Proposed excess property tax levy ordinance scheduled for introduction and public hearing Nov. 10
In materials published ahead of the Nov. 10 meeting, Kenmore's Finance & Administration Director was listed to present Proposed Ordinance No. 25-0637, an excess property tax levy, for introduction and a public hearing 1.
What the records say
The City Council's Nov. 10 agenda listed Proposed Ordinance No. 25-0637, an excess property tax levy, for introduction and a public hearing, presented by Finance & Administration Director Melinda Merrell 1. The item was placed under the agenda's public hearings section for introduction and public hearing; the supplied record does not state the levy amount, its purpose, its duration, or what action, if any, the council took or will take next 1. A separate agenda item covers a distinct proposed property tax levy (Ordinance No. 25-0636); the records do not link the two.
- Proposed Ordinance No. 25-0637, an excess property tax levy, was scheduled for introduction and a public hearing at the Nov. 10 meeting.
- The item was listed for presentation by Finance & Administration Director Melinda Merrell, whose presentation attachment was added to the agenda Nov. 7.
- The agenda records do not include the levy amount, purpose, or duration, nor any meeting outcome.
Why it matters
Kenmore is bringing forward an excess property tax levy for introduction and public comment 1. If it advances, it could change what Kenmore households pay in annual property taxes — but the record does not state the amount, purpose, or duration, so the size of any impact is unknown. Residents who want to weigh in may attend the Nov. 10 meeting; the records do not establish the meeting's result.
What changed / what's next
- Proposed Ordinance No. 25-0637, an excess property tax levy, was placed on the Nov. 10 agenda for introduction and a public hearing 1.
- The supplied record is a high-level agenda item: it omits the levy amount, purpose, and duration, and — because only pre-meeting materials are available — does not establish whether or how the council acted on the ordinance 1. Watch for the ordinance's proposed terms and any follow-up adoption vote. A separate Property Tax Levy item (Ordinance No. 25-0636) also appears on the same agenda; the records do not explain how the two relate.
- The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.