CB 121119 — Version 1 https://webapi.legistar.com/v1/seattle/Matters/16503/Texts/17820 CITY OF SEATTLE ORDINANCE __________________ COUNCIL BILL __________________ ..title AN ORDINANCE relating to the levy of property taxes; levying taxes on all real and personal property in The City of Seattle, for the year beginning on the first day of January 2026, as allowed by and for the purposes of the laws authorizing those taxes, which include providing for general obligation bond interest and redemption requirements; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. ..body BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There is levied a tax on all taxable property, both real and personal, within The City of Seattle and subject to taxation under the laws of the State of Washington in the maximum amount of $920,643,980, which is calculated as $3.02 per $1,000 of estimated assessed value of all taxable property in the city. This amount includes: A. Levies whose amounts this ordinance increases by one percent over the prior year's amount, in accordance with the limit factor in chapter 84.55 RCW: Levy Authority Levy for general municipal purposes Chapter 84.52 RCW Library maintenance and services Ordinance 125809 Low-income housing Ordinance 126837 Transportation Ordinance 127053 B. Levies pursuant to newly enacted ordinances: Levy Authority First-year collection amount Democracy vouchers Ordinance 127204 $4,500,000 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Ordinance 127238 $209,716,667 C. Other levies: Levy Authority Amount Firemen's Pension Fund RCW 41.16.060 $0.225/$1,000 of estimated assessed value Additional dollar amount from increase in assessed value RCW 84.55.010(1)(a)-(e) The actual increase in assessed value Refunds RCW 84.55.070, 84.68.040, and 84.69.180 The highest lawful amount that the King County Assessor certifies Section 2. The King County Assessor shall reduce any amount in Section 1 of this ordinance as necessary to comply with law. Section 3. The one percent increase authorized in subsection 1.A of this ordinance and the increase in assessed value from subsection 1.C of this ordinance are available for any City purpose for which the City's regular levy may be applied, and they may be deposited in any appropriate fund for those purposes, except to the extent another ordinance explicitly states otherwise. Section 4. A separate tax of $16,154,900, applicable to all taxable property within The City of Seattle, is levied to raise revenue to provide for the interest on and redemption of voter-approved general obligation bonds for 2026. Section 5. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of its application to any person or circumstance, does not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 6. Any act pursuant to the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed. Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070. Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2025, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2025. ____________________________________ President ____________ of the City Council Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this ____day of _______________, 2025. ____________________________________ Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2025. ____________________________________ Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk (Seal) Alexandria Zhang CBO Long Property Tax 2026 (FEPP Levy Passes) ORD D1 2 Template last revised February 19, 2025 2 Version No. 1