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5 <br />. <br />subsection G to apply to gross water/sewer utility income derived from a particular wholesale <br />customer, then the PILOT pursuant to City Council Resolution 2285 remains in effect as to that <br />wholesale customer. <br />Section 3. Except to the extent provided in EMC 3.28.050.G, City Council Resolution 2285 as to the <br />City’s water and sewer utility is superseded by this Ordinance. <br />Section 4. This Ordinance (including without limitation the taxes imposed under this Ordinance) shall <br />become effective on August 1, 2026, unless a timely referendum petition is filed as provided for in the <br />following section, in which case the effective date of this Ordinance shall be suspended until the <br />referendum petition is found to be insufficient under the law or the Ordinance is approved by the voters <br />at the election. <br />Section 5. This Ordinance is subject to the referendum procedure in RCW 35.21.706. A referendum <br />petition may be filed within seven days of the passage of this Ordinance with the filing officer of the City <br />of Everett, which is hereby identified as the City Clerk, 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 1-A, Washington. <br />Within ten days of the filing of the petition, the City Clerk shall confer with the petitioner concerning the <br />form and style of the petition, issue the petition an identification number, and secure an accurate, <br />concise, and positive ballot title from the City Attorney. The petitioner shall then have thirty days in <br />which to secure the signatures of not less than fifteen percent of the registered voters of the City of <br />Everett, as of the last municipal general election, upon petition forms which contain the ballot title and <br />the full text of the measure to be referred. Signed petition forms that are timely submitted to the City <br />Clerk shall be either (1) transmitted to the Snohomish County Auditor who shall verify the sufficiency of <br />the signatures on the petition and report to the City Clerk or (2) verified by the City Clerk. If sufficient <br />valid signatures are properly submitted, the City Clerk shall certify the referendum measure and so <br />inform the City Council, which shall submit the referendum measure to the voters at the next election <br />ballot within the City or at a special election ballot as provided pursuant to RCW 35.17.260(2). Pursuant <br />to RCW 35.21.706, the referendum procedure in this section is exclusive, and as such this Ordinance is <br />not subject to any other referendum or initiative process. <br />Section 6. The following is provided for reference and may not be complete: <br />EMC Amended by this <br />Ordinance Ordinance History of EMC Amended by this Ordinance <br />EMC 3.28.030 (Ord. 3384-14 § 4, 2014.) <br />EMC 3.28.050 (Ord. 3883-22 § 1, 2022; Ord. 3384-14 § 5, 2014.) <br />Section 7. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this Ordinance are authorized to make necessary <br />corrections to this Ordinance, including, but not limited to, the correction of scrivener’s/clerical errors, <br />references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any internal references. <br />Section 8. The City Council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or <br />phrase of this ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, it is the intent of the City Council that it <br />would have passed all portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination of any such portion as <br />may be declared invalid. <br />Section 9. The enactment of this Ordinance shall not affect any case, proceeding, appeal, or other <br />matter currently pending in any court or in any way modify any right or liability, civil or criminal, which <br />may be in existence on the effective date of this Ordinance. <br />Section 10. It is expressly the purpose of this Ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety,