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A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, recommending to the Clallam County Commissioners
changes in the amount of local excise tax imposed enhanced 911
services.
WHEREAS, Clallam County currently collects local enhanced 911 excise tax to be used .
for an emergency services communication system, which provides for rapid public access for
coordinated dispatching of services, personnel, equipment, and facilities for police, fire medical,
and other emergency services; and
WHEREAS, since 1992, the county enhanced 911 excise tax on the use of switched .
access lines (landlines) has remained at fifty cents per month for each switched access line, the
maximum allowed under State law; and
WHEREAS, since 1994, the county enhanced 911 excise tax on the use of radio access
lines (wireless- cellular) has collected $0.25 of the $ 0.50 allowed under State law for each radio
access line; and beginning December 1, 2002, the county began collecting $0.50 allowed under
State law; and
WHEREAS, no county enhanced 911 tax on the use of interconnected voice over internet
protocol (Volt') service lines has been imposed to date, although many who call 9 -1 -1 today are
using VoJP service lines to make the call; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature found that the state and counties should .
be provided with an additional revenue to continue funding enhanced 911 emergency
communications systems throughout the state on a multicounty or countywide basis; and
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WHEREAS, the Washington. State Legislature further found that the appropriate method
of deriving additional revenue for this purpose is to extend the excise tax on the use of switched
access lines and radio access lines; and to apply the extended excise tax on the use of
interconnected voice over internet protocol service lines; and
WHEREAS, Substitute Senate Bill 6846 passed by the Washington State Legislature and
signed by Governor Christine Gregoire on. April 13, 2010, provides for the legislative authority
of a county to impose, effective as early as January 1, 2011, a county enhanced 911 excise tax
on the use of switched access, radio access, and interconnected voice over internet protocol
service lines in an amount not exceeding seventy cents per month for each line; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with this new legislation funds generated by the enhanced 911
excise tax imposed by RCW 82.1413.030(5) may not be distributed to any county that has not .
imposed the maximum county enhanced 911 excise tax allowed under RCW 82.1413.030(1) and
(2); and
WHEREAS, Clallam County currently receives almost $469,000 annually for enhanced
911 network, database, and language line services from these State funds, for which the County
would not be eligible after December 31, 2010 unless it imposes the maximum county enhanced
911 excise tax allowed under RCW 82.148.030(1) and (2); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 38.52.510 each county must implement
countywide or multicounty -wide enhanced 911 emergency communications systems so that
enhanced 911 is available throughout the state and the county must provide finding for the
enhanced 911 communications system in the county in an amount equal to the amount the
maximum tax under RCW 82.1413.030(1) would generate in the county less any applicable
administrative fee charged by the department of revenue or the amount necessary to provide
full funding of the system in the county;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Port
Angeles recommends to Clallam County Commissioners a change in the amount of local excise
tax imposed on the use of switched access lines, radio access lines, and interconnected voice
over internet protocol service lines to the maximum allowed, $0.70 per month per line, effective
January 1, 2011.
PASSED this 7th day of September, 2010.
ATTEST:
7�ssa Hurd, City Clerk William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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