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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 9.B.
For Meeting of: February 17, 2026
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance repealing the $20 car tab fee
SUBMITTED BY: Bill Preston, Community Development Director
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
At their February 3, 2026 regular meeting, Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to repeal the
$20 car tab fee to fund the Transportation Benefit District project list. The Ordinance is provided for
Council consideration.
ITEM BUDGETED: N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: A Resilient Yakima
RECOMMENDATION: Pass Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance_Ending $20 License Tab Fee_draft
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ORDINANCE NO. 2026-
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington repealing Ordinance No. 2017-033
which established an annual vehicle license fee.
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2017, the City Council created the City of Yakima
Transportation Benefit District ("TBD") with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of the
City of Yakima, in accordance with Chapter 36.73 RCW; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2017, the City Council established a $20.00 annual vehicle
license fee for the purpose of preserving, maintaining, operating, construction, or reconstructing
the transportation infrastructure and funding transportation improvements that have been
identified in an approved project list; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has passed a one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) sales tax to
fund the TBD and no longer desires to fund the TBD through an annual vehicle license fee; and
WHEREAS, the sales tax cannot be collected until after proper notice to the Department
of Revenue, so to continue to collect funds for necessary transportation improvements
throughout 2026 it is necessary to continue to collect annual vehicle license fees through June
30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City and its
residents to repeal the $20.00 annual car tab fee; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Effective July 1, 2026, Ordinance 2017-033 passed by the City Council on
December 5, 2017, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after approval
and publication pursuant to law and City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 17th day of February, 2026.
Matt Brown, Mayor
ATTEST:
Rosalinda Ibarra, CMC, City Clerk
Publication Date: February 21, 2026
Effective Date: March 23, 2026
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