Ordinance 837-82 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 additional funding. Said needed additional funding is available to the City through an 2 additional property tax levy pursuant to RCW 84.52.069, and the Mayor is authorized to 3 establish and operate emergency medical care and services including paramedic 4 services upon said voter approval. 5 SECTION 3: For the purposes of providing funds for said emergency medical 6 care and services there is hereby imposed an additional regular property tax levy in an 7 amount equal to a maximum of twenty-five cents ($.25) per thousand dollars ($1,000), 8 or less as determined by City Council, of the assessed value of property in the City 9 each year commencing January 1, 1983, and for six consecutive years thereafter in an 10 amount of a maximum of twenty-five cents ($.25) per thousand of assessed value of 11 property in the City or less as may be determined yearly by City Council or necessary 12 in accordance with constitutional and statutory limitations on property tax collections. 13 SECTION 4: After voter approval, the Mayor and City Treasurer are authorized 14 for and on behalf of the City to execute a promissory note or notes or warrant or 15 warrants providing for a loan or loans of funds from a bank or banks, or other lenders or 16 lending institutions, in a total amount not to exceed the amount of one year's tax levy 17 authorized herein and to bear interest at a rate or rates to be negotiated by the City 18 Treasurer, with the maturity dates of such note or notes or warrants to be no later than 19 three (3) years from the date of execution or issuance, and including, in the discretion 20 of the City Treasurer, provision for early repayment. Such warrants may be redeemed 21 from the General Fund, the emergency medical services tax levy or other money as may 22 be made available. Any and all funds derived from the levy herein, loans, contractual 23 services or other sources for emergency medical care and services shall be segregated 24 into an emergency medical care and services fund which may be drawn up on as 25 necessary to meet the expenses of emergency medical care and services. 26 SECTION 5: The City Council finds that an emergency exists requiring the 27 provision of emergency medical services as described in this ordinance and that as a 28 result of the existence of such an emergency, it is necessary to call a special election. 29 A special election is, therefore, called to be held in the City as provided by law on 30 April 6, 1982, at which there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City for 31 their approval or disapproval of the following proposition: 32 -2-