ORD 09-636ORDINANCE NO. 09-636
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, FIXING THE PROPERTY
TAX AMOUNT FOR THE YEAR OF 2010.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Federal Way has met and reviewed all revenue
sources and examined all anticipated expenses and other obligations for the 2009/10 biennium; and
WHEREAS the City Council, in the course of considering the biennium budget,
conducted public hearings on November 17, 2009, and December 1, 2009 for the proposed
property tax levy for 2010, and proposed revenues and expenditures for the biennium; and
WHEREAS, major sources of revenue have dramatically decreased due to the economic
climate; and
WHEREAS, the Federal City Council finds there is a substantial need to invoke the levy
limit for 2010 pursuant to RCW 84.55.101 in order to maintain basic services, discharge the
expected expense and obligations of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIl�T AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Levv. There shall be and there is hereby levied against the property in the
City of Federal Way, Washington, a municipal regular property tax for the year 2010 for the
purposes of paying expenses and discharge obligations of the City in the amount of Nine Million,
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($9,700,000).
The levy amount includes (1) an increase in property taac revenue from the previous year of
Seventy-three Thousand Six Hundred and Eight Dollars ($73,608) or point seventy-seven percent
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(0.77%), (2) new construction and improvements to property, (3) any increase in the value of state
assessed property, and (4) amounts authorized by law as a result of any annexations that have
occurred, as well as applicable refunds already made.
Section 2. Severabilitv. The provisions of this ordinance are declared separate and severable.
The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this ordinance
or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity
of the remainder of the ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 3. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective
date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 4. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to
make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but no limited to, the correction of
scrivener/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from
and after its passage and publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 15�' day of Decenber, 2009.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
ATTEST:
Y JACK DOVEY
CITY CLERK, CAROL MCNE CMC
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTO EY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 11/24/2009
PASSED BY THE CITY COLTNCIL: 12/15/2009
PUBLISHED: 12/19/2009
EFFECTNE DATE: 12/24/2009
ORDINANCE NO.: 09-636
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