Initiative 1033: Concerns State, County and City Revenue

Contents

• What is the Initiative?
• Information on Impact of Initiative
• Initiative Websites
• Local Government Documents
• News Articles, Editorials and Opinions
• MRSC Related Page
  • Municipal Elections - Contains guidelines on supporting and opposing ballot propositions

What is the Initiative?

This measure would limit growth in state revenues deposited in funds subject to the state expenditure limit, and limit growth in county and city revenues deposited into the county and city current expense funds. The limit would be adjusted based on annual growth in inflation and population. The limit also would apply to revenues transferred out of these funds. The limit would exclude voter-approved revenue increases. Revenues above the limit would reduce property tax levies. From Association of Washington Cities City Initiatives Page

• Text of Initiative 1033 ()  - Secretary of State

Information on Impact of Initiative

• Association of Washington Cities 
  • Association of Washington Cities' Legislative Advocacy page
  • Citizens' Guide to Initiative 1033, ( 455 MB) by Jason Mercier, Director, Washington Policy Center, Center for Government Reform, September 2009
  • Fiscal Impact Statement for Initiative 1033 As sent to the Office of the Secretary of State (), August 10, 2009 - Office of Financial Management
  • Initiative No. 1033 – An Initiative Limiting State, County and City Revenue, by Stacey H. Crawshaw-Lewis, B. Gerald Johnson, Matthew J. Segal, Deanna L. Gregory, K&L Gates Public Finance Alert,  August 4, 2009 
  • Time Will Tell: Voters to Decise the Fate of Initiative 1033, PB 09-02 (), Washington Research Council, September 10, 2009 
  • Washington State Budget and Policy Center
    • I-1033: What's At Stake for Washington State -  Budget and Policy News,  Washington State Budget and Policy Center
    • I-1033 Primer-  (Slide show) Washington State Budget and Policy Center, July 1, 2009 
    • A Blog About Budget and Policy in Washington State - Washington State Budget and Policy Center
    • I-1033 and Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights  (TABOR)
      • Toxic Twins: I-1033 Mirrors Colorado's Corrosive TABOR (), by Andy Nicholas and Carol Hedges,  Policy Brief, August 27, 2009
      • UPDATED: Did TABOR destroy Colorado?  - Washington Policy Blog,  August 28, 2009
      • Toxic Twins Part 2: TABOR Caused Sharp Declines in Health Care Funding -  Posted by Andy Nicholas, August 27, 2009
      • Toxic Twins Part 3: Colorado’s Transportation Infrastructure Deteriorated Under TABOR, September 3, 2009
      • Toxic Twins Part 4: TABOR Did Nothing for Colorado's Economy, September 3, 2009

  Initiative Websites

  • Permanent Offense  - Initiative co-sponsors Tim Eyman, Jack Fagan, and Mike Fagan
  • Permanent Defense - A project of The Northwest Progressive Institute
  • Vote NO Initiative 1033  - Vote No on I -1033 Committee

  Local Government Documents

  • Association of Washington Cities' Legislative Advocacy page
  • Covington Resolution No. 09-12 () - Expressing opposition to I-1033, passed 10/09
  • Issaquah Resolution No. 2009-11 () - Expressing opposition to I-1033, passed 10/09
  • Kirkland Resolution No. R-4775 () - Expressing opposition to I-1033, passed 9/09
  • Lake Forest Park Resolution No. 1170 () - Expressing opposition to I-1033, passed 9/09
  • SeaTac Resolution No. 09-0313 () - Expressing opposition to I-1033, passed 8/09
  • Association of Washington Cities' Legislative Advocacy page

  News Articles, Editorials and Opinions

  • Port Angeles City Council, fearing revenue cap, takes stand against I-1033, by Tom Callis, Peninsula Daily News, October 21, 2009
  • I-1033: Healthy restraint or a chokehold on government services? by Jerry Cornfield, The Everett Herald, October 20, 2009
  • Election Focus: Initiative 1033 would slap cap on government growth, by Curt Woodward, The Daily News Online October 18, 2009
  • I-1033 is not the way to cut, by The World Editorial Board, The Wenatchee World , October 17, 2009
  • I-1033 is wrong way to limit state budget, Spokane Journal of Business, October 15, 2009
  • Initiative 1033 will extend this recession, by John Burbank, The Everett Herald, October 14, 2009
  • I-1033 a windfall for the rich, by Danny Westneat, Seattle Times, October 14, 2009
  • Bellingham City Council opposes Eyman's I-1033, supports 'everything but marriage' law, Sam Taylor, Bellingham Herald,  October 13, 2009
  • Seattle calculates Tim Eyman's I-1033 budget impact at $150M in 2015, by Susan Gilmore, Seattle Times, October 13, 2009
  • County opposes I-1033, by Andy Porter, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, October 12, 2009
  • Flood of last-minute cash against I-1033, by Curt Woodward,  Seattle Times, October 12, 2009
  • Eyman's I-1033: Complex measure's impact is unclear, by Andrew Garber, Seattle Times, October 12, 2009
  • Jefferson County assessor: I-1033 would 'repeatedly, permanently shrink' revenue base, by Jeff Chew, Peninsula Daily News, October 10, 2009 
  • Initiative 1033 may cost Vancouver millions, by Kathie DUrbin, The Columbian, October 9, 2009
  • Reject Initiative 1033; right ailment, wrong cure, by the Herald editorial staff, Tri-City Herald, October 9, 2009 
  • 1033 goes too far and could hurt cities to spite state, The Olympian, October 7, 2009
  • Finance directors attempt to calculate impact of property tax initiative,  by Amy M.E. Fischer, Longview Daily News,
    September 23, 2009
  • Guest Commentary: I-1033 Is Needed Now More than Ever, by Tim Eyman, The Chronicle, September 19, 2009
  • Richland council reviews how Initiative 1033 could hit home, by Joe Chapman, Tri Cities Herald, September 16, 2009
  • Backers of revenue cap initiative lose bid to change ballot wording Initiative 1033: Judge finds no evidence of egregious error, by Christian Hill, The Olympian, September 12, 2009
  • School unions, parents unite against I-1033, posted By Joe Turner, Tacoma News Tribune Political Buz, September 8, 2009
  • Eyman's I-1033 targets budgets, by Kathie Durbin, Columbian, September 5, 2009
  • I-1033 backers fight wording Voter Guide: Measure sponsors say information has errors, by Christian Hill,  The Olympian, September 05, 2009 
  • Eyman outlines latest initiative to council I-1033 a ‘reaction to unsustainable growth’ in spending, by Chris Bristol and David Lester,  Yakima Herald-Republic, September 1, 2009
  • Tax-restraint measure debated -- with Tim Eyman via telephone, by Paul Gottlieb Peninsula Daily News, August 18, 2009 
  • Guest Opinion: Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1033 still looks like piling on, by Richard Davis,  Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle), July 31, 2009  - Requires Subscription
  • Local officials express concern over pending property tax initiative, by Amy M.E. Fischer, Longview Daily News,  July 23, 2009
  • The pros and cons of Initiative 1033: City services, jobs in danger of being cut, by Derek Young, Peninsula Gateway, July 15, 2009
  • I-1033: An initiative that could turn Washington into Mississippi, Joel Connelly, Seattle PI.Com,  July 9, 2009
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