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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2020-472
File ID: AB2020-472 Version: 1 Status: Substitute Approved
File Created: 10/21/2020 Entered by: DBrown@comhatcomma.us
Department: Council Office File Type: Resolution
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 11/24/2020
Agenda Date: 11/24/2020 Enactment #: RES 2020-052
Primary Contact Email: DBrown@co.whatcomma.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Resolution certifying amounts to be levied by Whatcom County taxing districts to the County Assessor
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
RCW 84.52.070
Certification of levies to assessor.
(1) It is the duty of the county legislative authority of each county, on or before the thirtieth day
of November in each year, to certify to the county assessor the amount of taxes levied upon the
property in the county for county purposes, and the respective amounts of taxes levied by the board for
each taxing district, within or coextensive with the county, for district purposes.
(2) It is the duty of the council of each city having a population of three hundred thousand or
more, and of the council of each town, and of all officials or boards of taxing districts within or
coextensive with the county, authorized by law to levy taxes directly and not through the county
legislative authority, on or before the thirtieth day of November in each year, to certify to the county
assessor the amount of taxes levied upon the property within the city, town, or district for city, town, or
district purposes.
(3) If a levy amount is certified to the county assessor after the thirtieth day of November, the
county assessor may use no more than the certified levy amount for the previous year for the taxing
district. This subsection (3) does not apply to state levies or when the assessor has not certified
assessed values as required by RCW 84.48.130 at least twelve working days before November 30th.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
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Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2020-472)
Date: Acting Body:
11/24/2020 Council Finance and Administrative
Services Committee
11/24/2020 Council
Aye: 3
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
Action:
FORWARDED TO COUNCIL
WITHOUT A
RECOMMENDATION
Browne, Byrd, and Kershner
SUBSTITUTE APPROVED
Sent To:
Aye: 6 Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, Elenbaas, and Kershner
Nay: 1 Byrd
Absent: 0
Attachments: Agenda Bill Master Report, Proposed Resolution, Substitute 11.24.2020, Levy Cert - Cemetery
Dist #6, Levy Cert - City of Sumas, Cemetery Dist #1-Levy, Cemetery Dist #5-Levy Cert, Levy Cert
- Cemetery Dist #9, Levy Cert - City of Nooksack, Levy Cert - Fire Dist #4, Levy Cert - SWFA, Levy
Cert - WCFD # 8, Levy Cert - WCFD #5, Levy Cert - WCFD #7, Levy Cert WCFD #14, Levy Cert -
WCFD #17, Levy Cert - WCFPD #18, Levy Cert- EMS Fire Dist #4, Levy Cert - Cemetery Dist #4,
Levy Cert - Cemetery Dist #8, Levy Cert - Cemetery Dist #3, Levy Cert - WCFD #1, Levy Cert -
Lynden Park & Rec Dist #3, Levy Cert - City of Everson, Levy Cert - City of Ferndale, Levy Cert -
City of Lynden, Levy Cert - Cemetery Dist#10, Levy Cert - Ferndale SD #502, Levy Cert - Pt
Roberts Hospital Dist, Levy Cert - WCFD #21, Levy Cert - Chuckanut Comm Forest Dist, Levy Cert
- Blaine - BB Parks & Rec Dist #2, Levy Cert - Bellingham School Dist #501, Levy Cert - Rural
Library, Levy Cert - WCFD #19, Levy Cert - WCFD #16, Levy Cert - City of Blaine, Levy Cert -
WCFD #11, Levy Cert - WCFD #11 EMS, Levy Cert - Meridan SD #505, Levy Cert - Mt Baker SD#
507, Levy Cert - Nooksack SD #506, Levy Cert - Blaine SD #503, Levy Cert - Cemetery Dist #7,
Levy Cert - Port of Bellingham, Levy Cert - Lynden SD #504, Levy Cert - Whatcom County, Port of
Bellingham-2021 Strategic Budget, Levy Cert - City of Bellingham
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PROPOSED BY: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
INTRODUCED: NOVEMBER 24, 2020
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-052
CERTIFYING PROPERTY TAX LEVIES FOR COLLECTION IN 2021 TO THE
COUNTY ASSESSOR
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 84.52.070, it is the duty of the
Whatcom County Council to certify to the County Assessor the amount of taxes levied upon
the property in the County for County purposes and the respective amounts of taxes levied
by the board for each city, town and taxing district within or coextensive with Whatcom
County in 2020, for city, town, or district purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Whatcom County Council hereby
certifies to the Whatcom County Assessor the respective amounts of taxes levied by the
board for each taxing district as outlined in Exhibit A to this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in making such certification the Council is relying on
information provided by the taxing districts.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, should the valuation of one or more districts change
significantly, the County Assessor, with permission of the taxing district, is hereby
authorized to adjust the amount of taxes levied, upon written notification to the Whatcom
County Council.
A] 4th day of
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November 2020.
Dana Brown bavTs,,- rk of the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Approved by Karen Frakes via email / LB
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Barr chanan, Council Chair
EXHIBIT A
(Updated 11.30.2020)
CERTIFICATION OF PROPERTY TAX LEVIES FOR TAXING DISTRICTS
In accordance with RCW 84.52.070, the Whatcom County Council hereby certifies to the Whatcom
County Auditor the amounts to be levied by each of the following taxing districts for collection in 2021.
DISTRICT
REGULAR LEVY
EXCESS LEVY
REFUND LEVY
CERTIFIED
AMOUNT
City of Bellingham
$25,534,745.32
City of Blaine
$1,272,948.19
$148,560.43
$1,557.00
Cemetery Dist #1
$2,100.00
$6.53
Cemetery Dist #2
(Added 11.30.2020)
$6,990
$39.19
Cemetery Dist #3
$6,783.96
$2.14
Cemetery Dist #4
$43,000.00
$154.62
Cemetery Dist #5
$5,290.00
$21.14
Cemetery Dist #6
$126,761.59
$194.07
Cemetery Dist #7
$237,493.36
$1,713.25
Cemetery Dist #8
$6,621.90
$24.97
Cemetery Dist #9
$47,995.00
$105.29
Cemetery Dist #10
$167,402.26
Cemetery Dist #11
(Added 11.30.2020)
$7,338.20
$7,338.20
Conservation Futures
$1,164,184.98
$2,213.70
$1,166,398.68
City of Everson
$301,270.60
$825.75
Flood Control Zone
$5,014,110.29
$8,949.12
$5,023,059.41
Fire Dist #1
$1,505,288.81
$3,416.97
Fire Dist #4
$1,553,239.45
$6,681.38
Fire Dist #5
$630,000.00
$2,351.95
Fire Dist #7
$6,195,000.00
$258,200.00
$13,462.71
Fire Dist #8
$1,069,569.38
$665,000.00
$3,974.37
Fire Dist #11
$374,349.25
$2,507.84
Fire Dist #14
$741,000.00
$1,938.27
Fire Dist #16
$158,699.30
Fire Dist #17
$391,371.13
$1,035.67
Fire Dist #18
$369,950.38
$225.80
Fire Dist #19
$174,854.55
Fire Dist #21
$6,435,311.14
$10,894.89
City of Ferndale
$1,835,217.64
$63,910.00
$2,000.50
Point Roberts Hospital
$278,571.20
$1,045.31
City of Lynden
$3,519,784.64
$6,686.38
City of Nooksack
$150,855.26
$186.09
Point Roberts Park & Rec #1
(Added 11.30.2020)
$125,000.00
$32,000.00
DISTRICT
REGULAR LEVY
EXCESS LEVY
REFUND LEVY
CERTIFIED
AMOUNT
Blaine -Birch Bay Parks & Rec
$369,319.00
$571.63
Lynden Parks & Rec
$216,860.00
Port of Bellingham
$7,573.847.00
$14,451.00
County Road
$20,578,471.62
$77,075.77
$20,655,547.39
Rural Library
$9,167,515.87
$17,194.70
City of Sumas
$640,852.64
$847.60
Whatcom County
$31,465,712.57
$59,823.93
$31,525,536.50
Fire SWFA
$2,740,269.88
$4,202.11
Fire Dist #11 EMS
$81,966.50
Fire Dist #16 EMS
$74,361.08
Affordable Housing
Bellingham
$2,677,000.00
Chuckanut Comm. Forest
Park
$695,000.00
Fire Dist #4 EMS
$405,805.34
Whatcom County EMS
$8,430,165.90
$13,888.22
$8,444,054.12
Columbia Valley Parks & Rec
NA
NA
NA
NA
DISTRICT
GENERAL
DEBT SERVICE
CAPITAL
TRANSPORTATION
FUND /
FUND / BOND
PROJECTS
VEHICLE FUND
ENRICHMENT
FUND
Bellingham School Dist
$31,000,000.00
$18,870,484.20
$16,737,606.74
#501
Ferndale School Dist
$8,273,000.00
$7,533,000.00
#502
Blaine School Dist #503
$5,808,487.92
$3,715,569.55
$2,006,112.53
Lynden School Dist #504
$6,713,248.22
$3,020,995.50
$750,000.00
Meridian School Dist
$4,027,516.00
$1,242,000.00
$644,403.00
#505
Nooksack School Dist
$25,015,747.14
$3,429,886.63
Incl. Refunds
#506
Mt Baker School Dist
$5,000,000.00
$1,685,772.45
#507