2021/04/14 Council Agenda Packet

1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-01 A Resolution of the Washington Multi -City Business License and Tax Portal Agency Executive Board regarding an Amendment of the Interlocal Agreement to Extend Use of Historical Transaction Counts. Whereas, the Washington Multi -City Business License and Tax Portal Agency ("Agency") was originally established under the Interlocal Agreement By and Between the Cities of Bellevue, Everett, Seattle, and Tacoma, dated March 1, 2014 ("Interlocal Agreement"); and Whereas, Section 13.g. of the Interlocal Agreement was amended in 2017 via Resolution FL2017-04 to provide that, for the years 2014-2021, the allocation of Agency costs among the Original Principals shall generally be based on 2012 transaction counts of each Original Principal as set forth in Exhibit A to the Interlocal Agreement, and to further provide that, beginning in 2022 and afterward, Agency costs shall be allocated among the Original Principals based on the actual number of transactions processed through the Portal for each of such city; and Whereas, due to various city -specific factors associated with implementation of the Portal in the Original Principal cities, the Original Principals have determined that converting to use of actual transaction counts as the basis for allocating Agency costs beginning in 2022 would be inequitable, and that continuing to use 2012 historical transaction counts of the Original Principals for an additional three years, through 2024, would be a preferable way to allocate Agency costs; and Whereas, Section 18.e. of the Interlocal Agreement requires that any changes to the contribution responsibilities of Principal cities must be approved by the legislative authorities of all Principals; Resolution No. FL2021-01 Page 1 of 2