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City of Tukwila
Washington
Ordinance No. I
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, 2009, ON ALL PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN
SAID CITY WHICH 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 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 2009 and the amounts necessary and available to be raised by ad
valorem taxes on real, personal and utility property; and
WHEREAS, 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. Regular 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 $5,123,164,972,
current taxes for the ensuing year commencing January 2009, in the amount and at the rates
specified below:
Rate Amount
Regular Tax Levy $2.39 $12,250,000
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, 2009.
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. 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, 2009.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Regular Meeting thereof this
ATTEST/ AUTHENTICATED:
V`)1 H day of ¥V i`' 1/4 C I f 2008.
Christy O'Flaherty /CMC, City Clerk
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Per Section 2, Ordinance #2210 was transmitted to the King County Assessor's Office
and the Office of the King County Council by staff from the Tukwila Finance
Department.
SUMMARY OF
Ordinance No. 2210
City of Tukwila, Washington
On November 17, 2008 the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted
Ordinance No. 2210, the main points of which are summarized by its title as follows:
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, 2009, ON ALL PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN
SAID CITY WHICH 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 AS
REQUIRED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request.
Approved by the City Council at a Regular Meeting thereof on November 17, 2008.
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Christy O Flaherty, City Clerk V
Published Seattle Times: November 20, 2008