HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-03 RESOLUTION NO. 7-03
A RESOLUTION of thc City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, declaring support for placing a countywide 1/]0th of 1
percent sales tax proposition on the ballot to provide consistent funding
for emergency communications services.
WHEREAS, protecting the public safety is a foremost responsibility for local
government; and
WHEREAS, Peninsula Communications Center (911) provides the first line of response
for citizens in need of emergency assistance; and
WHEREAS, because every person in Clallam County relies on the availability of 911,
it is appropriate for all County residents to share the cost of emergency dispatch; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington has provided legislation (RCW 84.14.420) to fund
emergency communications through a voter approved sales tax increase to help insure that
adequate and responsible emergency services are available to all citizens; and
WHEREAS, providing a consistent level of funding to sustain emergency dispatch
service is a high priority for the Port Angeles Police Department, Port Angeles Fire District and
all emergency service agencies in Clallam County; and
WHEREAS, all of the agencies served by the Peninsula Communications Center (911)
have weighed the options available for funding the program and have agreed that the sales tax is
the most fair and equitable solution; and
WHEREAS, 100% of the revenue generated by the 1/10th of 1% sales tax will be
dedicated to emergency communications service; and
WHEREAS, 100% of the revenue generated by this proposition will fulfill local needs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
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Angeles as follows:
The Port Angeles City Council does hereby give its full and unqualified support to an
emergency communications sales & use tax ballot proposition and hereby requests the Clallam
County Board of Commissioners to place this issue on the Fall, 2003 countywide ballot and
encourages all eligible citizens to support this proposition.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 1 st day of July, 2003.
-~Glenn Wiggins, Mayor
ATTEST:
Becky J~ ]dp~, Ceqy Clerk I-
APPROJV/ED AS TO FORM:
Craig D. Knu'I)gon, City Attomey
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June 26, 2003
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