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Clerk 07/30/2002
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AN ORDINANCE establishing September 17, 2002, as the date of a special election on the question of annexation and assumption of indebtedness to the city of Redmond of an unincorporated area known as Mage; and declaring an emergency.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
1. The city of Redmond, Washington, by Resolution 1146 has determined that it is in the public interest and general welfare to provide for the annexation of an area known as Mage Annexation, in accordance with chapter 35A.14 RCW.
2. City of Redmond Resolution 1146 satisfies the provisions of chapter 35A.14 RCW for qualification for annexation.
3. The city of Redmond, by Resolution 1146, initiated the annexation of the Mage Annexation area.
4. The King County boundary review board received a request for review under chapter 36.93 RCW, and on July 18, 2002, the review board, in file 2124, deemed the proposed city of Redmond Mage annexation file approved.
5. Pursuant to chapters 29.13 and 35A.14 RCW, the metropolitan King County council deems an emergency exists for the purpose of calling a special election to be held on the question of this annexation on September 17, 2002.
SECTION 2. A special election shall be held on the 17th day of September 2002 in accordance with chapter 35A.14 RCW within the territory of the proposed annexation, for the purpose of submitting the question of annexation of the Mage annexation area and whther or not all property in the annexation area will assume its proportionate share of existing city bonded indebtedness.
SECTION 3. The number of registered voters within the subject area is estimated at eight as nearly as may be determined from available records.
SECTION 4. It is hereby found that an urgent need exists for the consideration by the electors of the proposed annexation. Pursuant to RCW 29.13.010 and 35A.14.050, it is hereby deemed that an emergency exists. The King County manager of the records, elections and licensing services division is hereby requested to assume jurisdiction to call and conduct a special election and submit to the registered voters within the subject area the proposition as set forth in section 4 of this ordinance. The clerk of the council is hereby authorized and directed to transmit said proposition to the manager of records and elections in substantially the following form, with such additions, deletions or modifications in the ballot title as may be required for the proposition listed below by the King County prosecutor:
PROPOSITION 1: Shall the area of unincorporated King County contiguous to the city of Redmond and commonly known as Mage, which is legally described in King County Ordinance_____ and city of Redmond Resolution 1146, be annexed to and become part of the city of Redmond?
FOR ANNEXATION [ ]
AGAINST ANNEXATION [ ]
PROPOSITION 2: Shall all property within the area, upon annexation, be assessed and taxed at the same rate as the property located within the city of Redmond is assessed and taxed to pay for all or any portion of the then outstanding indebtedness of the city, which indebtedness has been approved by the voters, contracted for, or incurred prior to, or existing at, the date of annexation?
YES [ ]
NO [ ]
SECTION 6. The boundaries of the territory proposed for annexation are hereby described in city of Redmond Resolution 1146 as contained in Attachment A to this ordinance.
SECTION 7. The manager of the records, elections and licensing services division, is hereby authorized and requested to prepare and distribute a local voters' pamphlet, pursuant to K.C.C. 1.10.010, for the special election called for in this ordinance, the cost of the pamphlet to be included as part of the cost of the special election.
SECTION 8. In order for this ordinance to be effective in the time required by law for this item to be on the September 17, 2002 ballot this ordinance must be enacted by an emergency. The council, therefore, finds as a fact and declares that an emergency exists and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety or for the support of county government and existing public institutions.