Snohomish County Council - File #: 2024-1157

• File #: 2024-1157
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Amended and Approved
• File created: 5/31/2024
• In control: Public Hearings
• On agenda: 7/10/2024
• Final action: 7/10/2024
• Title: Amended Ordinance 24-047, providing for submission to the qualified voters of the County a proposition authorizing a local sales and use tax of two tenths of one percent for public safety, health, and criminal justice purposes focused on reducing violent crime and the impacts of the drug epidemic and adopting a new Chapter 4.140 SCC

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/10/2024	1	Public Hearings	Approved as amended	Pass
6/12/2024	1	General Legislative Session	Set time/date for Public Hearing
6/11/2024	1	Community Safety and Justice Committee	Moved to the GLS Regular Agenda
6/4/2024	1	Administrative Session	Assigned

Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)

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Amended Ordinance 24-047, providing for submission to the qualified voters of the County a proposition authorizing a local sales and use tax of two tenths of one percent for public safety, health, and criminal justice purposes focused on reducing violent crime and the impacts of the drug epidemic and adopting a new Chapter 4.140 SCC

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DEPARTMENT:  Executive’s Office

ORIGINATOR:  Ty Trenary

EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION:  Approve (Ken Klein 5/31/2024)

PURPOSE: A ballot proposition shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the county pursuant to RCW 82.14.450 to authorize the county council to fix and impose a local sales and use tax of two tenths of one percent (0.2% -- 2 cents for every $10) to provide funds to be used for public safety, health, and criminal justice purposes in accordance with new Chapter 4.140 SCC as set forth in section 4 of this ordinance.

BACKGROUND: RCW 82.14.450 authorizes counties to impose a sales tax of up to 0.3 percent for public safety with voter approval. By statute, at least one-third of the revenue must be used solely for criminal justice purposes (as defined in RCW 82.14.340), fire protection purposes, or both. The remaining two-thirds are unrestricted and may be used for any lawful governmental purpose but must be spent in accordance with the purpose(s) specified in the ballot measure.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU	CURRENT YR	2ND YR	1ST 6 YRS
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REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE	CURRENT YR	2ND YR	1ST 6 YRS
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES:  Click or tap here to enter text.

CONTRACT INFORMATION:

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AMENDMENT		CONTRACT#		AMOUNT

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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS:  Approved to form by Rebecca Wendling on 5/30/2024.  Approved by Finance - Nathan Kennedy on 5/30/2024.