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4(.- ETT RESOLUTION NO. f/a2 Zoo In support of Proposition 1: Snohomish County regular property tax levy rate increase for implementation and equipping of a countywide public safety communications system WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Council asked the City of Everett, in an August 7, 1995 letter, for support of a Countywide vote for an improved Public Safety Communications System. WHEREAS, the Everett City Council held a Council workshop on September 6, 1995, to consider the issue. WHEREAS, the Everett City Council agreed, in a September 13, 1995 letter to the County Council, that the issue is critically important for public safety services countywide; and, therefore, agreed to support a countywide vote to finance and implement this system. WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Council has made a decision to place the Countywide Public Safety Communications System on the March 26, 1996 ballot. WHEREAS, the System will be financed through a Snohomish Countywide property tax levy for a period of nine (9) years beginning in 1996 (for collection beginning in 1997) in excess of the 106% limitation by not more than $0.085 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. WHEREAS, the frequencies that the City of Everett uses for emergency radio traffic are congested, and public safety response and personnel are affected. WHEREAS, this situation constitutes a service delivery issue among City and County agencies including police, sheriff, fire, and medic providers. To provide the service level the public safety community in Snohomish County, including Everett, feels is necessary, these agencies must be able to communicate, both verbally and with data transmissions. The flow of information is imperative to a successful mission. WHEREAS, An enhanced Countywide Public Safety Communications System will have the capacity to efficiently handle emergency radio traffic for Snohomish County well into the future.