File #: 2023-0363    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/17/2023 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: Final action: 12/12/2023
Enactment date: 12/19/2023 Enactment #: 19717
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2023 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year 2024.
Sponsors: Joe McDermott
Indexes: King County, levy, Property Tax
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 19717, 2. 2023-0363 transmittal letter, 3. 2023-0363 2023 & 2024 Fiscal Note, 4. 2023-0363 Legislative Review Form, 5. 2022-0360, 0363_SR_TaxyLevyCerts_11-22-23
Staff: Paribello, Brandi

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AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2023 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year 2024.

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                     BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:

                     SECTION 1.  The county assessor of King County has certified to the metropolitan King County council that the assessed valuation of the County of King as finally equalized amounts to $827,630,972,675.

                     SECTION 2.  The metropolitan King County council imposes the levies necessary to fund estimated expenditures for the year 2024 as listed in this section.  These amounts do not include the total of estimated revenues from sources other than taxation, including available surplus and such expenditures as are to be net from bond warrant issues.  In accordance with state law, the King County assessor calculated a sum for property taxes available to the county related to new construction, improvements to property, refunds, and any increase in the assessed value of state assessed property.  In calculating the amount of regular property tax moneys needed, the council was cognizant of these sums, and they are therefore included in the following levy totals.

                     FUND                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TAX

COUNTY

                     CURRENT EXPENSE                     $421,133,240

                     HUMAN SERVICES FUND/MENTAL HEALTH                     $7,825,307

                     VETERANS' AID                     $3,486,780

                     AFIS                     $24,050,093

                     VETERANS, SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES                     $82,399,900

                     PARKS                     $160,076,366

                     PUGET SOUND EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK                     $37,050,071

                     BEST STARTS FOR KIDS                     $148,254,358

                     CRISIS CARE CENTERS                     $119,479,855

                     UNLIMITED G.O. BONDS                     $9,180,000

                     CONSERVATION FUTURES                     $51,726,936

                     EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES                     $187,581,907

                     TRANSIT                     $33,395,703

                     MARINE                     $7,000,384

TOTAL COUNTY                     $1,292,640,900

                     SECTION 3.  A.  The metropolitan King County council imposes the levy necessary to fund estimated expenditures for the year 2024 as listed in this section.  This amount does not include the total of estimated revenues from sources other than taxation, including available surplus and such expenditures as are to be net from bond warrant issues.  In accordance with state law, the King County assessor calculated a sum for property taxes available to the county related to new construction, improvements to property, refunds, and any increase in the assessed value of state assessed property.  In calculating the amount of regular property tax moneys needed, the council was cognizant of these sums, and they are therefore included in the following levy totals.

                     FUND                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TAX

UNINCORPORATED COUNTY - ROADS                     $100,220,659

                     SECTION 4.  The metropolitan King County council certifies the levies of the following taxing districts:

PORT DISTRICTS

                     PORT OF SEATTLE                     $86,664,580

CITIES AND TOWNS

                     ALGONA                     $780,474

                     AUBURN (King County portion only)                     $24,963,558

                     BEAUX ARTS VILLAGE                     $187,767

                     BELLEVUE                     $90,364,954

                     BLACK DIAMOND                     $2,976,005

                     BOTHELL (King County portion only)                     $28,809,305

                     BURIEN                     $8,734,351

                     CARNATION                     $450,564

                     CLYDE HILL                     $1,340,750

                     COVINGTON                     $3,245,632

                     DES MOINES                     $5,586,890

                     DUVALL                     $2,479,402

                     ENUMCLAW                     $2,739,813

                     FEDERAL WAY                     $12,055,433

                     HUNTS POINT                     $311,558

                     ISSAQUAH                     $12,315,639

                     KENMORE                     $6,955,930

                     KENT                     $34,728,368

                     KIRKLAND                     $42,843,860

                     LAKE FOREST PARK                     $3,483,063

                     MAPLE VALLEY                     $6,865,000

                     MEDINA                     $4,461,393

                     MERCER ISLAND                     $14,822,363

                     MILTON (KC portion only)                     $471,160

                     NEWCASTLE                     $6,299,988

                     NORMANDY PARK                     $3,970,273

                     NORTH BEND                     $2,668,734

                     PACIFIC (King County portion only)                     $1,094,848

                     REDMOND                     $32,279,380

                     RENTON                     $25,783,496

                     SAMMAMISH                     $34,966,629

                     SEATAC                     $18,606,265

                     SHORELINE                     $26,523,226

                     SKYKOMISH                     $60,836

                     SNOQUALMIE                     $8,624,067

                     TUKWILA                     $22,799,228

                     WOODINVILLE                     $3,749,747

                     YARROW POINT                     $671,672

TOTAL CITIES AND TOWNS                     $500,071,621

FIRE DISTRICTS

                       2                     $20,939,640

                       4                     $12,315,994

                     10                     $8,367,767

                     11                     $3,401,964

                     13                     $6,690,072

                     16                     $7,413,779

                     20                     $4,515,881

                     22 (King County portion only)                     $711,399

                     27                     $2,907,007

                     28                     $6,446,200

                     31                     $28,954

                     34                     $10,600,321

                     36                     $9,414,691

                     38                     $2,410,105

                     39                     $47,680,113

                     40                     $468,450

                     41                     $-

                     43                     $16,226,969

                     44                     $8,299,714

                     45                     $4,033,286

                     47                     $359,624

                     49 (King County portion only)                     $175,328

                     50                     $321,631

                     61 (King County portion only)                     $17,394,693

                     62                     $34,868,805

                     63                     $29,088,025

TOTAL FIRE DISTRICTS                     $255,080,412

OTHER DISTRICTS

                     CEMETERY DISTRICT NO. 1                     $125,050

                     SEATTLE METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT                     $122,736,276

                     DES MOINES METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT                      $1,243,410

                     FALL CITY METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT                     $127,523

                     HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1                     $26,534,910

                     HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2                     $21,327,752

                     HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 4                     $4,413,144

                     HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 5                     $1,950,000

                     KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT                     $58,495,615

                     NORMANDY PARK METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT                     $655,039

                     NORTHSHORE PARKS & REC (King County portion only)                     $1,550,146

                     PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY (King County portion only)                     $61,644

                     SI VIEW METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT                     $3,477,987

                     RURAL LIBRARY (King County portion only)                     $154,114,729

                     TUKWILA METROLPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT                     $1,448,117

                     VASHON MAURY PARKS                     $1,944,778

                     SOUND TRANSIT 3 (King County portion only)                     $170,000,000

TOTAL OTHER DISTRICTS                     $570,206,120

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

                     001 - SEATTLE                     $554,073,942

                     210 - FEDERAL WAY                     $84,386,231

                     216 - ENUMCLAW                     $20,134,366

                     400 - MERCER ISLAND                     $28,945,832

                     401 - HIGHLINE                     $120,327,724

                     402 - VASHON                     $10,036,834

                     403 - RENTON                     $130,362,568

                     404 - SKYKOMISH                     $287,895

                     405 - BELLEVUE                     $223,915,676

                     406 - TUKWILA                     $19,094,825

                     407 - RIVERVIEW                     $17,951,085

                     408 - AUBURN (King County portion only)                     $93,975,030

                     409 - TAHOMA                     $41,675,908

                     410 - SNOQUALMIE VALLEY                     $49,216,250

                     411 - ISSAQUAH                     $152,628,833

                     412 - SHORELINE                     $65,955,350

                     414 -LAKE WASHINGTON                     $248,686,081

                     415 - KENT                     $125,692,591

                     417 - NORTHSHORE (King County portion only)                     $151,854,971

                     888 -FIFE (King County portion only)                     $13,517,239

TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS                     $2,152,719,231

GRAND TOTAL                     $4,957,070,387