Ordinance 2433-99 - Laserfiche WebLink

B. "Legislative Authority" means the Mayor and City Council of the City. C. "Emergency medical care and services" means emergency medical care or emergency medical services, including related personnel costs,training for such personnel, and related equipment, supplies,vehicles and structures needed for the provision of emergency medical care or emergency medical services including paramedic services. SECTION 2: The City Council finds that there exists a critical need to maintain and improve emergency medical care and services in the City. Present City budget constraints make it impossible to continue said emergency medical care and services without additional funding. Said needed additional funding is available to the City through an additional property tax levy pursuant to RCW 84.52.069, as amended by Chapter 224, Laws of Washington 1999, and the Mayor is authorized to operate emergency medical care and services including paramedic services upon said voter approval. SECTION 3: For the purposes of providing funds to continue said emergency medical care and services,there is hereby imposed an additional regular property tax levy,pursuant to RCW 84.52.069, as amended by Chapter 224, Laws of Washington 1999,in an amount equal to a maximum of fifty cents ($.50)per thousand dollars ($1,000), or less as determined by City Council, of the assessed value of property in the City,to be collected in each year commencing January 1, 2001, and permanently thereafter in an amount of a maximum of fifty cents($.50)per thousand dollars ($1,000) of assessed value of property in the City or less as may be determined yearly by City Council or necessary in accordance with constitutional and statutory limitations in property tax collections. SECTION 4: After voter approval, and in addition to the authority granted in Section 2 above, the Mayor and City Treasurer are authorized for and on behalf of the City to execute a promissory note or notes or warrant or warrants providing for a loan or loans of funds from a bank or banks, or other lenders or lending institutions, in anticipation of taxes levied as authorized by Section 3 hereof,to bear interest at a rate or rates to be negotiated by the City Treasurer, and including,in the discretion of the City Treasurer,provision for early repayment. Such warrants may be redeemed from the General Fund,the emergency medical services tax levy provided for in Section 3 above,or other money as may be made available. Any and all funds derived from the levy herein, loans, contractual services or other sources for emergency medical care and services shall be segregated into an emergency medical care and services fund which may be drawn up on as necessary to meet the expenses of emergency medical care and services. SECTION 5: The City Council finds that both the need for emergency medical services as described in this ordinance and the provisions of Chapter 224, Laws of Washington 1999 and Initiative 695,require the City to place this issue before the electors at the election to be held in the City as provided by law on February 29, 2000, at which there shall be submitted to the 2