717 Readopting Ord 677CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 717
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YELM, WASH[NGTON, READOPTING
ORDINANCE NO. 677 SETTING THE ANNUAL AD VALOREM TAX LEVY FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 2000.
WHEREAS, on November 10, 1999, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 677 which in part
set the ad valorem tax levy for the calendar year 2000, and
WHEREAS, the amount of said levy was established pursuant to the directions of State law and
provided an increase of 6% a percentage increase dictated by State Statute along with a lawful increase
drawing against unclaimed tax revenue from prior years, resulting in a combined increase of $38,798.72
or 8.97% of the regular property tax levy for ] 999, and
WHEREAS, although Ordinance No. 677 was adopted specifically in accordance with the
provisions of State Statute, and such taxes have since be levied by the Assessor of Thurston County,
Initiative Measure 722 provides that any tax increase adopted between July 2, 1999 and December 31,
1999 is null and void and of no effect, and therefore, if such provision is upheld, it is necessary to readopt
the tax levy for the 2000 calendar year,
NOW, THEREFORE,
follows:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM, WASHINGTON, as
Section 1. Ordinance No. 677, a copy of which is attached, is hereby readopted in its entirety.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining parts of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective on and after December 6, 2000
ADOPTED this 21 sr day of November 2000
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Kath n M. of ,Mayor "
Attest: ~/
nine A. Schnepf, Deputy Ci lerk
PASSED and APPROVED: November 21, 2000
EFFECTIVE: December 6, 2000
PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, December 1, 2000
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