LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON
Notice is hereby given that the Tacoma City Council, at its regular City Council meeting of Tuesday, November 22, 2022, passed the following ordinances. The summary of the contents of said ordinance, consisting of the title, is as follows: Ordinance No. 28842 An ordinance authorizing Tacoma Rail to update the Rail Rate Policy to include a Volume Investment Fund.
Ordinance No. 28843 An ordinance authorizing the reissuance of Tacoma Municipal Belt Line (TMBL) 8807 series freight switching tariff and TMBL 6004 series demurrage tariffs, effective January 1, 2023, and a switching tariff supplement, effective January 1, 2024.
Ordinance No. 28844 An ordinance amending Chapter 12.06 of the Municipal Code, relating to Electric Energy – Regulations and Rates, to add a new Section 12.06.176, entitled “Prepaid small general service – Schedule PB”, to allow for payment of electric service in advance of usage, effective April 1, 2023.
Ordinance No. 28845 An ordinance amending Chapter 12.06 of the Municipal Code, relating to Electric Energy – Regulations and Rates, to add a new Section 12.06.374, entitle “Electric Vehicle Public Charging Provided by Tacoma Power – Schedule EVPC”, to replace the existing fee structure of $2 per five hours to $0.21 per kilowatt hour, effective January 1, 2023.
Ordinance No. 28846 An ordinance amending various sections of Chapters 12.01 and 12.06A of the Municipal Code, relating to Utility Charges and Electrical Code, to update language regarding fees and permitting requirements, effective April 1, 2023.
Ordinance No. 28847 An ordinance amending Chapter 12.06 of the Municipal Code, relating to Electric Energy – Regulations and Rates, effective April 1, 2023, and April 1, 2024; amending Section 12.06.225, to remove an out-of-date contract requirement, effective April 1, 2023; and amending Section 12.06.300, to adjust the cost for additional poles for private off street lighting, effective April 1, 2023.
Ordinance No. 28848 An ordinance amending Chapter 12.10 of the Municipal Code, relating to Water – Regulations and Rates, for two rate system average adjustments, effective January 1, 2023, and January 1, 2024.
Ordinance No. 28849 An ordinance amending Chapter 12.09 of the Municipal Code, relating to Solid Waste, Recycling, and Hazardous Waste, to adjust the 2023 and 2024 rates and charges, effective January 1, 2023, and January 1, 2024.
Ordinance No. 28850 An ordinance amending the Official Schedule of Stormwater Utility and Wastewater Utility Service Rates and Fees, effective January 1, 2023, and January 1, 2024.
Ordinance No. 28851 An ordinance amending Subtitle 6A of the Municipal Code, relating to the Tax Code, by adding a new Chapter 6A.130, entitled “Local Solid Waste Customer Excise Tax”, to impose a local solid waste excise tax; and amending Section 6A.10.020, to update tax definitions, effective April 1, 2023.
Ordinance No. 28852 An ordinance authorizing an increase in the Ad Valorem general property tax revenue collection in terms of both dollars and percentage for the general property tax levy in 2023.
Ordinance No. 28853 An ordinance fixing the amount of the Ad Valorem tax levies necessary to identify the amount of the estimated revenues from property tax levies to match estimated expenditures for debt service and other funding requirements.
Ordinance No. 28854 An ordinance authorizing an increase for the Emergency Medical Services property tax levy in terms of both dollars and percentage.
Ordinance No. 28855 An ordinance fixing the amount of the Emergency Medical Services levy necessary to identify the amount of the estimated revenues from the property tax levy to match estimated expenditures for debt service and other funding requirements.
Substitute Ordinance No. 28856 A substitute ordinance adopting the 2023-2024 Biennial Operating Budget.
Ordinance No. 28857 An ordinance adopting the 2023-2028 Capital Facilities Program of the Comprehensive Plan, and adopting the 2023-2024 Capital Budget.
Ordinance No. 28858 An ordinance amending Title 8 of the Municipal Code, relating to Public Safety, by adding a new Chapter 8.180, entitled “Interference with Health Care Facilities or Providers”, to ensure public health and safety for persons seeking health care services.
Ordinance No. 28859 An ordinance amending various chapters in Title 1, relating to Administration and Personnel; Title 6, relating to the Tax and License Code; and Title 16, relating to Cable Systems, Open Video Systems, Telecommunications Systems and Private Communications Systems of the Municipal Code, for protection against discrimination based on an individual’s actual, potential, perceived, or alleged pregnancy outcomes.
The full text of the above ordinances
may be viewed online at the following website, http://www.cityoftacoa.org/
RecentLegis or at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street, Room 220. You may also request an electronic copy without charge, please contact the Tacoma City Clerk’s Office at (253) 591-5505. Doris Sorum, City Clerk
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Published in the Tacoma Daily Index
on Monday, November 28, 2022.
