File #: 2025-0344    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 11/18/2025 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to execute an interlocal cooperation agreement for allocation of property tax revenues between the city of Seattle and King County.
Sponsors: Rod Dembowski
Indexes: Executive, Funds, Interlocal Agreement, King County, Property Tax, Seattle, City of
Attachments: 1. A. Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Allocation of Property Tax Revenues between the City of Seattle and King County - 2026-2031, 2. 225-0344 transmittal letter, 3. 1 - EMS levy ILA with Seattle 2026-2031 Cover Sheet, 4. 6 - EMS Levy ILA with Seattle Financial attachment to the ILA, 5. 7 - EMS levy ILA with Seattle 2026-2031 with Financial attachment, 6. Attachment A. Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Allocation of Property Tax Revenues between the city of Seattle and King County, 7. 225-0344 Legislative Review Form, 8. 2025-0344_SR_EMS ILA
Staff: Paul, Gene

Drafter

Clerk 10/28/2025

Title

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to execute an interlocal cooperation agreement for allocation of property tax revenues between the city of Seattle and King County.

Body

PREAMBLE:

King County has placed before the qualified electors of King County a ballot proposition authorizing the county to levy additional regular property taxes countywide in amounts up to 25 cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation each year for six consecutive years on all taxable property within the county for the support of emergency medical services.

The city of Seattle operates and funds an emergency medical services program that is independent from, but coordinated with, the county's program.

A portion of the revenues to be collected in accordance with the countywide emergency medical services levy will be attributable to taxable property located within the legal boundaries of the city of Seattle.

The parties desire to reimburse and transfer to the city of Seattle for the support of its emergency medical services program all revenues to be collected in accordance with the countywide emergency medical services levy from the taxable property located within the legal boundaries of the city of Seattle.

RCW 84.52.069 provides that no countywide emergency medical services proposal may be placed on the ballot without approval of the legislative authority of at least seventy-five percent of all cities in the county over 50,000 in population.

As a condition of the city of Seattle's approval of the countywide emergency medical services levy, the city of Seattle approved the attached agreement on June 17, 2025.

The county has determined that the reimbursement and transfer of emergency medical services levy proceeds as set forth in the attached agreement will not affect the county's ability to provide emergency medical services throughout the county.

                     BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:

                     SECTION 1.  The council executive is hereby authorized to execute, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance, an interlocal cooperation agreement

between the city of Seattle and King County for allocation of 2026 through 2031 property tax revenues levied for emergency medical services.