ORD 12-734ORDINANCE NO. 12-734
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington,
Fixing the Property Tax Amount for the Year of 2013.
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 2013/14 biennium; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in the course of considering the biennium budget,
conducted public heaxings on November 6, 2012 and November 20, 2012 for the proposed
property tax levy for 2013, and proposed revenues and expenditures for the biennium; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after hearing and duly considering all relevant evidence
and testimony, determined that it is necessary and advisable to authorize an increase in regular
property t� consistent with the limit factor prescribed by RCW 84.55.0101 to discharge the
expected expenses and obligations of the City; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. L�. 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 2013 for the
purpose of paying expenses and discharge obligations of the Ciiy in the amount of Ten Million
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10,700,000).
The levy amount includes (1) an increase in property tax revenue from the previous year of
Forty-nine Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty Seven Dollars ($49,587) or point fifty percent
(0.50%), (2) new construction and improvements to property, (3) any increase in the value of state
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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. 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 4. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective
date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affrmed.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective January 1, 2013.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 4th day of December, 2012.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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ATTEST:
CIT C ERK, CAROL MC ILLY, CMC
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CI ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 11-13-2012
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 12-04-2012
PUBLISHED: 12-07-2012
EFFECTIVE DATE: O l-O l-2013
ORDINANCE NO.: 12-734
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