Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 25-054, approving a system of rates and charges proposed by the Snohomish Conservation District pursuant to RCW 89.08.405 for natural resource conservation purposes on all non-exempt real property located within Snohomish Conservation District and Snohomish County for a ten-year period beginning in 2026
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DEPARTMENT: Council
ORIGINATOR: Vice-Chair Dunn
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: N/A
PURPOSE: Establishing a rates and charges system for Snohomish Conservation District. The proposed system in this ordinance would raise the rate from $10/parcel plus $0.10/acre, set in 2022, to $15/parcel plus $0.10/acre for January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028; to $20/parcel plus $0.10/acre for January 1, 2029 through December 31, 2031; and to $25/parcel plus $0.10/acre beginning January 1, 2032 through the remainder of the ten-year period.
BACKGROUND: RCW89.08.405 authorizes the county legislative authority to consider a proposal by a conservation district for a system of rates and charges as an alternative to, but not in addition to, a special assessment. Snohomish Conservation has made such a proposal, after holding a public hearing on July 10 and July 22, 2025
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: Click or tap here to enter text.
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: AATF: DPA Rebecca Guadamud 9/15/25