Public Notice Meetings are held in hybrid format with in-person and remote attendance. To attend and/or comment remotely call 253-215-8782 and use Zoom Web ID 976-6178-7423, or use Zoom link https://piercecountywa.zoom.us/j/97661787423. Find meeting schedules, agendas and legislation at piercecountywa.gov/council. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PIERCE COUNTY COUNCIL ON PROPOSAL NO. O2025-545 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pierce County Council will hold a public hearing on November 18, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in the Pierce County Council Chambers, Room 1045, 10th Floor, 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA, 98402 to consider the following: Proposal No. O2025-545, An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Setting the 2026 Ad Valorem Tax Levies for County Roads for Levy in 2025 and Collection in 2026. Section 1. An increase in the regular property tax levy for the County General tax is hereby authorized for the levy to be collected in the 2026 tax year. Section 2. The dollar amount of the increase over the actual levy amount from the previous year is $680,929.41 which is a percentage increase of 0.77836% from the previous year. Section 3. This increase is exclusive of additional revenue resulting from new construction, improvements to property, newly constructed wind turbines, solar, biomass, and geothermal facilities, any increase in the value of state assessed property, increment value, any annexations that have occurred and refunds made. Section 4. The total amount of the tax levied includes an estimated $17,526,602.00 allocated to law enforcement related expenses. Section 5. These estimated property tax levies are subject to change based upon final limit calculations performed by the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer. This hearing date was set by action of the Pierce County Council at its October 14, 2025, meeting. If you have any questions about this proposal, please contact Paul Bocchi, Principal Policy Analyst, (253) 798-7304, paul.bocchi@piercecountywa.gov or the Council Office at (253) 798-7777. Patricia L. Face, CMC Senior Clerk Publish: October 22, 2025, and October 29, 2025 IPL0282154 Oct 22,29 2025