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885 Ad Valorem 2008City of Yelm Ordinance No. 885 (RCW 84.55.120) AN ORDINANCE relating to finance and setting the amount fixed as Ad Valorem for the regular levy of property tax necessary to raise revenues for essential expenditures for the City of Yelm for the fiscal year 2008. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yelm met and considered its budget for the calendar year 2008; and WHEREAS, a duly advertised public hearing to consider the 2008 regular property tax levy rate was held as part of the regular city council meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2007; NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Yelm do ordain as follows: Section 1. The Yelm City Council determined that the City of Yelm requires a regular levy in the amount of $1,211,375.86, which includes an increase in property tax revenue from the previous year, and amounts resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of state-assessed property, and amounts authorized by law as a result of any annexations that have occurred and refunds made, in order to discharge the expected expenses and obligations of the district and in its best interest. Section 2. An increase in the regular property tax levy is hereby authorized for the 2008 levy in the amount of $10,083.82 which is an increase of 1 % from the previous year. This increase is exclusive of additional revenue resulting from new construction, improvements to property, any increase in the value of state assessed property, any annexations that have occurred and refunds made. Section 3. For the fiscal year beginning January 1 and ending December 31 of 2008, the Yelm City Council hereby levies the prior year's tax rate of $2.13460353 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation to new construction and added improvement values of $94,990,500 as determined by the Thurston County Assessor, yielding $202,767.06 in taxes for New Construction and added Improvement Values. Section 4. State Assessed Utility Value changes have not been determined at this time and are estimated at a one percent increase of $126.68. Legal/2007/885 Page 1 of 2 Section 5. A Certified Budget request or estimate is filed with the County Legislative Authority, separate from this ordinance. As required by RCW 84.52.020, that filing certifies the total amount to be levied by the regular property tax levy on the Department of Revenue provided form for this purpose, REV 64 0100, "Levy Certification". Certification is made in a manner prescribed by the County Legislative Authority. Section 6. Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective five days following passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Section 7. 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 portion of this ordinance. ADOPTED this 13t-" day of November, 2007. Jl n ardin ayor ouncilm tuber .. Co ncilmember Councilmember f Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Authenticated: anine Schnepf, City CIS < PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, November 23, 2007 Legal/2007!885 Page 2 of 2 Return Original and one copy by: November 30 ORIGINAL TO: THURSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ATTN: La BONITA BOWMAR, CLERK OF THE BOARD 2000 LAKERIDGE DR. S.W., BUILDING 1 OLYMPIA, WA. 98502 ONE COPY TO: THURSTON COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE ATTN: LINDA REBIC, RATE SPECIALIST (360-786-5413) 2000 LAKERIDGE DR. S.W., BUILDING 1 OLYMPIA, WA. 98502 LEVY CERTIFICATION STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF THURSTON In accordance with RCW 84.52.020, I, Tanya Robacker ,Finance & Administrative Services Director, for the City of Yelm, do hereby certify to the Thurston County legislative authority that the Yelm City Council of said district requests that the following levy amounts be collected in 2008 as provided in the district's budget, which was adopted at a public hearing held on December 11, 2007: Regular Levy: Excess Levy: Administrative Refund Levy: ~ 1,211,375.86 State the dollar amount to be levied.) (State the dollar amount to be levied.) _~~ Signature: Date: ~~ 9 ~ ~ H:\BUDGET12008\Property TAX\Thurs Co Ad Valorem Levy Cert-BOCC.doc