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Home My WebLink AboutORD 5989CITYOFRENTON,WASHINGTONORDINANCENO.5989ANORDINANCEOFTHECITYOFRENTON,WASHINGTON,AUTHORIZINGTHEDOU.ARAMOUNTANDPERCENTAGEINCREASEFORTHEPROPERTYTAXTOBELEVIEDFORTHEYEAR2021,PROVIDINGFORSEVERABILITY,ANDESTABLISHINGANEFFECTIVEDATE.WHEREAS,theCityCouncilhasproperlygivennoticeofthepublichearingtoconsidertheCity’s2021-2022proposedbudgetpursuanttoRCW84.55.120;andWHEREAS,theCityCouncil,afterhearingandafterdulyconsideringallrelevantevidenceandtestimonypresented,hasdeterminedthatthereisaneedtoincreasethepropertytaxrevenuesfromtheprioryear,inadditiontotheincreasesresultingfromannexations,theadditionofnewconstruction,andimprovementstoproperty,andanyincreasesinthevalueofstate-assessedproperty,inordertodischargetheexpectedexpensesandobligationsoftheCity;andWHEREAS,RCW84.55.120requirestheadoptionofaseparateordinancespecificallyauthorizingthepropertytaxincrease;NOW,THEREFORE,THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFRENTON,WASHINGTON,DOORDAINASFOLLOWS:SECTIONI.The2021regularpropertytaxlevyintheamountof$22,700,592requiresanincreaseof1.06%or$233,227abovethe2020levywithoutconsiderationforincreasesattributabletoannexation,newconstruction,improvementstoproperty,andre-levyofprioryearrefundandcorrectionamounts.Suchincreaseisherebyauthorized.SECTIONII.Ifanysection,subsection,sentence,clause,phraseorworkofthisordinanceshouldbeheldtobeinvalidorunconstitutionalbyacourtorcompetentjurisdiction,1 ORDINANCENO.5989suchinvalidityorunconstitutionalitythereofshallnotaffecttheconstitutionalityofanyothersection,subsection,sentence,clause,phraseorwordofthisordinance.SECTIONIII.Thisordinanceshallbeinfullforceandeffectfive(5)daysafterpublicationofasummaryofthisordinanceintheCity’sofficialnewspaper.Thesummaryshallconsistofthisordinance’stitle.PASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILthis9thdayofNovember,2020.JasonerkAPPROVEDBYTHEMAYORthis9thdayofNovember,200.Are.&Pavone,MayorApprovedastoform:ShaneMoloney,CityAttorneyDateofPublication:11/f2/2020(Summary)ORD:2135:10/26/20202