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CITY of TUK
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 741
AN ORDINANCE TO FIX THE AMOUNT OF THE AD
VALOREM TAX LEVIES NECESSARY TO RAISE THE
AMOUNT OF THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES, LESS
THE ESTIMATED REVENUES FROM SOURCES OTHER
THAN AD VALOREM TAXATION, FOR THE GENERAL
FUND OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 1973; TO LEVY THE ANNUAL AD VALOREM
TAXES OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 1973 AND APPROPRIATING SAME TO CERTAIN
FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASH-
INGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the annual amount of ad valorem
tax levies of the City of Tukwila for the fiscal year 1973
necessary to raise the amount of estimated expenditures, be
and the same are hereby levied upon real and personal property
subject to taxation in said city in all assessment districts
thereof and upon each dollar of taxable value as follows, to wit:
In all assessment districts for the payment of:
Assessed valuation $89,641,138.00
Current Fund $491,576.00 5.4838 mills
Park Fund 49,177.00 .5486 mills
Street Fund 170,000.00 1.8964 mills
L.I. Guarantee Fund 5,000.00 .0558 mills
City Property Assmt. 1,376.00 .0154 mills
and Redmpt. Fund
Total 8.0000 mills
Section 2. That said taxes herein provided for are
levied for the purpose of raising revenue sufficient for a
portion of the General Fund and for the operation of the different
departments of the municipal government of the City of Tukwila
for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1973 and ending
December 31, 1973; and are hereby levied upon all the real and
personal property as shown by the assessment in the County
of King as finally fixed by the County and State Boards of
Equalization, and as extended upon the books of the County
Assessor showing the property within said City subject to taxation
for municipal purposed and upon the amount of said real and
personal property as certified by the County Assessor, which
certificate was heretofore received by the City of Tukwila,
all pursuant to and under and by virtue of the laws of the
State of Washington.
PASSED BY The City Council of the City of
Tukwila, Washington and approved by the Mayor this 6th day
of November, 1972.
Approved .s to Form:
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6' City Attorney
Published: //f/lk)f ./i/ne 7 /0t
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
November 6,
Reid Johanson, President
Members of the Council
I herewith, in :accordance with RCW 35:24:210 and
the power to veto authorized there in, VETO the
Ordinance which you have passed here tonight,
setting the 1973 ad valorem millage rate of
assessment at 8 mills.
I submit the following objections to the 8 mill
levy.
1. The six (6) mill levy will provide the same
service as would the eight (8) mill levy.
2. If you do in fact adopt the eight (8) mill
levy, you are unnecessarily placing a burden
on those least able to pay.
3. If you adopt the 8 mill levy, you will be
placing curtailment of investments in our
commercial and industrial areas that reduced
millage rates would encourage.
4. The credibility of the Council being able to
make rational decision having to do with fiscal
management (of the taxpayers money) would be
severly eroded.
5. The above (4) would result in the possibility
of delay, of at least 5 years, in the construction
of a municipal services center.
6. Any other request (s) to the voters of Tukwila
to underwrite a voted bond issue, would surely fail.
It is the duty and obligation of every elected
official, to operate the governmental function as
responsibly and responsively as possible, and to
provide the best possible service to the City.
You must recognize that the six (6) mill levy will
provide these services. Please also note that the
six mill proposal provides all the extra benefits at
a total budget cost of Less than the total 1972
budget that this administration inherited.
I very strongly believe that our taxpayers should
not be taxed so that the City can continue in the
savings business using excessively assessed millages.
Respectfully submitted,
FT /dm
Frank Todd,
Mayor, City of Tukwila
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