TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Police
Darrell Lowe, Police Chief
425-556-2529
Fire
Adrian Sheppard, Fire Chief
425-556-2201
Finance
Chip Corder, Finance Director
425-556-2189
Executive
Malisa Files, Chief Operating Officer
425-556-2166
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Adoption of a Resolution for the Comprehensive Public Safety Ballot Measure
1. Resolution No. 1560: A Resolution of the City Council of the City Of Redmond, Washington, Providing for the Submission to the Qualified Electors of the City at the November 8, 2022 Election of a Proposition Authorizing an Increase in the Regular Property Tax Levy in Excess of the Increase Otherwise Allowed Under Chapter 84.55 RCW for Public Safety Purposes; Providing for an Increase of $0.366 Per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation for a Total Levy Rate of $1.36 Per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation to be Collected in 2023; Providing for Increases in the Annual Levy Amount to be Collected in Each of the Five Succeeding Calendar Years (2024-2028) Equal to Five Percent (5%); Providing that the Dollar Amount of the 2028 Levy be Used to Compute the Maximum Levy Amount that May be Imposed and Collected in Years After 2028; Requesting that the Director of King County Elections Place the Proposition on the November 8, 2022 Election, and Fixing the Time when the Same Shall Become Effective
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The purpose of the Comprehensive Public Safety Funding Plan is to continue to build a comprehensive public safety system and enhance Redmond's public safety programs while responding to the impacts of growth on the City's public safety services. Council approval of the resolution (see Attachment A) will allow the City to put forward, for voter approval, the proposed public safety programs at the general election on November 8, 2022.
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