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BOr�RD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County,Washington
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RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION No. 13- -CC
INCREASING THE PROPERTY TAX
REVENUE FROM 2013 TO 2014
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.32.120(6), the Board of County
Commissioners of Grant County, Washington (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Board")
1�as the care of County property and the managemant of County funds and business; and.
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120, a taxing district, other than the state, that
collects regular levies shall hold a public hearing on revenue sources for the district's following �
year's current axpense budget. The hearing must include consideration of possible increases in
property tax revenues and shall be held prior to the time the taxing district levies the taxes or
makes the request to have the taxes levied. The county legislative authority, or the taxing
district's governing body, if the district is a city, town or other type of district, shall hold the
hearing on its proposed regular tax levy, as single public hearing may be held on this matter. No i
increase in property tax revenue, other than that resulting from the addition of new cozlstruction,
increases in assessed value due to construction of electric generation wind turbine facilities '
classified as personal property, and improvements to property and any increase in the value of �
state-assessed property, may be authorized by a taxing district, other than the state, except by j
adopt of a separate ordnance or resolution, pursuant to notice, specifically authorizing the j
increase in terms of both dollars and percentage; and i
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WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington gave I
notice and held a public hearing as required under RCW 84.55.120 on December 2, 2013 to i
consider an increase in property tax revenue, other than that resulting from the addition of new �
construction, increases in assessed value due to construction of electric generation wind turbine
facilities classified as personal property, and improvements to property and any increase in the
value of state-assessed property, for the General Fund and Road Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of County �
Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, as provided for by RCW 84.55.120, that an I
increase in regular property tax levy is hereby authorized for the levies to be collected in 2014 �
tax year. The dollar amount of the increase over the actual levy amounts from the previous years �
is as follows: �
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• $1,658,981 increase for the General Fund, which is an 11.207072% increase over the �
highest levy since 1986 plus additional amounts listed above. �
• $73,392 increase for the Road Fund,which is an 0.872854% increase over the highest
levy since 1986 plus additional amounts listed above. j
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The above increases are exclusive of additional revenue resulting from the addition of new
construction, improvements to property, newly constructed wind turbines, and any
increase in the value of state assessed property, any annexations that have occurred and
refunds made.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this__��-day of , 2013.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Yea Nay Abstain GRANT COUNTY,WASHINGTON
� � � Cindy Ca er, Chair
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� � � Carolann Swartz, Member
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� � Richard Stevens, Member
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