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Council approves placing a one-time property tax levy lid lift (Proposition 5) for police staffing on the Nov. ballot
Summary
Vancouver City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 4 to place a proposed one-time property-tax levy lid lift (Proposition 5) that would raise 0.15 per $1,000 assessed value for police staffing on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot.
Vancouver City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 4 to place Proposition 5 — a proposed property-tax levy lid lift to fund police staffing — on the Nov. 4, 2025 general-election ballot.
City management described Proposition 5 as a single-step levy lid lift of 15 cents per $1,000 of assessed value that would, according to staff estimates, raise roughly $6 million and fund 13 police officer positions. Officials framed the measure as part of a three-part funding strategy that includes a proposed local sales tax and a new state grant program; Proposition 5 is offered as a targeted, smaller ask after a larger, multi-year ballot measure earlier (Proposition 4) failed.
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