Initiative 722 - Repeal of Certain Tax and Fee Increases and Limitation of Property Tax Levies

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Contents

• What is the Initiative?
• MRSC Information
• Litigation
• State and Local Government Associations
• State Agencies and Legislature
• City-County Documents
• News Articles, Editorials and Opinions

What is the Initiative?

• Text of Initiative 722 ( )

MRSC Information

• "Initiative 722,"Budget Suggestions for 2001, August 2000. ( 53kb)
• Use of Public Facilities to Support or Oppose Ballot Propositions - Prepared by MRSC Legal Staff.
• What Can and Can't Local Government Officials and Employees Do to Support or Oppose an Initiative Measure - Prepared by MRSC Legal Staff.

Litigation

• Supreme Court Decisions
• City of Burien, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Pasco, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Carnation, a Washington municipal corporation, Southwest Youth and Family Services, Inc., William P. Mallow, City of Bainbridge Island, a Washington municipal corporation, Dwight Sutton, Gilbert Bailey, Janet Bailey, Housing Resources Board, City of Richland, a Washington municipal corporation, Pierce County, City of Des Moines, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Newcastle, a Washington municipal corporation, King County Fire Protection District, a Washington municipal corporation, Skamania County, City of Duvall, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Kenmore, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Maple Valley, a Washington municipal corporation, City of North Bend, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Pacific, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Renton, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Tukwila, a Washington municipal corporation, Town of Hunts Point, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Olympia, a Washington municipal corporation, Clark County, City of Spokane, a Washington municipal corporation, Scot Noble, King County Assessor, King County, Kitsap County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Whitman County, Lewis County, Thurston County, Ports Association, Respondents, v. Frederick C. Kigs, Director, Washington State Department of Revenue, and State of Washington, Appellants (Filed September 20, 2001)
• Court Orders
• Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (2/23/01 - Thurston County Superior Court) ( 7, 506 kb)

• Complaints
• Cities of Auburn, Colfax, Enumclaw, Mountlake Terrace, Oak Harbor, Stanwood, Steilacoom, Stevenson and Clark and Skamania County v. State Department of Revenue, Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court)
• City of Richand and Pierce County v. State Department of Revenue, Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court)
• City of Bainbridge Island, et al. v. State Department of Revenue, Kitsap County, et al., Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief (Filed in Kitsap County Superior Court)
• Cities of Burien, Carnation, Pasco, Seattle, et al. v. State Department of Revenue, Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court)
• Cities of Burien, Carnation, Des Moines, Newcastle, Seattle, FPD No. 20 et al. v. King County, King County Assessor, and State, Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief (Filed in King County Superior Court)
• City of Spokane, et al. v. Spokane County, County Assessor, County Treasurer, and State, Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief (Filed in Spokane County Superior Court)

• Injunction
• Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (11/30/00 - Thurston County Superior Court) ( 1,027kb)
• Order on Motions for Intervention, Preliminary Injunction and Class Certification (1/9/01 - Thurston County Superior Court)
• Cities of Burien, Carnation, Pasco, Seattle, et al. v. State Department of Revenue, Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court)
• Cities of Burien, Carnation, Des Moines, Newcastle, Seattle, FPD No. 20 et al. v. King County, King County Assessor, and State, Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court) (Venue transferred from King County)

• Intervention
• City of Bainbridge Island, et al. v. State of Washington, et al., City of Spokane and Stevens County Motion to Consolidate Suits and Intervene in Thurston County (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court
• City of Bainbridge Island, et al. v. State of Washington, et al., City of Spokane, et al., Memorandum in Support of Motion to Consolidate and Intervene (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court)
• City of Bainbridge Island, et al. v. State of Washington, et al., Declaration of John Wetle (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court)
• City of Bainbridge Island, et al. v. State of Washington, et al., Affidavit of Henry Miggins (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court)
• City of Spokane v. Spokane County et al., Affidavit of Collette Greenwood (Filed in Thurston County Superior Court)
• City of Bainbridge Island, et al. v. State of Washington, et al., Order Granting City of Spokane and Stevens County Motion to Consolidate Suits and Intervene in Thurston County (proposed) (Thurston County Superior Court)

State and Local Government Associations

• Washington Association of Counties, "I-722 injunction issued," Courthouse Journal, December 1, 2000. ( 235kb)
• Washington Association of Counties Articles from The Courthouse Journal.
  • "I-722 Raises Many Questions - Few Answers," July 21, 2000.
  • "I-722 Raises Many Questions - Few Answers," July 28, 2000.
  • "I-722 Raises Many Questions - Few Answers," August 4, 2000.
  • "I-722 Raises Many Questions - Few Answers," August 18, 2000.
  • "I-722 Raises Many Questions - Few Answers," August 25, 2000.

State Agencies and Legislature

• State Department of Revenue. Revenue Advises Counties to Postpone Implementing I-722. December 4, 2000.
  • Press Release (225kb)

• "Summary of Initiaitve 722 to the People," Senate Ways and Means Committee, September 2000.

City-County Documents

• City of Mount Vernon Resolution No. 546 expressing opposition to Initiatives 722 and 745, passed October 25, 2000.
• City of Redmond Resolution No. 1118 taking a position of opposition to Initiative 722, passed October 17, 2000.
• City of Mountlake Terrace Resolution No. 539 establishing opposition to Initiative 722, passed October 16, 2000.
• City of Pullman Resolution No. R-74-00 expressing opposition to Initiative 722, passed October 10, 2000.
• City of Olympia Resolution No. M-1747 declaring opposition to Initiative 722, passed October 3, 2000.
• "I-722 Fact Sheet: Property Tax Information," City of Yakima, October 5, 2000. ( 688kb)
• "Initiative 722 and Lake Forest Park," Town Crier, October 2000. (Note: Scroll down to sEcond article)

News Articles, Editorials and Opinions

• After Passage of I-722
• "Justices toss out Eyman tax initiative; I-722 would have curbed growth in property levies," Seattle Times, September 21, 2001.
• "Supreme Court unanimously strikes down I-722," Seattle Times, September 20, 2001.
• "Washington Supreme Court Declares I-722 Unconstitutional" ( 33kb), Municipal Department Newsletter, September 2001, Preston, Gates & Ellis.
• "Initiatives that go thunk," Seattle Times, February 27, 2001.
• "I-722 ruled unconstitutional," Seattle Times, February 24, 2001.
• "Court strikes down tax-cutting I-722," Seattle Times, February 23, 2001.
• "Revenue decline puts squeeze on county," Yakima Herald, December 15, 2000.
• "Eyman pulls two proposals," Seattle Times, December 13, 2000.
• "Counties told to ignore 722," Seattle Times, December 5, 2000.
• "It may not be a small town world," Daily Record, December 1, 2000.
• "Judge puts hold on tax-cutting initiative," Spokesman-Review, December 1, 2000.
• "Bainbridge Island is 7th city to sue over I-722," Seattle Times, November 16, 2000.
• "SEcond government panel ignores I-722 tax limits," Post-Intelligencer, November 15, 2000.
• "Expect delays in property tax bills," Seattle Times, November 15, 2000.
• "In midst of plenty, county government faces hard times," Post-Intelligencer, November 15, 2000.
• "Courts need to rule expeditiously on Initiative 722," Post-Intelligencer, November 15, 2000.
• "City council ignores I-722 tax limit," Seattle Times, November 14, 2000.
• "Seattle suit asks judge to throw out I-722," Post-Intelligencer, November 10, 2000.
• "Son of I-695 gets at statewide thumbs-up," Post-Intelligencer, November 8, 2000.

• Prior to Passage of I-722
• "Ruling on I-695 may be a preview of I-722," Post-Intelligencer, October 27, 2000.
• "Approach to taxation no improvement on Legislature's," Post Intelligencer, October 25, 2000. Letter to the editor (scroll down to fourth letter).
• "Making a case for I-722," Post-Intelligencer, October 24, 2000.
• "Initiative 722: wrong road to property tax reform." Washington Research Council, October 19, 2000.
• "Endorsement: No on initiative 722," Seattle Times, October 16, 2000.
• "Initiative 722 is moderate, fair, constitutional," Post-Intelligencer, October 8, 2000. Letter from Tim Eyman.
• "Say no to I-722 before the courts do it for us," Seattle P-I, October 1, 2000.
• "Initiative 722," Municipal League of King County, September 2000.
• Washington Research Council e-Brief - "Has Populist Reform Become Too Popular?" June 15, 2000.

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