, Fire Chief; Loren McFarland, Fire Lt.; Steve Rydeen, firefighter Joel Curl, firefighter; Diane Jenkins, Administrative Assistant to the Council; and Chuck Parrish, community member. Business Aeenda A. A resolution approving a land use fee schedule Mr. Miles indicated that last year the Council decided it would be appropriate to review the land use fees on a regular basis. The Mayor's proposed budget includes a 4% increase for general operation expenditures. It is proposed to increase all planning fees by 4 He pointed out that three new fees were included for wireless applications. Also, Mr. Miles commented that the $25 fee for tree clearing will stay the same since that fee was adopted by ordinance and cannot be changed by resolution. Unanimous approval to forward to 11 /13 Committee of the Whole. B. 2007 proposed property tax increase Mr. Fuhrer conveyed that the City is in receipt of correspondence and preliminary levy limit worksheet from King County. He reviewed how the levy is calculated. The City must submit its proposed property tax levy by December 1. This will be discussed at the November 13 Committee of the Whole meeting. It was proposed to submit an $11.2 million property tax levy based on the valuation of King County Assessor. This incorporates the 1% limitation imposed by I -747 and captures new construction and increases in utility values. The 2007 levy proposed is 2.5% over 2006. The levy is set at a higher rate since you do not want to leave "money sitting on the table." When the final amounts are determined, if necessary, the levy amount will be rolled back. He explained the impact of 1 -747. Mr. Fuhrer continued and noted that in 2006, the rate was $3.03 per $1,000 assessed valuation. Under the proposed levy amount, it will be $2.86 per $1,000 assessed valuation. Ms. Carter asked what was the City's highest levy rate. Mr. Fuhrer replied $3.13. Mr. Parrish asked if the 1% limitation is based on the previous year's levy amount. Mr. Fuhrer explained that it is based on the total levy amount, excluding new construction. Ms. Berry noted that some residents may see more than a 1% increase. Ms. Carter pointed out that there are many other items included under "property tax" on resident's property tax statements schools, State, etc. Unanimous approval to forward to COW. Status on Flooding Mr. Morrow provided a status report on flooding within the City of Tukwila. 17 hot spots were identified. There were the four areas still being monitored: 1) A detention pond behind Park Place on Southcenter Blvd flooding was occurring due to the amount of water but the pond has gone down 12" since this afternoon; 2) On S. 180, near Claim Jumper's, a pump broke down the other three pumps are managing the load; 3) Strander and Andover Park W this handles all flows from the north part of the City and ties into the Metro sewer main. There is a blockage on Metro's main, under the river. Because of the blockage, the overflow is flowing into the City's system. Metro was not going to address the situation until tomorrow but the City insisted that a contractor be brought in tonight. These pumps are running at full speed; and 4) Green River is above flood stage 2 and heading toward 8,000 cfs. It is expected to crest at 9,000 cfs tomorrow morning. High tide is at 4:00 a.m.