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Measure No, <br />An Amendment to the Eugene Charter of 1976 <br />Referred to the Electors by the City Council of the City of Eugene <br />The City of Eugene does ordain as follows: <br />Be it enacted by the electors of the City of Eugene, that the Eugene Charter of 1976 <br />is hereby amended by adding a new Section 54 thereto that provides: <br />Section 54. Amendment N. <br />In order to fund affordable-housing and energy assistance projects, the ci council <br />.. tY <br />shall impose a utility consumption tax an consumers of electricity, natural gas, water, cable <br />TV, and sewer services within the city, except those consumers exempted b ordinance of <br />. y <br />the council, subject to the following lim~tat~ons: <br />(a~ The total percentage of the city's utility consumption tax shall not <br />exceed 1% of the charges for the utility service; <br />fib} 90% of the tax proceeds are dedicated to funding affordable-housin <br />g <br />projects and 10% of the tax proceeds are dedicated to providing energy assistance <br />to low income persons within the city; and <br />~c~ The tax shall terminate after ten years, unless a majority of electors in <br />a city-wide election authorize a continuation of the utility consumption tax, <br />Exhibit A <br />