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Special Districts, Cities, and Towns

King County provides various types of support to more than 160 special districts, cities, and towns countywide. For more information, use the listing of these services by functional area below.

  • Process special district vouchers for payment
  • Provide customer service for special districts
  • Handle void, stop payment, and affidavit requests for special districts
  • Provide assistance with requesting AP report 174 and 181
  • Maintain signature authorization forms

Contact Email: SpecialDist.AP@kingcounty.gov

Contact Person: Michelle Namatame, MNamatame@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-2312

  • Cash Management Web ADI entries
  • Bank to Book reconciliation

Contact Email: Cash.Management@kingcounty.gov

  • Bank-related issues (open and close accounts, online banking, change signers, statement requests, etc.)
  • ACH or Wire Transfer processing
  • Book transfers

Contact Email: Cash.Management@kingcounty.gov

Contact Person: Tupoche Wells, Tupoche.Wells@kingcounty.gov or 206-477-4393

  • Inquiries regarding bond and debt service activity
  • Information about bonds issued by King County and its special districts

Contact Email: Debt.Management@kingcounty.gov

Contact Person: Nigel Lewis, Nigel.Lewis@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-2857

  • Operation of the King County Investment Pool (KCIP)
  • KCIP monthly pool statements
  • Pool statements are located at kingcounty.gov/KCIP

Contact Email: Investment.Pool@kingcounty.gov

Contact Person: Mike Smith, Mike-Finance.Smith@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-2866

  • Property Tax out of balance, discrepancy, and questions
  • Tax Receivable Reports requests and inquiries

Contact Email: treasury.revenue.collections@kingcounty.gov

Contact Person: Leilani Liu, Leilani.Liu@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-1927

  • Process warrants
  • Warrant issuance and discrepancies
  • Warrant copy requests

Contact Email: WarrantR@kingcounty.gov

Contact Person: Cindy Ung, CUng@kingcounty.gov or 206-477-5294

State laws passed in 2021 and 2023 authorized local governments to establish Local Tax Increment Financing (LTIF) areas or "increment areas" to fund certain public improvements. An increment area is an area where regular property taxes are apportioned to fund public improvement projects. Learn more about the requirements, restrictions, requisite actions, tax levy impact, and how the LTIF program works by downloading the Special Notice from the state Department of Revenue.

Contact the state Department of Revenue at 360-534-1400 for more information.

  • Request for Overlapping Debt Information
  • GASB 40 Disclosure Information
  • Questions regarding Cash Impaired Investments
  • Questions regarding Debt Service Fund

Contact Person: Nollin Rose, Nollin.Rose@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-2812

  • Provides assistance when customer is having difficulty balancing report or solving a discrepancy
  • Customers wants to Add, Delete, Change a fund number, or name change for district or fund
  • Provide assistance on what account number to use in special occurrences
  • Provide abatement information for annual financial reporting
  • Questions regarding School Apportionment Entries
  • Accounting questions

Contact Person: Lisa Smedley, Lisa.Smedley@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-1987

  • Process Journal Entries (JE)
  • Update email address where reports are sent (only able to have one email address on file per SPD)
  • Provide research and back up for unknown entries in General Ledger (GL) reports
  • Questions regarding month-end close date and reports distribution date
  • Request blank JE forms and JE instructions

Contact Person: Martha Diesner, Martha.Diesner@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-2743

  • Issues with receiving daily/monthly General Ledger (GL) reports
  • Provide current and past GL reports

Contact Person: Hongnhan Le-Huynh, JHongnhan.Le-Huynh@kingcounty.gov

  • Issues with report data

Contact Person: Lisa Smedley, Lisa.Smedley@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-1987

Contact Person: Linda Wilder, Linda.Wilder@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-2330

  • To report a resignation or appointment (commissioner or person in charge)

Contact Person: Angela Kubota-Wolbert, Election.Services@kingcounty.gov or 206-296-1565

  • Questions regarding District Court transactions for cities and towns

Contact Person: Kathleen Baker, Kathleen.Baker@kingcounty.gov or 206-477-6641

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