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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>At the 9-20-2024 Zoom meeting of the Board to discuss a meeting with the DOR on the issue of taxation of recording fees:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>A quorum of Board members being present, there was no need to do a follow-up vote of Board members via email.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>By unanimous vote of the Board members present, the following was approved:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>T<span style='color:black'>he WLTA board approves the Legislative Committee to discuss the topic of sales tax being charged on recording fees</span> and related topics<span style='color:black'> with the Department of Revenue.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Likely attendees representing the WLTA will be Jim Blair, Michelle Taylor, JP Kissling, Maureen Pfaff and Carrie Tellefson.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>George Peters, WTP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Washington Land Title Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><a href="https://washingtonlandtitle.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://washingtonlandtitle.com</span></a> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Mail: PO Box 328, Lynnwood, WA 98046<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Delivery: 6817 208<sup>th</sup> St SW, #328, Lynnwood, WA 98036<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>206-437-5869 (Mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>206-260-4731 (Fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><a href="mailto:execdirector@wltaonline.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'>execdirector@washingtonlandtitle.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><img border=0 width=169 height=97 style='width:1.7583in;height:1.0083in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DB0B73.BBA1A880" alt="WLTA Logo w-Ring Blue 1a"><img border=0 width=95 height=95 style='width:.9916in;height:.9916in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DB0B73.BBA1A880"></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>This is a confidential communication intended solely for the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy it and call George Peters at 206-437-5869 immediately. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>