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1 ORDINANCE NO. 8'6 /- g� <br /> 2 <br /> AN ORDINANCE establishing an additional sales and use tax in the City <br /> 3 of Everett in accordance with the authority granted under <br /> Engrossed Senate Bill No. 4972, 1982 First Special Session. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 WHEREAS, City Council finds that the City of Everett presently imposes a sales <br /> 7 and use tax in the amount of one-half of one percent of which Snohomish County <br /> 8 receives fifteen percent thereof under Ordinance No. 79-70; and <br /> 9 WHEREAS, City Council finds that the State of Washington, 1982 First Special <br /> 10 Session, 47th Legislature adopted Engrossed Senate Bill No. 4972 which authorizes <br /> •11 cities to impose an additional sales and use tax up to five-tenths of one percent of the <br /> 12 selling price or value of the article used; and <br /> 13 WHEREAS, City Council finds that it is appropriate to impose this additional <br /> 14 sales and use tax; <br /> 15 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> 16 Section 1: In addition to the rate of one-half of one percent of the selling <br /> 17 price or value of the article used imposed under Ordinance No. 79-70 of the City of <br /> 18 Everett, the rate of the tax imposed by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 79-70 shall be <br /> 19 hereby increased by an additional rate of one-half of one percent of the selling price or <br /> 20 value of the article used, as the case may be. <br /> 21 Section 2: The additional tax imposed by this ordinance shall be collected on <br /> 22 and after July 1, 1982, provided that it is the intent of City Council to impose and <br /> 23 collect the additional tax only so long as the additional tax is imposed and collected by <br /> 24 Snohomish County, and in the event a referendum on the recent Snohomish County sales <br /> 25 tax increase of one-half of one percent stays the County's authorization to impose and <br /> 26 collect the additional tax then the City shall stay imposition and collection of the <br /> 27 additional tax for the period that Snohomish County is stayed and if it is finally <br /> 28 determined by vote of the electorate that Snohomish County is no longer authorized to <br /> 29 impose or collect any additional sales tax, then the additional tax imposed herein by the <br /> 30 City shall be repealed consistent with the ,gate Snohomish County is no longer <br /> 31 authorized to impose or collect the additional tax. <br /> 32 <br />