From Ingrid Gabriel, County Council Clerk
Tuesday, May 8 beginning at 10:15 a.m. at Council Hearing Room
The San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance regarding an additional sales and use tax to be used for criminal justice, public safety and other purposes.
The public hearing will be held in the Council Hearing Room at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 beginning at 10:15 AM. The hearing may be continued from time to time and place to place as may be desired by the Council without additional written notice.
At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Ordinance. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Ordinance that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council.
The proposed Ordinance may then be adopted with or without modifications.
Summary: this ordinance will submit to the voters a proposition, which if adopted by a majority of the voters, will impose a sales and use tax on transactions except for sale of automobiles and automobile leases of less than 36 months in the amount of three tenths of one percent to be used for criminal justice, public safety and other purposes, all as described in the ordinance and RCW 82.14.450.
Forty percent of the revenue that is received will be distributed to the Town of Friday Harbor.
All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 8 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Ordinance is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The Ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at https://www.sanjuanco.com/Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx.
A copy of the proposed Ordinance/Resolution will be mailed without charge upon request.
For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472.
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