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ORDINANCE NO. ~G ~ AN ORDINANCE CALLING A CITY ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE LANE COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT oN THE 12TH DAY of MARCH, 1996 FoR THE PURPOSE of REFERRING To THE LEGAL ELECTORS of THE CITY of EUGENE FoR THEIR APPROVAL oR REJECTION, A MEASURE AMENDING THE EUGENE CHARTER of 1976 RELATED To IlVIPOSITION 4F A UTILITY CoNSUMPTIQN TAX UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. The City has authority under the Eugene Charter, the Gregor Constitution, state statutes, and the Eugene Code, 1971, to submit measures to the electorate of the City. B. The measure, attached as Exhibit A hereto, amends the Eugene Charter of 1976 by adding a new Section 54 thereto that would require the City Council to im ose a P utility consumption tax an consumers of electrici ,natural as water cable TV and sewer tY g services within the City, except those exempted by Ordinance of the City Council, in order to fund affordable-housing and energy assistance ro'ects rovidin :the total ercenta e P J ~p g p g of the utility consumption tax does not exceed 1 % of the charges for the utili service 90% ~ a of the tax proceeds are dedicated to funding affordable-housing projects and la% of the tax proceeds are dedicated to provding energy assistance to low income persons within the Ci ; and the tax shall terminate after ten years, unless a majority of electors at a ci -wide election authorize a continuation of the tax. NoW, THEREFORE based upon the above findings, THE CITY of EUGENE DQES ORDAIN AS FQLLOWS: Section 1. A special election is called to be held on Tuesday, March 12,1996, far the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Eugene, far their ado tion ~or P Grdinance -1 1 ~rZS~5