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Kittitas County commissioners certify 1% levy adjustments for 2025 budget
Summary
On Dec. 17, 2024, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners voted to certify levy rates for the county general fund, county road fund and flood control district for taxes levied in 2024 to be collected in 2025, implementing the 1% revenue change included in the 2025 budget. A public commenter urged the board to avoid increases beyond current allocations.
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 17, 2024, voted to certify levy rates for taxes levied in 2024 and to be collected in 2025 for the county general fund, county road fund and the county flood control zone district. The action implements a routine 1% revenue change that staff said is already included in the county’s 2025 budget.
Budget and Finance staff presented the proposal and described the routine nature of the levy certification and the relationship between levy percentage and dollar impact, noting the material will appear in the county’s budget‑in‑brief. The staff presentation explained the board was considering a set of resolutions to certify levies for the three funds.
During public comment, Pat Gilleberg of Wilson Creek urged commissioners to "live within your presently allocated" resources and argued the commission seats have overseen larger increases since 2019, saying the board had "crawled upward at 38% increase." The commenter referenced Initiative 747 and local ballot results as reasons to avoid further tax increases.
Commissioners discussed the choice to certify the levies. One commissioner noted the 1% adjustment is below current inflation and described it as part of the county’s cost of doing business to meet state‑mandated responsibilities and routine increases in contract and operating costs. Another commissioner said the 1% figure was already included in the adopted 2025 budget and that approving the resolutions would align the levy certifications with that budget.
Commissioner 6 moved to approve a series of resolutions certifying the levies for the general fund, county road fund and flood control zone district (resolution numbers as presented to the board). A motion to certify was seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote; the minutes record the motion as passing.
The board closed the public hearing on levy certification and moved to the next item on the agenda.
Ending: The board adopted the levy certification resolutions as presented; no amendments were made and the actions were recorded as passed.
