Marysville utility gross receipts tax rate proposed at 13% with retroactive effect

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the July 28, 2025 meeting, the record listed an ordinance that would retroactively set the city water and sewer utility gross receipts tax rate and the surface water utility gross receipts tax rate at 13% ¹. The item also proposed amending Marysville Municipal Code sections 3.65.010 and 3.69.010 ¹. The recommended motion was to adopt Ordinance No. ________, and the file description included a 1-1-25 effective date ¹. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome ¹.

• The record listed an ordinance to retroactively set water, sewer, and surface water utility gross receipts tax rates at 13% ¹.
• The ordinance would amend Marysville Municipal Code sections 3.65.010 and 3.69.010 ¹.
• The recommended motion was to adopt Ordinance No. ________ ¹.
• The file description included a 1-1-25 effective date ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome ¹.

Why it matters

If adopted, the ordinance would set the gross receipts tax rate on water, sewer, and surface water utility revenue at 13%, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025 ¹. The record does not say whether the rate would be passed through to customer bills or absorbed by the utilities, and it does not establish whether the council adopted the ordinance ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The record proposed a 13% gross receipts tax rate for city water and sewer utilities and surface water utilities ¹.
• The proposed ordinance was described as retroactive with a 1-1-25 effective date ¹.
• It would amend Marysville Municipal Code sections 3.65.010 and 3.69.010 ¹.
• The meeting body was scheduled to consider a motion to adopt Ordinance No. ________; the supplied packet does not include an adopted ordinance number or vote ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome ¹.