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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/16/1997 - ELECTION NOTICESaSHLaND DRILY TIDINGS Fax:541-482-3688 City of Ashland ~u~ 25 '97 11:50 P. O1 City Hall Ashland Daily Tidings RE: Notice of Special Election Please find attacked for pu~lishin9 on Septe~%~er 5, 1997. Ackr~owledgement of this fax woul~ be appreciated. Thank B~rbara Christensen, City Recorder City of Ashland City Recorder's Office Barbara Christensen, City Recorder (541) 488-5307 (phone) ~ Ci Hall 20 E. Main St. Ashland, Oregon 97520 (541) 488-5311 (fax) Bepcember ±, ±797- Ashland Daily Tidings RE: Notice of Special Election Please find attached for publishing on September 5, 1997. Acknowledgement of this fax would be appreciated. NOTICE OF CITY MEASURE ELECTION CITY OF ASHLAND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 a measure election will be held in the City of Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon. The county clerk has advised us that the election will be conducted my mail. A special election is called to be held in the City of Ashland, Oregon, on September 16, 1997, at which election there shall be referred to the voters for their adoption or rejection the following proposed measure: CAPTION: ASHLAND YOUTH ACTIVITIES THREE-YEAR SERIAL LEVY. QUESTION: Shall City levy $1,100,000 per year for three years outside the tax base for operations beginning in 1997- 98? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent. The proposed tax is to be imposed for three years. S~Y: This measure may be passed only at an election with at least a 50 percent voter turnout. This measure authorizes the City of Ashland to levy a maximum of $1,100,000 per year for three years. The total to be raised over three years is a maximum of $3,300,000. The measure will provide funds to continue several programs for Ashland School District students, grades kindergarten through twelfth, which may be eliminated or reduced because of insufficient funding by the state legislature. Various programs will be funded at the elementary, middle and high school levels including athletics, brain bowl, debate, drama club, student yearbook and newspaper, musical performances including band, choir, orchestra and children's strings, and second-language, vocational, marketing and business clubs. The levy also includes a small portion for community activities conducted by the Ashland Park and Recreation Commission. Student programs will be conducted by the Ashland School District by agreement with the Park and Recreation Commission. The following authorized city official hereby certifies the above ballo~is t~ze and complete. Signature of authorized city official Printed name of authorized city official Date signed CITY OF ASHLAND Office of the City Attorney 20 East Main, Ashland, OR 97520 July 11, 1997 (541) 488-5350 (541) 488-5311 - Fax Paul Nolte, City Ariamay $hadene P. ~tephene, I.~al A~aiata~ To: Mayor and City Council From: Pa~/~ul Nolte, City Attorney Re: Explanatory Statement for Youth Activity Levy A county voters' pamphlet will be published for the election to be conducted in September 1997 (when the youth activities levy vote will occur). Under ORS 251.345, the city council is to submit "an impartial, simple and understandable statement explaining the measure and its effect" for the voters' pamphlet. The following statement has been drafted for your consideration and adoption with the above standard in mind: EXPLANATORY STATEMENT This measure will raise money from property taxes for the Ashland Park and Recreation Commission to conduct activities for young people in and around Ashland. The bulk of the money will be paid to the Ashland School District to conduct activities traditionally carried on by the school district for students. These funds will be paid to the district under a contract with the park commission to provide for programs and activities connected with the elementary, middle and high schools. The programs include athletics; various clubs such as drama, vocational, second language, marketing and business; musical performances such as band, choir, orchestra and children's strings and other activities such as the brain bowl, debate, student yearbook and student newspaper. The levy also includes a portion for community activities for adults and non-school age children. Community activities will be conducted by the Park and Recreation Commission. Most of the money raised by this measure is intended to continue programs of the school district which would have been eliminated or reduced because of Ballot Measure Five adopted in 1990. Measure Five amended the state constitution to limit the amount of property taxes that can be spent for education. Because of the ballot measure limitations, none of the money raised by this measure will be for educational services or for courses of study required by law or by the rules of the State Board of Education. The programs and activities conducted by the school district will primarily be conducted outside of regular school hours and many of them will be conducted off school grounds. (p:ord\school.exp) E-Mail Addresses: paul@ashland.or.us ~ sharlene@ eshland.or.us City of Ashland City Recorder's Office Barbara Christensen, City Recorder (541) 488-5307 (phone) City Hall 20 E. Main St. Ashland, Oregon 97520 (541) 488-5311 (fax) July 16, 1997 RE: Receipt of Ballot Title Please find attached for publishing on July 1~, 1997. Acknowledgement of this fax would be appreciated. Barbara Christensen, City Recorder NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE FILED IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a ballot title has been filed with the City Recorder. The ballot title has been prepared by the City Attorney and approved by the Ashland City Council and is as follows: CAPTION: ASHLAND YOUTH ACTIVITIES THREE-YEAR SERIAL LEVY. QUESTION: Shall City levy $1,100,000 per year for three years outside the tax base for operations beginning in 1997- 98? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent. The proposed tax is to be imposed for three years. SUMMARY: This measure may be passed only at an election with at least a 50 percent voter turnout. This measure authorizes the City of Ashland to levy a maximum of $1,100,000 per year for three years. The total to be raised over three years is a maximum of $3,300,000. The measure will provide funds to continue several programs for Ashland School District students, grades kindergarten through twelfth, which may be eliminated or reduced because of insufficient funding by the state legislature. Various programs will be funded at the elementary, middle and high school levels including athletics, brain bowl, debate, drama club, student yearbook and newspaper, musical performances including band, choir, orchestra and children's strings, and second-language, vocational, marketing and business clubs. The levy also includes a small portion for community activities conducted by the Ashland Park and Recreation Commission. Student programs will be conducted by the Ashland School District by agreement with the Park and Recreation Commission. Any elector dissatisfied with the ballot title, may petition the Circuit Court seeking a different title and stating the reasons the title filed is insufficient, not concise or unfair. Petition must be filed with the City elections officer. (ORS 250.296). Published July 1~, 1997 Barbara Christensen, City Recorder EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET Name of Person Responsible for Context Paul Nolte, City Attorney Name of Organization Person Represents if any: City of Ashland Ballot Title Caption:ASHLAND YOUTH ACTIVITIES THREE-YEAR SERIAL LEVY. Measure Number: /~'- ~,~-"~ EXPLANATORY STATEMENT This measure will raise money from property taxes for the Ashland Park and Recreation Commission to conduct activities for young people in and around Ashland. The bulk of the money will be paid to the Ashland School District to conduct activities traditionally carried on by the school district for students. These funds will be paid to the district under a contract with the park commission to provide for programs and activities connected with the elementary, middle and high schools. The programs include athletics; various clubs such as drama, vocational, second language, marketing and business; musical performances such as band, choir, orchestra and children's strings and other activities such as the brain bowl, debate, student yearbook and student newspaper. The levy also includes a portion for community activities for adults and non-school age children. Community activities will be conducted by the Park and Recreation Commission. Most of the money raised by this measure is intended to continue programs of the school district which would have been eliminated or reduced because of Ballot Measure Five adopted in 1990. Measure Five amended the state constitution to limit the amount of property taxes that can be spent for education. Because of the ballot measure limitations, none of the money raised by this measure will be for educational services or for courses of study required by law or by the rules of the State Board of Education. The programs and activities conducted by the school district will primarily be conducted outside of regular school hours and many of them will be conducted off school grounds.