CITY OF BURIEN, WASHINGTON

ORDINANCE NO. 477

               AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURIEN, WASHINGTON, LEVYING THE GENERAL TAXES FOR THE CITY OF BURIEN IN KING COUNTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2008, ON ALL PROPERTY BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, IN SAID CITY WHICH IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO CARRY ON THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF SAID CITY FOR THE ENSUING YEAR AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

            WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Burien has considered the City's anticipated financial requirements for 2008 and the amounts necessary and available to be raised by ad valorem taxes on real, personal, and utility property;

            NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURIEN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.  2008 Levy Rate.  There shall be and hereby is levied on all real, personal, and utility property in the City of Burien, in King County, current taxes for the year commencing January 2008, in the amount specified below:

Regular Tax Levy of $5,400,000

            The said taxes herein provided for are levied for the purpose of payment upon the general bonded indebtedness of the City of Burien, for the construction of capital projects, and for the maintenance of the departments of the municipal government of the City of Burien for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008.

            An increase in the regular property tax levy, in addition to the increase resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of state-assessed property, is hereby authorized for the 2007 levy for 2008 property taxes in the amount of $5,400,000, which is an increase of four percent from the previous year

Section 2.  Notice to King County.  This ordinance shall be certified to the proper County officials, as provided by law, and taxes herein levied shall be collected to pay to the Finance Director of the City of Burien at the time and in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Washington for the collection of taxes for noncharter code cities.

Section 3.  Effective Date.  This ordinance shall be in full force five days after publication of this ordinance or a summary thereof in the official newspaper of the City, as provided by law.

Section 4.  Severability.  Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this Ordinance be pre-empted by state or federal law or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.

ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF ON THE 26^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2007, AND SIGNED IN AUTHENTICATION OF ITS PASSAGE THIS 26^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2007.

CITY OF BURIEN

/s/ Joan McGilton, Mayor

ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:

/s/ Monica Lusk, City Clerk

Approved as to form:

/s/ Christopher D. Bacha,

Kenyon Disend, PLLC

Interim City Attorney

Filed with the City Clerk: November 21, 2007

Passed by the City Council: November 26, 2007

Ordinance No. 477

Date of Publication: November 29, 2007