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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1983-0181 2 3 4 5. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DATE February 17, 1083 INTRODUCED BY Hansey PROPOSED BY County Executiv e ORDINANCE NO.. 83 -18 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council approved Ordinance 82- 69 on October 7, 1982, imposing a one - quarter (1/4) of one percent tax on the sale of real property in the unincorporated areas of Whatcom County, as authorized by the Legislature of the State of Washington (Chapter 49, Sections 11 - 16, Laws of 1982, First Extraordinary Session), and WHEREAS, Section 5 (subsection 2) provides that one percent of the proceeds of the taxes imposed under that Ordinance shall be deposited into Current Expense to defray costs of collection, and the balance of proceeds shall be placed in a County capital improvements fund, and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a County capital improvements fund for the proceeds from the, County Real Estate Excise Tax under Ordinance No. 82 -69 to be placed into; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED there is established a Real Estate Excise Tax Capital Improvement Fund which shall be designated with fund number 0326 -0034; BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED the purpose of this fund shall be to hold proceeds collected under the Real Estate Excise Tax; BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED the expenditures from this fund shall be for local capital improvements, including those listed in R.C.W. 35.43.040, and that a portion of the proceeds, in an amount to be determined, shall be reserved to redeem a $1,000,000.00 Councilmanic bond issue, and that said issue shall be used to repair major storm damage to the Whatcom County road system; Ordinance - cont. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Ordinance cont. - 2 of 2 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED the County Executive shall be the Custodian of this fund. APPROVED this 17th -ATTEST: ' Glerk Ot The Counc 1 day of March , 1983. APPROVED AS TO FORM: BRUCE L. DISEND, Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHA OM CO U TY, AS NGTON W 0 rE Chairperson (1Q APPROVED ( ) VETOED JOHNAOUWS County Executive March 18, 1983 Date Published on 3/6/83 and 3/25/83 This ordinance becomes effective on 3/28/83