HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-042 Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Codes Section 3.125.010, Clean City Fund (second reading)ORDINANCE NO. 2021-042
AN ORDINANCE amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Section 3.125.010, Clean
City Fund.
WHEREAS, Chapter 3.125 of the Yakima Municipal Code establishes the Clean City Fund
for the City of Yakima, which fund pays for a variety of services associated with the Clean City
program; and
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2021, the City Council approved an increase in the refuse
in -tax under YMC 7.64.030 from 15% to 20%; and
WHEREAS, the increase in refuse in -lieu tax is intended to provide additional funding for
the Clean City program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima finds and determines that YMC
3.125.010 should be amended to reflect the additional funding resource for the Clean City
program, is in the public interest and best interest of the City and its residents; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 3.125.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
3.125.010 Clean City Fund
A. There is created the Clean City Fund.
B. The Clean City Fund shall consist of monies collected in utility tax imposed on waste
systems' commercial refuse collection and monies collected in garbage tax imposed
under YMC 7.64.030 to meet program objectives of the Clean City program.
Section 2. This ordinance is one making appropriation and shall take effect
immediately upon its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City
Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed andpprovedthis 7th of December 2021.
ATTEST:
First Reading: November 16, 2021
Publication Date: December 10, 2021
Effective Date: January 9,2022
Patricia Byers, Moro
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 4.J.
For Meeting of: December 7, 2021
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Codes Section
3.125.010, Clean City Fund (second reading)
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Schafer, Public Works Director - (509) 576-6411
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
On November 1, 2021, City Council approved an increase in the refuse in -lieu tax under Yakima Munich
Code 7.64.030 from 15% to 20%. The intention behind this increase is to allocate the additional incom
raised from the tax towards the Clean City Program. This ordinance amends the Clean City Fund
ordinance to reflect the additional funding source.
Attached is a redline and a clean copy of Ordinance 3.125.010 for City Council review.
ITEM BUDGETED: NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Trust and Accountability
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
Pass Ordinance
ATTACHMENTS:
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1 urainance 3.125.010 aean 11/8/2021 Ordinance
0 ord redline 11 / 16/2021 Corer Memo