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e Ms. Sercombe said information must be submitted 50 days prior to the election date for inclusion in the pamphlets which are then mailed to voters approximately two weeks before the election. Mr. Holmer said the cost is about $6,500 per measure. Ms. Wooten told members of the audience that the council is referring two versions to voters because it has been unable to agree on anyone ordinance. She said she is in support of a May election. Mayor Obie said he also is in favor of giving voters two measures to consider. He said to put only one proposal on the ballot would force a significant amount of people to choose an issue they did not originally vote for. He added it is time to reach a conclusion on the issue. Ms. Bascom said she prefers a May election date because of the cost involved in a special March election. She said the primary difference between the two measures is the scope of the ordinance. Ms. Ehrman asked other councilors if they had received feedback about the council IS proposal to put only one of the task force's recommendations on the ballot and substitute the other with a measure modeled after the Lane County ordinance. e Ms. Wooten said she has not recently received feedback from task force members. She noted that both the MRV and a second version proposed by Mr. Bennett were both voted upon by the task force. Mr. Gleason said the council at this point can take a straw vote on the issue and reaffirm the vote during its regular meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Ehrman verified that the MRV has an appointed board rather than an elected board. The council agreed to conduct a straw poll on the issue of what proposals to forward to staff for finalization. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to direct the City Attorneyls office to prepare documents referring to the voters Nuclear Free Zone Ordinance proposals A and C (as presented) at this meeting for the May 17 primary election ballot. Ms. Bascom said she noted discreet disapprovals from audience members over the comment that there will be an appointed rather than elected Nuclear Free Zone Board to oversee the ordinance. She said the restrictions that would be placed on board appointees satisfy her that the board will be effective proponents of the measure. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 11, 1988 Page 3