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INTRODUCED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Treasurer
DATE: 7 -20 -89
RESOLUTION NO. 89 -77
IN THE MATTER OF DELAY OF COLLECTION
OF NEW MOBILE IIOME ASSESSMENT
7 WHEREAS, the 1989 WASH I.PIGION STATE L✓C�ISLA1URI in INC20S`1ll
8 SUP.,STITtl'CE IIOUSL I;lI,L ;=27:16, has adopted a nezf proa'ram for monetary
9 assistance to those mobile home tenants forced to relocate from
10 mobile borne parks which are closed or converted to another use', and
7. I WIIEREAS, said new law rec:u.ires !-he County Treasurer to obtain the
12 name and address of' eacli mobile :come owner in a mobile home park
13 in lais or her c()u;itj7 a.racl provis ?.e all the administrative work to
14 c:ollect, said a.nnti,3..I assessment,; and.
15 WHEREAS, Lhe new state l:.:aa provides only 5.55 to counties for all
16 of the ad.minist.rat,ive sorvice in collecting; each 8.I1.00 ass.;essmen::
17 whi (A) is i nadega.aate compensation to the C:ounL v for collection of
1-8 this new assessment: and
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WHEREAS, implementation of
said new asz,essinent co- I- lecti_on
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admin:i.strat: ion by the WII TCON
COUNTY TR.EASt)IRER wi 11 cause undue
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hardship upon the What.(,( - na County
Trerasairer as well as undue
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har(Iship upon I-hratcom C'c.a- u'at:v fi»a.ncial
resources to support this
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new st.at.c t. co] lect:ion
pro. .amain; anr'.
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WHEREAS, i ?..0 -W- 13.135.060 sl..ates
that "the- i- ecisla.tur.e shall not
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impose responsibi.l...i ty for new
programs or increased levels of
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service under ex:ist.in ,, progra.ms
on any t.a;cing district unless the
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di.strict.s are vei.inbur ed for the
costs thej,e.ol' by the Stale ";
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL that
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the hhatcom C'oujaLy Treasurer is
directed to aait.hhold collection of
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this assessment. a at.i_l the State fully com.persates the County For
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all administrative costs.
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APPROVED THIS 7th.
DAY OF September 1989.
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ATTF-ST:
StiHATCOM COUNTY COtl; IL
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WiIr "CO ^1 COQ "„ 'I ", WAS IINGTOIN;
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Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk
Donald G. IIansev, C airman
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APPR.OX-ED AS TO FOIyM :
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Deputy Prc,S 0j_uLina attorney