File #: 2019-0472    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/13/2019 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: Final action: 12/4/2019
Enactment date: 12/16/2019 Enactment #: 19029
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: Claudia Balducci
Indexes: Executive, Interlocal Agreement, Property Tax, Seattle, City of
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 19029, 2. 2019-0472 Legislative Review Form, 3. A. Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Allocation of Property Tax Revenues Between the City of Seattle and King County (2020-2025), 4. 2019-0472 transmittal letter, 5. 2019-0472 Copy of 5 - FINAL Updated EMS Seattle ILA Fiscal Note 10-31 AY, 6. 2019-0471_2019-0472_SR_2020EMSSup_SeaILA_ml, 7. 2019-0471+0472_ATT9_2019-0185.1 and 2019-0186 SR
Staff: Porter, Samantha

Drafter

Clerk 11/06/2019

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 26.5 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 24, 2019.

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 2020 through 2025 property tax revenues levied for emergency medical services.