BLS Partner Post - July 2021 Update

Annual notification to city and town partners

BLS is again sending emails to all partners in August. The annual notice asks about planned changes to your licensing fees, requirements, and regulatory processes. State law requires that BLS be notified at least 75 days before municipal licenses are changed. For example: Raising a city license application fee from $40 to $50 as of January 2022 requires written notice by mid-October.

BLS adds Bremerton, two other cities in July

BLS is passing an Olympic Peninsula torch this summer as Bremerton joins the local licensing partnership. Every incorporated Olympic Peninsula city that issues an annual business license is now connected to the state’s premier one-stop. North Bonneville on the lower Columbia River and South Prairie west of Mount Rainier also join BLS in July. More than a dozen more municipalities will join through December, including Moxee on August 12. See the list of nearly 180 local partners here.

Local government partnership documents available

The Local Government Partnership meeting was online again in 2021. Documents from the July 22 meeting are available at dor.wa.gov/lgpmeeting. Sign up for future Local Government Partnership information with Revenue's mailing lists for both SMS/text or email subscriptions.

Agency program stakeholder outreach this summer

The BLS Partnership Services Team will lead its agency stakeholder meeting series this summer to streamline communication between BLS and partners’ programs. Questions? Email dorblspartner@dor.wa.gov.