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TITLt OF DOCUMENT:
Amending 4%atcom County Code Title 3 to Provide for Increasing Local Option for Retaining Sales and Use
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The proposed ordinance increases the sales tax retained under the provisions of RCW 82.14.3 70 from .08% to
.09%, beginning August 1, 2007
COMMITTEE A CTION.-
COUNCIL ACTION:
6/19/2007: Introduced
7/10/2007: Council Adopted 7-0
Ord. 2007-035
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Ord. 2007-035
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 6/19/2007
ORDINANCE NO. 2007 --035
AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE TITLE 3 TO PROVIDE FOR
INCREASING LOCAL OPTION FOR RETAINING SALES AND USE TAX
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature has found that while
Washington's economy is currently prospering, economic growth continues to be uneven,
particularly as between metropolitan and rural areas; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has resolved to use resources
strategically to build on our state's strengths while addressing threats to our prosperity by
providing rural counties that have fewer financial resources with which to address
inadequacies in infrastructure caused by the impact of the Growth Management Act; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature desires and intends to assist such rural
counties in meeting the infrastructure needs required in a growing economy by providing
Whatcom County financial assistance to rural counties by allowing the shifting of sales
tax revenues from state coffers to local county budgets; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has provided an opportunity for rural
counties to retain sales tax revenues that would normally be directed to the state
government per RCW 82.17.370; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County comes under the definition of "rural
county" by virtue of its population density being less than on hundred persons per square
mile.
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has increased the sales tax allowed to
be retained by rural counties from .08% to .09 %; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED Whatcom County does
hereby increase the sales tax retained under the provisions of RCW 82.14.370 from .08%
to .09 %, beginning August 1, 2007, for local county use in financing public facilities as
provided by law.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that these funds shall be deducted from
the tax already collected or paid to Department of Revenue under RCW 82.08 and 82.12.
BE IT FINALLY ORDAINED that Whatcom County Code Title 3,
Chapter 3.34 Section 3.34.020 Tax rate is hereby amended as outlined in Exhibit A to this
ordinance.
AWWWR this 10 day of July , 2007.
Jl�.•��1ATc0 C'� �.'� WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
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APPROVED as to form:
ivil Deputy Prosecutor
(eT Approved { ) Denied
1'e a Kremen, County Executive
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EXHIBIT A
The rate of the tax imposed by this chapter on each taxable event shall be 0.04% through
December 31, 1999-,,md 0.08% beginning January 1, 2000, through July 31, 2424 2007,
0.09% beginning August 1, 2007 through July 31, 2024 applied to the selling price or
value of the article used, as the case may be. (Ord. 99 -032).