TO: Committee of the Whole - Public Safety and Human Services
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Fire
Adrian Sheppard, Fire Chief
425-556-2201
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Fire
Jim Whitney
Deputy Fire Chief
Fire
Amy Moorhead
Medical Services Administrator
TITLE:
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City Resolution to Renew King County Medic One/EMS Levy (2026-2031)
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
The City Council is requested to approve a resolution supporting the renewal of the Medic One/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy on the November 4, 2025, King County election ballot. This six-year property tax levy would set a countywide rate of 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value for the 2026-2031 period.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
o Redmond's Fire Department Strategic Plan for 2022-2027
o Redmond Fire Department's Community Risk Assessment & Standards of Cover for 2022-2027
* Required:
RCW 84.52.069
* Council Request:
N/A
* Other Key Facts:
The City Council previously approved a resolution supporting the 2020-2025 King County Medic One/Emergency Medical Services levy on June 4, 2019. The levy was later approved by voters in the November 2019 election at a rate of 26.5 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.
OUTCOMES:
To place a countywide EMS levy on the ballot, state law requires that the County Council and at least 75% of all cities exceeding a population of 50,000 approve placing a countywide EMS proposal on the ballot. The City of Redmond is one of 11 cities in King County with a population over 50,000.
The proposed resolution provides the cities' support for submitting to the voters in 2025 a countywide ballot proposition for a six-year Medic One/EMS Levy at a rate of 25 cents per one thousand dollars of assessed value to provide stable and long-term funding for the count...
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