ORDINANCE NO. 289
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN
OF SOUTH PRAIRIE, PIERCE COUNTY,
WASHINGTON
GUARANTEEING CONFIDENTIALITY OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION, INCORPORATING BY
REFERENCE PROVISIONS OF RCW 82.32.330 FOR PURPOSES
OF
SHARING CONFIDENTIAL TAXPAYER INFORMATION WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
Whereas, the Town desires to share
certain taxpayer information with the Washington State Department of Revenue, and
Whereas, the Washington State Department of Revenue in its correspondence of June
29, 1993, through Jim Thomas, Chief, Program Administration, Legislation & Policy, has set forth a
method for
the Town to share such information, and
Whereas, the Washington State Department
of Revenue requires that
the Town ordinance parallel the requirements of RCW 82.32.330.
Now, therefore, the
Town Council of the Town of South Prairie, Pierce County, Washington
do ordain as follows:
Section 1: The Town requests and approves entering into agreement
with the Washington State Department of Revenue for sharing of confidential
taxpayer information.
Section__ 2 The Town incorporates by
reference those
provisions set forth in RCW 82.32.330 as if set out in full.
Section 3: This ordinance shall incorporate, without further action of the Town
Council, all amendments, modifications and repeals of RCW 82.32.330.
Section 4: All confidential
taxpayer information provided by the State of Washington, Department of Revenue shall be
held
confidentially and authorize the Mayor, on behalf of the Town, to enter into an agreement guaranteeing that the information provided
by the State of Washington, Department of
Revenue to the Town shall be kept confidential.
Section 5: If any
provision of this ordinance, or RCW 82.32.330
is determined to be unconstitutional or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this
ordinance, and RCW 82.32.330,
incorporated by reference by this ordinance and all further amendments, modifications and repeals
shall be held in force and effect.
Section 6: This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force
five (5) days from and after its passage,
approval and publication as required by law.
Mayor Dale P.
Stubbs
Attested:
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Karen Barnhart
Town Clerk/Treasurer
Approved as to Form:
Michael
J. Reynolds
City
Attorney