HomeMy WebLinkAbout139-97 - Res. Ballot Proposition to Authorize a One Quarter of One Percent Real Estate Excise Tax for Mason C RE,SOLUTION NO. 1 �59 —1
A RESOLUTION SUBMITTING A BALLOT PROPOSITION TO THE MASON
COUNTY AUDITOR TO AUTHORIZE A ONE-QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT
RE'AL ESTATE EXCISE TAX TO BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PLANNING,
CONSTRUCTION, RE'CONSTRUCTION, RE PAIR, REHABILITATION,
AND/ IMPROVEMENT OF MASON COUNTY PARKS.
WHEREAS,RCW 82.46.035 (2) states"The legislative authority of any county
or any city that plans under RCW 36.70A.040 (1) may impose an additional excise tax on
each sale of real property in the unincorporated areas of the*county for the county tax and
in the corporate areas of the city for the city tax at a rate not exceeding one-quarter of one
percent of the selling price. Any county choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040(2) and
any city within such a county may only adopt an ordinance imposing the excise tax
authorized by this section if the ordinance is first authorized by a proposition approved by
a majority of the voters of the taxing district voting on the proposition at a general
election held within the district or at a special election within the taxing district called by
the district for the purpose of submitting such proposition to the voters...........
WHEREAS, RCW 82.46.035 (3) states"Revenues generated from the tax
imposed under subsection(2) of this section shall be used by such counties and cities
solely for financing capital projects specified in a capital facilities plan element of a
comprehensive plan......
WHEREAS, RCW 82.46.035 (5) states"As used in this section, "city" means
any city or town and"capital project" means those public works projects of a local
government for planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement,
rehabilitation, or improvement of streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road
lighting systems, traffic signals, bridges, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer
systems, and planning, construction, reconstruction, repair, rehabilitation, or improvement
of parks."
WHEREAS,Mason County desperately needs funds for the planning,
construction, reconstruction, repair, rehabilitation, and/or improvement of its parks;
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of Mason
County Commissioners that an election be held on February 3rd, 1998, for a proposition.
The proposition shall ask:
Shall an additional excise tax be collected on each sale of real property in the
unincorporated areas of Mason County at a rate not exceeding one-quarter of one
percent of the selling price. Revenues collected froin such tax shall be used solely for
the planning, construction, reconstruction, repair, rehabilitation, and/or
improvement of Mason County parks.
YES NO
APPROVED this day of December, 1997.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mary,Jo a irperson
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Cynthia Olsen, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Re cca S. Rogers, Clerk of thAoard
4,10ET TO FORM:
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Michael Clift, Chief Deputy Prosecutor