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Shelton Metropolitan Park District adopts 2026 ad valorem tax resolution
Summary
The Shelton Metropolitan Park District on voice vote approved Resolution SMPD42-1025 setting the district's 2026 ad valorem tax; Interim Finance Director Terry Schnitzer recommended the measure, citing a 1% increase from the highest lawful levy plus new construction and state-assessed property.
Shelton Metropolitan Park District approved a 2026 ad valorem tax resolution during a special meeting after a public hearing on the measure.
Interim finance director Terry Schnitzer presented the proposed levy and told the board the proposal increases the district's levy by 1% from the highest lawful levy amount and includes taxes on new construction and state-assessed property as reported by the Mason County assessor's office. "I feel that you approve the resolution as written," Schnitzer said, recommending adoption.
The board read Resolution SMPD42-1025 aloud before a motion to approve. An unidentified board member moved to approve the resolution "as written," a second was given, and President Gutierrez called for the vote. The board approved the resolution by voice vote; the meeting record shows the presiding officer asked for "All in favor say aye," received "Aye," and declared "Motion carries." Individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript.
There was no public testimony on the ad valorem resolution. The board closed the hearing on the tax measure immediately after the vote and opened a second public hearing on the district's preliminary 2026 budget.
The resolution is recorded in the meeting materials as SMPD42-1025. No implementation timeline or additional departmental assignments were specified in the discussion at the hearing.
