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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2017-11-13 Item 4A - Public Hearing - Ordinances on 2018 Property Tax LevyCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS nitials Meefin,q Date Pre,pared by Mayors review Council revien) 11/13/17 VC 11/20/17 VC ❑ Resolution Mtg Date & 5.B. ® PublicHearin,g Mtg Date 11/13/17 ITEM INFORMATION ITEM No. 4.A. 11/13/17 AGI NDA I'll,"IM Trr1.1. Approve property tax ordinances for 2018 property tax levy. C.A'1'1 GORY ® Discussion Nltg Date 11/13/17 5.A. ❑ Resolution Mtg Date & 5.B. ® PublicHearin,g Mtg Date 11/13/17 S'I'_ F] SPONSOR: VICKY CARLSEN 11/13/17 AGI NDA I'll,"IM Trr1.1. Approve property tax ordinances for 2018 property tax levy. C.A'1'1 GORY ® Discussion Nltg Date 11/13/17 ❑ iWotion Mtg Date ❑ Resolution Mtg Date ® Ordinance Mtg Date 11/20/17 ❑ BidAxard Nltg Date ® PublicHearin,g Mtg Date 11/13/17 ❑ Other Mtg Date SPONSOR ❑Council []Mayor ❑HR ❑DCD ®Finance are c olie I❑CurPP/ t SPONSOR'S The Council is being asked to approve two property tax ordinances for the 2018 property SUMMARY tax levy - one to authorize the levy and the second to approve an increase in the levy from the previous year. RI:VII WI D BY ❑ C.O.W. Mtg. ❑ CDN Comm ® Finance Comm. ❑ Public Safet�T Comm. ❑ Trans &Infrastructure ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. DATE: 11/7/17 COMMITTEE CHAIR: SEAL RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADMIN. Finance Department CO11,Nt"rrr,1, Unanimous Approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE EXPBNDITUR[', RI?QUIRI?D AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED Fund Source: Comments: MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 11/13/17 MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 11/13/17 Informational Memorandum dated 11/1/17 Draft Ordinances Preliminary Levy Limit Worksheet 11/20/17 M City of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Finance Committee FROM: Peggy McCarthy, Finance Director BY: Vicky Carlsen, Deputy Finance Director CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: November 1, 2017 SUBJECT: 2018 Property Tax Levy ISSUE Approval of ordinances increasing the regular levy from the previous year and adopting the general and excess property tax levies for 2018 by November 30, 2017. BACKGROUND A Public Hearing for adoption of the 2018 property tax levy is required by RCW 84.55.120. The Hearing is scheduled for November 13, 2017. The City was notified on October 24, 2017 that the assessed value for Tukwila for 2018 is projected to be $6,044,327,455. The ordinance to set the general tax levy also includes the excess levy related to the Public Safety Plan that voters approved on the November 8, 2016 general election. The City sold $36.5 million of bonds in 2016 and debt service repayment began in 2017. The excess levy will be assessed for as long as the bonds are outstanding; the final payment is schedule for December 2036. The total excess levy requirement for 2018 is $2,800,000 with an approximate levy rate of $0.47 per thousand. The budget adopted by Council for the 2017-2018 biennium is based, in part, on a property tax revenue increase of 1 % plus new construction. DISCUSSION Levy Amount The assessed value and the allowable levy are subject to change until final levy rate determination. A levy amount of $15,300,000 will be used for the ordinance. If the final allowable levy is less than the ordinance amount, King County Department of Assessments will adjust the ordinance amount to the final allowable levy amount and no further action by the Council will be required. Also included in the tax levy ordinance is an excess levy in the amount of $2,800,000 for debt service related to the unlimited tax obligation bonds that were sold at the end of 2016. Total bonds issued was $36.5 million. INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 Levy Limit RCW 27.12.390 allows for a maximum statutory levy rate for cities at $3.60 less the actual regular levy made by a library district. RCW 41.16.060 also allows for an additional levy of $0.225 if a city has a firemen's pension fund. The maximum allowable levy for 2017 is estimated to be $3.45711. However, due to the 1 % limitation, the Levy Limit Worksheet received from King County estimates the City's preliminary levy rate for 2018 at $2.49969. RECOMMENDATION The City Council is being asked to approve the ordinance adopting the General Tax Levy and the ordinance showing the dollar and percent increase from the previous year at the November 13, 2017 Committee of the Whole meeting and subsequent November 20, 2017 Regular Meeting. A public hearing has also been scheduled at the November 13, 2017 Committee of the Whole. ATTACHMENTS Draft Ordinances Preliminary Levy Limit Worksheet -2018 Tax Roll W:11 UserslVickylBudgetllnfo Memo - 2018 Taxes with Excess levy.docx 6 r' i 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, 2018, ON ALL PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN COMPLIANCE WITH RCW 84.55.120; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has properly given notice of a public hearing held on November 13, 2017, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120; and WHEREAS, after such hearing and after duly considering all relevant evidence and testimony presented, the City Council has determined that in order to discharge its expected expenses and obligations 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; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it is in the City's best interest and necessary to meet its expenses and obligations for the property tax revenue to be increased for 2018, and the final assessed valuation calculation has been determined; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS 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 2018 levy in the amount of $129,634, which is a percentage increase of 1 % from the previous year. This increase is exclusive of additional revenue resulting from new construction, improvements to property, any increase in the value of State -assessed property, any annexations that have occurred and refunds made. W: Word Processing\Ordinances\Regular Tax Levy Increase 10-16-17 vc:bjs Page 1 of 2 7 Section 2. 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 3. 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 4. 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, 2018. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of , 2017. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney Allan Ekberg, Mayor Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Published: Effective Date: Ordinance Number: W: Word Processing\Ordinances\Regular Tax Levy Increase 10-16-17 VC:bjs LZI Page 2 of 2 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, 2018, 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, 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 2018 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 (the "Bonds"); and has determined that to provide the money necessary to pay the debt service requirements on the Bonds in the year 2018, an excess property tax levy in the amount of $2,800,000 for the Bonds must be levied in year 2017, and collected in year 2018; and WHEREAS, the final assessed valuation calculation has been determined, W: Word Processing\Ordinances\General Tax Levy + Excess Levy 10-16-17.doc vc:bjs Page 1 of 3 n 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 $6,044,327,455, current taxes for the ensuing year commencing January 2018, in the amounts specified below: Rate Amount Regular Tax Levy $2.50 $15,300,000 Excess Tax Levy $0.47 $ 2,800,000 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, 2018. 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, 2018. W: Word Processing\Ordinances\General Tax Levy + Excess Levy 10-16-17.doc vc:bjs Page 2 of 3 10 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 2017. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney Allan Ekberg, Mayor Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Published: Effective Date: Ordinance Number.- W: umber: W: Word Processing\Ordinances\General Tax Levy + Excess Levy 10-16-17.doc VC: bjs Page 3 of 3 11 12 LEVY LIMIT WORKSHEET - 2018 Tax Roll TAXING DISTRICT: City of Tukwila The following determination of your regular levy limit for 2018 property taxes is provided by the King County Assessor pursuant to RCW 84.55.100. Annexed to Library District (Note 1) Estimated Library rate: 0.36789 Using Limit Factor Using Implicit For District Calculation of Limit Factor Levy Price Deflator 14,815,806 Levy basis for calculation: (2017 Limit Factor) (Note 2) 14,815,806 1.0100 x Limit Factor 1.0155 14,963,964 = Levy 15,045,451 56,068,883 Local new construction 56,068,883 0 + Increase in utility value (Note 3) 0 56,068,883 = Total new construction 56,068,883 2.58592 x Last year's regular levy rate 2.58592 144,990 = New construction levy 144,990 15,108,954 Total Limit Factor Levy 15,190,441 Annexation Levy 0 Omitted assessment levy (Note 4) 0 15,108,954 Total Limit Factor Levy + new lid lifts 15,190,441 6,044,327,455 - Regular levy assessed value less annexations 6,044,327,455 2.49969 = Annexation rate (cannot exceed statutory maximum rate) 2.51317 0 x Annexation assessed value 0 0 = Annexation Levy 0 Lid lifts, Refunds and Total 0 + First year lid lifts 0 15,108,954 + Limit Factor Levy 15,190,441 15,108,954 = Total RCW 84.55 levy 15,190,441 22,559 + Relevy for prior year refunds (Note 5) 22,559 15,131,513 = Total RCW 84.55 levy + refunds 15,213,000 Levv Correction: Year of Error (+or-) 15.131.513 ALLOWABLE LEVY (Note 6) 15,213,000 1 Increase Information (Note 7) 2.50342 Levy rate based on allowable levy 2.51691 14,834,330 Last year's ACTUAL regular levy 14,834,330 129,634 Dollar increase over last year other than N/C — Annex 211,121 0.87% Percent increase over last year other than N/C — Annex 1.42% Calculation of statutory levy Regular levy assessed value (Note 8) x Maximum statutory rate = Maximum statutory levy +Omitted assessments levy =Maximum statutory levy Limit factor needed for statutory levy ALL YEARS SHOWN ON THIS FORM ARE THE YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX IS PAYABLE. Please read carefully the notes on the reverse side. 10/31/17 1:29 PM LevyLimitWS.doc 6,044,327,455 3.45711 20,895,905 0 20,895,905 Not usable 13 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. 10/31/17 1:29 PM LevyLimiffS.doc 14