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RESOLUTION NO.3864
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,
SUPPORTING THE COUNTY-WIDE 2008-2013 MEDIC
ONEIEMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS)LEVY (MEDIC ONE
LEVY).
WHEREAS,the existing Medic OnelEMS Levy will expire at the end of the year 2007;
and
WHEREAS,King County is seeking voter authorization of a six-year Medic OnelEMS
levy of up to $.30 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for the period of 2008 through
2013;and
WHEREAS,the Medic OnelEMS Levy supports the valuable and renowned regional
Medic OnelEMS program;and
WHEREAS,a region-wide effort to thoroughly reVIew the future needs of the
emergency medical services system began in October of 2005 and involved the full range of
Medic One/EMS Stakeholders;and
WHEREAS,such analysis included the impacts that a specific levy type,length and rate
WHEREAS,Renton significantly participated in these discussions throughout the
process and was represented as a Stakeholder on both the Technical Stakeholder and the Elected
Official Committees;and
WHEREAS,in October of 2006,Stakeholders developed consensus around the future
funding and operational plans for a 2008-2013 Medic One/EMS levy and unanimously endorsed
a six-year,$.30 per thousand dollars of assessed value levy proposal;
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RESOLUTION NO.3864
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
W ASlllNGTON,DOES RESOLVB AS FOLLOWS:
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The above findings are true and correct in all respects.
The City Council supports the proposed six-year $.30 per thousand
dollars of assessed value County-wide Medic OnelEMS Levy for the Years 2008-2013 (for
Medic One),and urges the voters to vote for the Levy.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 19 t h day of_-=-M:..::;a-=.r-=.c=h ----',2007.
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Bonnie 1.Walton,City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 19 t h day of M-'-a_rc-'-h ----",2007.
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