AMENDED

ORDINANCE #360 & 357

ORDINANCE NO. 346

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF SOUTH PRAIRIE, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1998.

Whereas, the Mayor of the Town of South Prairie has completed and placed on file with the town clerk a proposed budget and estimate of the amounts of money required to meet public expenses, bond retirement expenses, reserve funds, expenses of government of the town for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1998, and a public hearing was held permitting the taxpayers an opportunity to be heard on the said budget, and

Whereas, the proposed budget does not exceed the lawful limit of taxation allowed by law to be levied on the property within the town for the purposes set forth in the said budget and the estimated expenditures set forth in said budget being all necessary to carry on in the government of the town for the year 1998 and being sufficient to meet the various needs of the town during 1998.

Now, therefore, the Town Council of the Town of South Prairie, Pierce County, Washington do ordain as follows:

Section 1: The budget for the Town of South Prairie, Pierce County, Washington for the year 1998 is hereby adopted in its final form and content as set forth in the document attached hereto and incorporated by reference entitled "1998 Budget, Town of South Prairie", three copies of which are on file in the office of the town clerk.

Section_ 2: Estimated resources and appropriations for expenditures during the year 1998 are set forth in summary form on the attached pages, which are incorporated by reference as if set out in full.

Section 3: The town clerk is hereby directed to submit a certified copy of the budget herein adopted to the Division of Municipal Corporations in the office of the State Auditor and to the Association of Washington Cities.

Section 4: If any provision of this ordinance is held to be invalid or unenforceable, or if any of the provisions on the attachments are determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason the remaining provisions of this ordinance, and the remaining attachments shall be in force and affect.

Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force January 1, 1998.

Mayor Dale P. Stubbs

INTRODUCED: 12/30/97

PASSED: 12/30/97

APPROVED: 12/30/97

PUBLISHED: 1/14/97

Attested:

Marla Nevill Acting Town Clerk

Approved as to Form:

Michael J. Reynolds Town Attorney