AN ORDINANCE submitting a proposition to the qualified electors of the City of Seattle, at the general election to be held on November 2, 1999, to amend Article IV of the Charter of the City of Seattle by deleting Section 22 thereof concerning annual estimates of City expenses and revenues, which section has been made superfluous by State law; ratifying and confirming prior acts; calling on the City Clerk to certify the proposed amendment to the Director of Records and Elections of King County and directing such Director to submit the proposition to City voters; and providing for the publication of such proposed amendment. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subject to the approval of a proposition by a majority of the qualified electors casting votes thereon, Article IV of the Charter of the City of Seattle is amended by deleting Section 22 thereof, as follows: ARTICLE IV Legislative Department Section 22. RESERVED. ANNUAL ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES AND REVENUES: On or before the tenth day of July of each year the heads of all departments shall submit to the Finance Committee of the City Council an estimate of the expense of operation for the ensuing year. The City Comptroller shall also submit the amount required to meet the interest, redemption and sinking funds for all outstanding bonded debts, an estimate of the amount of revenue likely to accrue from all sources, other than taxation, and the condition of each fund in the treasury. The City Council when determining the budget and the tax levy for any year, shall base its revenue estimates primarily on the collection experience of the twelve months ending with the last previous June 30, and shall not estimate revenue from any source in excess of the amount so collected unless it shall be clearly established that such excess amounts will in fact be realized. They shall include estimates of revenue only from sources previously established by law. They shall also include in each year's budget an item equal in amount to the aggregate of all taxes levied for the second fiscal year prior to the budget year, which are delinquent and outstanding on the last preceding September 1st.Section 2. The King County Director of Records and Elections, as ex officio supervisor of elections, is hereby directed to submit to the qualified electors of the City the proposition set forth below at the City general election on November 2, 1999. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the proposition to the King County Director of Records and Elections in the following form: Proposed City Charter Amendment No.____ Shall the Seattle City Charter be amended to eliminate provisions concerning annual estimates of City expenses and revenues, which provisions have been made superfluous by State law; and shall Section 22 of Article IV of said charter be deleted accordingly? Yes ____ No ____ Every qualified voter at the election desiring to ratify the proposition shall mark his or her ballot "Yes." Every qualified voter desiring to reject the proposition shall mark his or her ballot "No." Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the Director of the Department of Records and Elections of King County as Supervisor of Elections the charter amendment proposed herein in the form of a ballot title conforming to the foregoing statement of the same, and shall certify a copy of the proposed charter amendment, and the same shall be published by the City Clerk in two daily newspapers in the City for at least thirty (30) days prior to such election, and as required by RCW 35.22.170. Section 4. Certification of the charter amendment proposed herein by the City Clerk to the Director of Records and Elections and any other act pursuant to the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon approval by the Mayor or, if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, then on the eleventh (11th) day after its presentation to the Mayor or, if vetoed by the Mayor, then immediately upon its passage over his veto. Passed by the City Council the _____ day of ____________, , and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________, . _____________________________________ President _______ of the City Council Approved by me this _____ day of _________________, . ___________________________________________ Mayor Filed by me this _____ day of ____________________, . ___________________________________________ City Clerk July 7, 1999 (Ver. 3 )