Type: Special District
Lead Staff:
Ellen Schroer, District Treasurer
Rosalind Lassoff, Clerk of the District
Contact:
Phone: 206-780-8624
Established By: City of Bainbridge Island Ordinance No.
2012-14
TBD Resolution No.
2013-01 (Formerly 2012-03)
Members:
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Kirsten Hytopoulos |
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Anne Blair |
Bob Scales |
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Sarah Blossom |
David Ward |
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Steve Bonkowski |
Meetings: Quarterly following the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on the second Wednesday of March, June, September and December.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Bainbridge Island Transportation Benefit District (TBD)?
In 1987, the State Legislature created Transportation Benefit Districts (TBDs) as an option for local governments to fund transportation improvements.
Chapter 36.73
of the Revised Code of Washington provides for the establishment of TBD by cities and counties to levy and impose various taxes and fees to generate revenues to support transportation improvements within the district. A TBD is a quasi-municipal corporation and independent taxing district created for the sole purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, providing, and funding transportation improvements within the district.
In 2005 and 2007, the Legislature amended the TBD statute to expand its uses and revenue authority, including the ability to authorize a $20 annual vehicle license fee (VLF), and up to an additional $80 of VLF, if approved by voters within the district.
The state legislature provided local governments with these tools because inflation has eroded the local share of gas tax and a series of statewide ballot initiatives passed over the last 12 years have eliminated other traditional sources of funding for local transportation needs.
Who runs the TBD?
The Bainbridge Island Transportation Benefit District is governed by a Board, comprised of Bainbridge Island City Councilmembers acting ex officio and independently of their elected position, as required by the authorizing state law.
When and how did the City Council establish a TBD?
The Bainbridge Island City Council approved Ordinance No. 2012-14 on August 22, 2012. The ordinance created a new chapter in the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code, namely: Chapter 12.29, Transportation Benefit District. The new code chapter established the TBD's governing board, purpose and authority of the district, use of funds and dissolution of the district.
