ORD 82-38 AMENDING ORDINANCE 82-23ORDINANCE NO. 82-38
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 82-23, PASSED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL ON JULY 15, 1982, WHICH IMPOSED A ONE-
HALF PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX AS AUTHORIZED BY
SECTION 17, CHAPTER 17, FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION,
LAWS OF 1982, REVISING THE PROCEDURES FOR SPECIAL
INITIATIVE PETITION OF SECTION 6 OF SUCH
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council passed Ordinance 82-23 on July 15,
1982, imposing a one-half of one percent sales and use tax as
authorized by Section 17, Chapter 49, First Extraordinary
Session, Laws of 1982; AND
WHEREAS, Section 19 of Chapter 49, First Extraordinary
Session, Laws of 1982, which require that Ordinance No. 82-23
be subject to require that such ordinance be subject to such
voter approval or rejection before becoming effective; AND
WHEREAS, the Washington State Attorney General has issued
his opinion that ordinances imposing the one-half percent sales
and use tax be effective in the same manner as similar
ordinances but remain forever subject to voter approval or
rejection through a Special Initiative Petition procedure as set
forth in RCW 35A.11,100; AND
WHEREAS, the City Council now finds it necessary to amend
Section 6 of the Ordinance No. 82-23 to insure conformance with
state law,
NOW THEREFORE,
The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Winslow, Washington, do
ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 6 of Ordinance 82-23 passed by the
City Council on July 15, 1982, hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6. Special Initiative
This Ordinance shall be subject to a Special Initiative.
The number of registered voters needed to sign a petition for
Special Initiative shall be fifteen percent of the total number
of names of persons listed as registered voters within the city
(town) on the day of the last preceding municipal general election.
If a Special Initiative Petition is filed with the City (town)
Council, the operation of this Ordinance shall not be suspended
pending a final decision on the disposition of the Special
Initiative. The procedures for Initiative contained in
RCW 35A.11.100 shall apply to any such Special Initiative
Petition.
SECTION 2. The remaining portions of Ordinance No. 82-23
shall not be affected.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
or unconstitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
five (5) days after passage and publication by posting as provided
by law.
APPROVED:
Alice B. Tawrese~
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tom Walsh
City Attorney
of Commerce, and City Hall.
I do hereby certify this Ordinance was signed by the Mayor
this ~ day of~_6~k)c~ , 19 ~ , and thereafter posted
this ~ day of ~0~-n~ , at the ferry terminal, Chamber
Effective .L')O~;'~ ~ ~, / ~8~ -
Clerk/Treasurer