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Committee advances six‑year Medic 1 EMS levy and strategic plan to full council
Summary
King County's Budget and Fiscal Management Committee voted unanimously to advance a proposed six‑year Medic 1 property‑tax levy (25¢ per $1,000 assessed value, projected to raise about $1.4 billion) and the county executive's Medic 1 strategic plan to the full County Council after technical amendments.
The Budget and Fiscal Management Committee of the Metropolitan King County Council on May 28 advanced two related measures to the full council: a proposed property‑tax levy to fund the Medic 1 emergency medical services system and an ordinance accepting the Medic 1 strategic plan.
Proposed ordinance 2025‑0119 would place a six‑year property‑tax levy on the Nov. 4 ballot authorizing up to 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed value; Gene Paul, council staff, told the committee the levy “would generate approximately $1,400,000,000 during the levy period to support the Medic 1 EMS system.” Proposed ordinance 2025‑0118 would accept and approve the Medic 1 strategic plan, the primary policy and financial document intended to guide the system for the next levy period. Committee members enacted technical amendments to both ordinances before voting to advance them.
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