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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19231ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE CON- DUCTED BY THE LANE COUNTY ELECTION DEPARTMENT ON THE 15TH DAY OF MAY, 1984, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE AUTHORIZING $190,000 TAB ON OWNERSHIP OF REAL PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTR3CT; ADOPTING PALLING PLACES AND PROVIDING FOR ALL ACTS NECESSARY FAR THE CARRYING ON OF SAID ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FALLAWS: Section 1. The City Council does hereby order an election to be held in the City of Eugene, Oregon, concurrently with the special election on Tuesday, May l5, 1954, at which election there shall be submitted to the electors of the City for their approval or rejec- tion, the following Measure, to-wit: MEASURE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS BY THE CITY COUNCIL MEASURE N0. 51 Shall City of Eugene tax owners of property in Down- town Development District $190,000 for 1984-85 free-- parking program? THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON: Section 1. Measure authorizes tax of $194,040 out- side Constitutional 6 percent limitation on ownership of real property in Downtown Development District only and not elsewhere in City for aperating expenses of District July 1, 1954 to June 30, 1985. If Measure is approved, operating budget of District to be financed by taxation on ownership of real property in District for Tax Year 1954-55 will be $7,647 less than the aperating budget so financed in preceding year. Section 2. If voters approve this Measure, the Down- town Commission will be able to continue to provide FREE Ordinance - l ~9~3/ parking for patrons of the Downtown area. The cost for providing this service is paid partly by taxation an prop- erty owners within the Downtown Development District boundaries and is not supported by taxes outside these boundaries. If this Measure is approved, all of the tax will be financed by District taxpayers without any partial payment by the State. Section 3. This Measure shall become effective July 1, 19 84 . Section 2. The proposed Measure shall be placed upon the offi- vial ballot by the City Recorder. There shall be furnished to the County Clerk for Lane County a certified copy of the ballot title for the Measure and number of the Measure to be voted upon. The City Attorney shall prepare and the City Recorder shall furnish the ballot title for the Measure and direct that the County Clerk for Lane County place the Measure upon the regular ballot to be used at the special election to be held on May 15, 1984, to be voted upon by the electors of the City. Section 3. The necessary poll books, ballot boxes, tally sheets and such other supplies for each precinct as are necessary for the carrying on of the election shall be furnished by the County Clerk for Lane County,and the supplies shall be delivered to the Election Board. Section 4. The City Council hereby orders that the election shall be held concurrently with the special election on May 15, 1984 and hereby designates as the polling places for the election in the City of Eugene the polling places established and designated for the special election, and the City Council does hereby appoint the Clerks appointed to serve at the special election to serve in each of the polling places for the City election. ordinance - 2 i9zs/ ~Prf i nn 5 _ The polls shall be open in each of the voting pre- cincts at S:QO o'clock a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, and shall be kept open until 5:04 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, on election day. Section 6. The Clerk acting as chairman of the Election Board in the special election shall be chairman of the same Board of which he or she is a membex in the City election, and the ballots shall be counted and tabulated and the results certified as provided by 1 aw . Section 7. The City Retarder is directed to give not less than ten days notice of the election by publication of one notice thereof in the Eugene Register Guard, a newspaper published in the City and of general circulation therein. Section S. The matters contained herein affect the peace, health, and safety of the citizens of the City of Eugene, and there- fore an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the City Council this 2nd day of February, 1954 City Recorder Approved by the Mayor this 22nd day of Febr ary, 1984 ~,~w .~.M~,. ~ Mayor ordinance _ 3.