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DATE December 6, 1979 INTRODUCED BY McIntyre
PROPOSED BY Prosecuting Attorne
ORDINANCE NO. 79 -81
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE NO. 79 -66
AUTHORIZING THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE THREE
(3) ROAD DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING ONE (1)
COUNTYWIDE ROAD DISTRICT; AND AMENDING
THEREOF TO REFLECT THAT ONE TAXING DISTRICT
SHALL BE CREATED FOR THE 1980 ASSESSMENT
YEAR FOR THE COLLECTION OF 1981 TAXES.
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Home Rule Charter Section
3.22(a) provides for the supervision of all county administrative
offices established by the Charter or created by the County Council
under the County Executive as Chief Executive Officer of the
County; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the Whatcom County
Council that more efficient and economical administration of the
county road system will result by the consolidation of the three
(3) existing road districts and the consolidation of each compon-
ent taxing districts; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County has an existing department of
public works and it has been determined by the County Council that
the operation of the road district is a proper function of the
department of public works, in accordance with the department
structural plan dated October 25, 1979;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED:
Ordinance - 1.
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Section. 1:
That one (1) Countywide road district be established
with consolidated operations as part of the function of the
Department of Public Works.
Section 2:
One (1) taxing district shall be created through the
consolidating of the three (3) taxing districts for purposes of
the 1980 assessment for the collection of 1981 taxes, which shall
be entitled County Road District.
Section 3:
Boundaries of the consolidated road district shall be
the entire unincorporated area of Whatcom County.
Section 4:
Monies levied for road purposes shall continue to be
credited and deposited to the Bounty Road Fund.
Section 5:
Regular property tax payable for the one (1) consolidat-
ed taxing district shall not exceed 106% of the sum of the amount
of the regular property taxes lawfully levied for each component
taxing district in the highest of the three (3) most recent years
in which such taxes were levied for such district plus additional
dollar amounts calculated by multiplying the increased and assessec
value in each component district resulting from new construction
and improvements to property by the regular property tax rate of
each component district for the preceding year pursuant to R.C.W.
84.55.020.
Ordinance - 2.
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This Ordinance shall be filed with the County Auditor and Count
Assessor in order to set forth the newly established taxing dis-
trict pursuant to R.C.W. 84.09.030.
PASSED this 20thday of December
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Chairperson
ATTEST: Joan Ogden
County Auditor and
Ex- Officio Clerk of
the 7uncil:
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Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PHILIP A. ERKA
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
( >::f ) APPROVED ( ) VETOED Date: Z 2 - 2 � —'
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JOH LOUWS
Co ty Executive
jPublished on December 14, and December 28, 1979
Ordinance' - 3.
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, 1979.