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CITY OF SPOKANE v. HORTON

No. 33622-1-III (consolidated with No. 33623-9-III).

380 P.3d 1278 (2016)

CITY OF SPOKANE, a municipal corporation located in the County of Spokane, State of Washington, Respondent, v. Vicki HORTON, Spokane County Assessor, and Rob Chase, Spokane County Treasurer, Appellants, and The State of Washington, by and through the Department of Revenue, as interested party, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

FILED September 22, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Connelly , Etter, McMahon, Lamberson Van Wert & Oresk, 618 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 210, Spokane, WA, 99201-5048, Ronald Paul Arkills , Attorney at Law, 1100 W. Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA, 99260-2043, James P. Emacio , Attorney at Law, 1115 W. Broadway Ave., Ofc. Cnty. Pros. Civil Div., Spokane, WA, 99260-0080, Andrew J. Krawczyk , Atty. General's Ofc./Revenue Division, P.O. Box 40123, Olympia, WA, 98504-0123, Robert W. Ferguson , Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Appellants.

Laura Debacker Mcaloon , Workland & Witherspoon, PLLC, 601 W. Main Ave., Ste. 714, Spokane, WA, 99201-0613, James McPhee , Workland & Witherspoon, PLLC, 601 W. Main Ave., Ste. 714, Spokane, WA, 99201-0677, for Respondent.

Monty Dale Cobb , WA Assoc. of County Officials, 206 10th Ave. S.E., Olympia, WA, 98501-1311, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of County Officials.

¶ 1 The City of Spokane (City) enacted Ordinance C-35231 (Ordinance) for the laudable purpose of providing some of its disadvantaged citizens with a property tax exemption. The Spokane County assessor and treasurer (collectively the County) refused to implement the Ordinance due to their belief it exceeded the City's statutory...

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