FIRE, POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
REPLACEMENT TEMPORARY LEVY
The City Council of the City of Black Diamond adopted Ordinance No.
764, concerning a proposition to finance public safety operations.
The proposition repeals the existing excess levy and authorizes the
City to increase its regular property tax levy by the previously approved
rate of $0.86 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation, for collection
in 2005, and authorizes the City to increase its regular property
tax levy in each of the succeeding five years by the limit factor
of $0.86 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation, for fire, police and
emergency services operations. Should this proposition be approved?
REGULAR TAX LEVY TO MAINTAIN
ESSENTIAL LEVEL OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
The City Council of the City of Des Moines Adopted Ordinance No.
1346 concerning voter approval of its regular property tax levy.
This proposition would approve an increase in the City’s permanent
regular property tax levy rate, for the years 2005 and thereafter,
to the authorized rate of $1.60 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in
order to maintain an essential level of community services such as
public safety, transportation, culture and recreation. Any future
years property tax collections would be subject to the maximum increase
of 1% per year per Chapter 84.55 RCW.
A “social card game” is a form of legalized gambling
defined by state law and authorized by the Washington State Gambling
Commission to be conducted in business establishments selling food
or drink for consumption on the premises. Shall the City of Kenmore
ban such “social card games”?
The City of Seattle’s Proposition No. 1 concerns funding services,
including Educational and Developmental Services supporting academic
achievement.
This proposition would fund City services, including preschool, early-childhood
education, family support, family involvement, middle-school support,
out-of-school activities, supporting high-risk youth, student health,
program evaluation, and school-crossing guards, under Ordinance 121529.
This vote approves, for up to seven years, regular property taxes
higher than the limits in Chapter 84.55 RCW, beginning with 2005 total
regular taxes limited to $3.20/$1,000 assessed value. Not more than
$16,684,000 per year ($116,788,000 total) can be collected for the
Educational and Developmental Services.
KING COUNTY RURAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
PROPOSITION NO. 1
KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
LIBRARY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS
The Board of Trustees of the King County Rural Library District,
doing business as the King County Library System, adopted Resolution
2004-03, concerning funding for capital projects at every library
throughout the System. This proposition would replace funding previously
provided by the 1988 capital bonds and authorize the System to acquire,
construct, equip and furnish new libraries; renovate, expand and upgrade
existing libraries; acquire new books, materials and equipment; and
undertake other capital improvements throughout the System; incur
indebtedness, issue no more than $172,000,000 of general obligation
bonds maturing within 20 years, and levy annual excess property taxes
to pay and retire such bonds, all as provided in Resolution 2004-03.
Should this proposition be:
MAINTAINING THE EXISTING PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE
FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The Board of Fire Commissioners of King County Fire Protection District
No. 2 adopted Resolution No. 03-2004 to finance fire protection and
emergency medical services. This proposition would authorize the District
to levy the previously authorized rate of one dollar and fifty cents
($1.50) per one thousand dollars ($1000) of assessed valuation upon
all taxable property within the District in 2004 for collection in
2005 without regard to limitations imposed by Ch. 84.55 RCW on annual
increases in property tax revenue. This shall not be construed to
authorize an excess levy and is subject to otherwise applicable statutory
dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be:
NORTH HIGHLINE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 11
PROPOSITION NO. 1
MAINTAINING THE EXISTING PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE FOR
FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The North Highline Fire District Commissioners adopted Resolution
No. 383 to finance fire protection and emergency medical services.
This proposition would authorize the District to levy the previously
authorized rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per one thousand
dollars ($1000) of assessed valuation upon all taxable property within
the District in 2004 for collection in 2005 without regard to limitations
imposed by Ch. 84.55 RCW on annual increases in property tax revenue.
This shall not be construed to authorize an excess levy and is subject
to otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations. Should
this proposition be:
The Board of Fire Commissioners of King County Fire Protection District
No. 17, King County, Washington adopted Resolution No. R-04-141 concerning
a proposition to finance maintenance and operation support expenses.
This proposition authorizes the District to levy the following excess
property taxes on all taxable property within the District to pay
part of the District’s maintenance and operation support expenses,
all as provided in Resolution No. R-04-141.
Collection Years Approximate Levy Rate/$1,000
Assessed Valuation Levy Amount
2005 $0.61 $71,016
2006 $0.61 $74,567
2007 $0.61 $78,295
2008 $0.61 $82,210
INCREASING PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE
FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The Board of Commissioners of King County Fire Protection District
No. 20 adopted Resolution No. 04-08-253 to finance fire protection
and emergency medical services. This proposition would authorize the
District to restore its regular property tax levy rate to one dollar
and fifty cents ($1.50) per one thousand dollars ($1000) of assessed
valuation upon all taxable property within the District in 2004 for
collection in 2005 without regard to limitations imposed by Ch. 84.55
RCW on annual increases in property tax revenue. This shall not be
construed to authorize an excess levy and is subject to otherwise
applicable statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition
be:
MAINTAINING THE EXISTING PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE
FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The Board of Commissioners of King County Fire Protection District
No. 26 adopted Resolution No. 1156-6-04 to finance fire protection
and emergency medical services. This proposition would authorize the
District to levy the previously authorized rate of one dollar and
fifty cents ($1.50) per one thousand dollars ($1000) of assessed valuation
upon all taxable property within the District in 2004 for collection
in 2005 without regard to limitations imposed by Ch. 84.55 RCW on
annual increases in property tax revenue. This shall not be construed
to authorize an excess levy and is subject to otherwise applicable
statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be:
WOODINVILLE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY DISTRICT
PROPOSITION NO. 1
MAINTAINING THE EXISTING PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE FOR
FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The Board of Fire Commissioners of Woodinville Fire and Life Safety
District adopted Resolution No. 2004-1 to finance fire protection
and life safety services. This proposition would authorize the District
to levy the previously authorized rate of one dollar ($1.00) per one
thousand dollars ($1000) of assessed valuation upon all taxable property
within the District in 2004 for collection in 2005 without regard
to limitations imposed by Ch. 84.55 RCW on annual increases in property
tax revenue. This shall not be construed to authorize an excess levy
and is subject to otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations.
Should this proposition be:
INCREASING PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE
FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The Board of Commissioners of King County Fire Protection District
No. 37 adopted Resolution No. 303 to finance fire protection and emergency
medical services. This proposition would authorize the District to
restore its regular property tax levy rate to one dollar and fifty
cents ($1.50) per one thousand dollars ($1000) of assessed valuation
upon all taxable property within the District in 2004 for collection
in 2005 without regard to limitations imposed by Ch. 84.55 RCW on
annual increases in property tax revenue. This shall not be construed
to authorize an excess levy and is subject to otherwise applicable
statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be:
MAINTAINING THE EXISTING PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE FOR FIRE PROTECTION
AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The Board of Fire Commissioners of Federal Way Fire Department adopted
Resolution No. 383 to finance fire protection and emergency medical
services. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the
previously authorized rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per
one thousand dollars ($1000) of assessed valuation upon all taxable
property within the District in 2004 for collection in 2005 without
regard to limitations imposed by Ch. 84.55 RCW on annual increases
in property tax revenue. This shall not be construed to authorize
an excess levy and is subject to otherwise applicable statutory dollar
rate limitations. Should this proposition be:
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 43
MAPLE VALLEY FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY
PROPOSITION NO. 1
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT BONDS - $9,000,000
The Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire Protection District No. 43,
King County (Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety), adopted Resolution
No. R-04-01 concerning a proposition to finance and refinance facilities
and equipment. This proposition would authorized the District to acquire,
finance and refinance firefighting, emergency, communications, medical
and safety equipment, apparatus including fire engines and other vehicles,
improve and equip fire stations, and carry out other capital purposes,
issue no more than $9,000,000 of general obligation bonds maturing
within 20 years, and levy annual excess property taxes to pay and
retire such bonds, all as provided in Resolution No. R-04-01. Should
this proposition be:
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