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Title 02
Chapter 02.02
Section 02.02.175
 

Title 02 Council and Legislation

Chapter 02.02 Initiative and Referendum

Section 02.02.175 Fiscal Impact Statement
  1. The city council, in conjunction with the city administration and the city’s chief financial officer, shall cause a fiscal impact statement to be prepared for each of the following measures:
    1. An initiative measure that has been directed to be placed on the ballot pursuant to a city council resolution;
    1. A measure placed on the ballot pursuant to the city council’s own motion;
    1. An alternative measure appearing on the ballot that the city council proposes to the voters.
  1. Fiscal impact statements must be written in clear and concise language and avoid legal and technical terms when possible, and may include easily understood graphics. Fiscal impact statements must also be impartial, factually accurate, non-argumentative and unbiased.
  1. The fiscal impact statement shall be prepared by the city’s financial services division within thirty calendar days of the date the city council adopts the resolution to place the measure on the appropriate election ballot.
  1. A fiscal impact statement must describe any projected increase or decrease in revenues, costs, expenditures, or indebtedness that the city will experience if the ballot measure were approved by voters. Where appropriate, a fiscal impact statement may include both estimated dollar amounts and a description placing the estimated dollar amounts into context. A fiscal impact statement must include both a summary of not to exceed one hundred words and a more detailed statement that includes the assumptions that were made to develop the fiscal impacts.
  1. The sponsor of a measure or an individual or entity working on behalf of a local voters’ pamphlet committee created pursuant to SMC 1.07.010 may prepare a fiscal impact statement that complies with the requirements of this section, including the creation of a summary of not more than one hundred words.
  1. Summaries of fiscal impact statements prepared by the city or the sponsor of a measure shall appear on the city website and be included in any voters’ pamphlet, which addresses city ballot propositions. A fiscal impact statement prepared by the sponsors of a measure shall appear next to the city’s fiscal impact statement and shall be clearly marked as the fiscal impact statement prepared by the sponsor of the measure.

Date Passed: Monday, April 30, 2012

Effective Date: Friday, June 15, 2012

ORD C34855 Section 16