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Home My WebLink AboutORD 6032CITYOFRENTON,WASHINGTONORDINANCENO.6032ANORDINANCEOFTHECITYOFRENTON,WASHINGTON,AUTHORIZINGTHEDOLLARAMOUNTANDPERCENTAGEINCREASEFORTHEPROPERTYTAXTOBELEVIEDFORTHEYEAR2022,PROVIDINGFORSEVERABILITY,ANDESTABLISHINGANEFFECTIVEDATE.WHEREAS,theCityCouncilhasproperlygivennoticeofthepublicheatingtoconsidertheCity’s2021-2022proposedbudgetpursuanttoRCW84.55.120;andWHEREAS,theCityCouncil,afterhearingandafterdulyconsideringallrelevantevidenceandtestimonypresented,hasdeterminedthatthereisaneedtoincreasethepropertytaxrevenuesfromtheprioryear,inadditiontotheincreasesresultingfromannexations,theadditionofnewconstruction,andimprovementstoproperty,andanyincreasesinthevalueofstate-assessedproperty,inordertodischargetheexpectedexpensesandobligationsoftheCity;andWHEREAS,RCW84.55.120requirestheadoptionofaseparateordinancespecificallyauthorizingthepropertytaxincrease;NOW,THEREFORE,THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFRENTON,WASHINGTON,DOORDAINASFOLLOWS:SECTIONI.The2022regularpropertytaxlevyintheamountof$23,300,071requiresanincreaseof1.75%or$396,721abovethe2021levywithoutconsiderationforincreasesattributabletoannexation,newconstruction,improvementstoproperty,andre-levyofprioryearrefundandcorrectionamounts.Suchincreaseisherebyauthorized.SECTIONII.Ifanysection,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase,orworkofthisordinanceshouldbeheldtobeinvalidorunconstitutionalbycourtorcompetentjurisdiction,1 ORDINANCENO.6032suchinvalidityorunconstitutionalitythereofshallnotaffecttheconstitutionalityofanyothersection,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase,orwordofthisordinance.SECTIONIII.Thisordinanceshallbeinfullforceandeffectfive(5)daysafterpublicationofasummaryofthisordinanceintheCity’sofficialnewspaper.Thesummaryshallconsistofthisordinance’stitle.PASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILthis15thdayofNovember,2021.4%Jasonf.Seth,CiclerkAPPROVEDBYTHEMAYORthis15thdayofNovember,2021.Approvedastoform:ShaneMoloney,CityAttorneyDateofPublication:11/18/2021(Summary)ORD:2187:10/27/21ArmonkloPavone,Mayor2