RESOLUTION 2005-56

(Setting 2006 Property Tax Levies and 2006 Preliminary Budget for Public Hearing)

WHEREAS, the Skamania County Board of Commissioners has reviewed the 2006 budgets proposed by Skamania County department heads and elected officials and held budget workshops to consider these budgets; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has considered said requests and has made revisions or additions as it deemed advisable; and

WHEREAS, a balanced preliminary budget for Skamania County for 2006 has been prepared in the amount of $39,628,112 as detailed in Attachment "A"; and

WHEREAS, RCW 84.55 requires counties to consider possible increases in property tax revenue prior to the time the taxing district levies the taxes or makes the request to have the taxes levied; and

WHEREAS, Skamania County is considering levying taxes at one percent (1%) of 2005 taxes plus the value of new construction; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is required to hold a public hearing to allow any taxpayer to appear and be heard for or against any part of the budget; and

WHEREAS, copies of the 2006 Preliminary Budget are available for the public in the Commissioners' Office, Room 15, Skamania County Courthouse;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners are hereby giving notice that the 2006 Skamania County Preliminary Budget has been completed and placed on file with the Clerk of the Board, that copies of the budget are available to the public, that a public hearing to consider setting Current Expense and County Road Property Tax Levies and adoption of the Budget for 2006 will be held on the 19^th day of December 2005 at 1:30 o'clock p.m., in the Commissioners Meeting Room, Room 18, Skamania County Courthouse, and that any taxpayer may be heard for or against the budget or the tax levies at the hearing.

PASSED IN REGULAR SESSION this 28^th of November 2005