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l . . 0P~I dIAL BALLOT: C HA~ ER AM EN DM ENT. Proposed by Resolution of the Cor~moa Council of b.e .~ ~-t7 '~f D~gene, Oregon, a~'r~ Refe. rr~d to the Electors: AUT'{0RIZING 3/10 01~ ONE !~.ILL LEYY FOR PLAY GROUNDS,_ AND APPOINT~{~NT 0P ?LAYGRCU~,[D ~,~,r~rn,~. Shall the Charter 0e the Cl~y of D~gene b~. ~_u.nled m~thorlzlng the Conmnon Con,ne ii to ~vy ~ e ' annual t~< of 3/10 of one mill on the dollar valu- atlo~ to ~cqulre an~ ~aintaln Playgroua~is l~ the City, and to appoing a play- VOTE YES OR N0 I herewith submit the foregoh%g as a ballot tltle to go upon the ballot at said election. City Attorney, (0~ official ~allot M,)s. and ) ~YLT~.~iOR.[..,IN, 3/10 OP O~IE MILL L.%VY b~OR F~Y- The Amendment in full ia as follows: CHARTER Am Act to am end the Charter of the City o£ ~gene by mtd~n~ a new Chapter -bhereto, authorizing and empowering the Co.on Council of the City of k~ge ne, for the purpose of providing, r~int~inlng and supervising the pia~ grounds and recreation areas for said Cit[, to include in its general tsx 1.cry,each year, such 3Bee!al levy as shall b~ ~equlred, in the Judgment oF the Cmmnon Council, not to exceed 5/10 of on~ mill upon the dollar valuatlou for the ~uisitloa, matnten~ce a~ .~upervidlon of public play grounds and r~ereation area~t f,~ the ~]f'bM oF ~gene; and for the appointment of a ground cor~nisaiou. THE CITY OF ELG~E DO~ 0?DAIN .~ ~0DLO,$o. B~ IT ~ACTFD BY THE FL~TORo 0I~ THE JITY SectiOn 1. The J,)m~a,)n CoWneil of the City of D~ne is hereby authorlz,.~4 and empowered each year to levy, a~ses~ aud collect taxes not to exceed 3/10 of one mill upon the dollar valuation, u~on all property, bobh real amd persona!, within bh~ Jify of D~gene, not to exempt fromt.taxaticn, for the purpose of provtdimg, maintainl~xg a~d 8upervi~lug public play g'rou~lds and reoreation aress for said City. ~d ~he Co~on Couuoil is hereby further autLer-- ize.:[, and empowered to create a playground Cm~ission oonststing of five per~ono an'! to define the duties m~t prescribe the tenns of offle~ of ssid commission. - Seotlon 2. The Co,non Council Is hereby' a, ithorlzed sad empow- ered to create a separate fun~ +o be k~own .~ the "Public Playground and Recrea- tion fund," s~d the Treasurer ls h~reby dlreeted to keep ss!d fu:~d separate from other Funds oF the City, The money re~llzed for sUeb pl,~ygroumI and recreation purposes u~de~ this ~t shall be pc. id to the City Treasurer who shall deposit s~e a~d keep it in {he said Playground e~.d Recreation 2und. Seotlon 3. That said mon~y shall be disbursed by th~ Council through the pub!ia Pl~grou'ad eomission by wanrm~ts drawn b~ the Counoil upon ssid ~L~ground fund, said wsrrant to ~e~slgned by the Hayor and City Recorder.