State Ex Rel. Longview Fire Fighters Union, Local 828 v. City of Longview

The relators, firemen employed by the city of Longview, sought a writ of mandamus in the superior court to compel the city to levy two mills for the budget year 1964 and place the revenue derived therefrom in its firemen’s pension fund. Relators alleged that, unless the fund receives the revenue from a levy of two mills, it will not be actuarially sound under RCW 41.16.060 which provides:

“It shall be the duty of the legislative authority of each municipality, each year as a part of its annual tax levy, to levy and place in the fund a tax of one mill on all the taxable property of such…