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Home My WebLink About11/09/1993 NOTICESNOTICE OF MEASURE ELECTION CITY OF ASHLAND JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON NOTICE IS GIVEN that on Tuesdgy, November 9, 1993, an election will be held in the city of Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon. The following shall be the ballot title's for the measure's submitted to the electors: CITY OF ASH!_.4ND 15-1. REPEALS FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX QUESTION: Shall the food and beverage tax adopted by the voters in March, 1993 be repealed? SUMMARY: The food and beverage tax was adopted by the voters in March 1993. The tax is imposed on food and beverages sold in restaurants and other similar facilities. The tax is required to be used for acquisition of open space lands and easements and for state mandated sewage treatment methods. A yes vote will repeal this tax. 15-2. REDUCES FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX IF STATE SALES TAX ADOPTED QUESTION: If state sales tax is adopted, shall food and beverage tax be reduced 4% eliminating sewage treatment funds? SUMMARY: The food and beverage tax adopted b~, the voters last March is currently 5%. The tax is on food and beverages sold in restaurants and other similar facilities. The tax is used to purchase future parkland and for state mandated sewage treatment methods. A yes vote reduces this tax to 1% and eliminates funding from this tax for sewage treatment methods. This is a competing measure to the measure to repeal the food and beverage tax. Whichever measure receives the most affirmative votes will prevail. I The polling places for the purpose of directed by the Jackson County Clerk. said election shall be open between the 8:00 p.m. Publish: October 26, 1993 this election shall be as The polling places for hours of 7:00 a.m and ~ Nan E. ~ranklin city Recorder CITY OF ASHLAND 20 E. Maln St. Ashland, OR 97520 Phone (503) 482-3211 FAX (503) 488-5311 FAX TRANSMITTAL FORM This transmittal consists of cover ,sheet plus / pages. SEL 802 Rev. 8/20/92 NOTICE OF CITY MEASURE ELECTION CITY OF ASHLAND (Name of city) ORS 250.285 ORS 254.095 Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday (Day of week) November 9, 1993 (Date of election) a measure election will be held in Ashland (Name of city) Jackson (Name of county) County, Oregon. The county clerk has advised us (SELECT ONE): [~] The election will be conducted at the polls. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. E] The election will be conducted by mail. The following shall be the ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the dty's voters on this date: CAPTION (10Words) ';Reduces Food and Beverage Tax If State Sales Tax Adopted" QUESTION (20 Words) *SUMMARY "If state sales tax is adopted, shall food and beverage tax be reduced 4% eliminating sewage treatment funds?" "The food and beverage tax adopted by the voters last March is currently 5%. The tax is on food 'and beverages sold in restaurants and other similar facilities. The tax is used to purchase future parkland and for state mandated sewage treatment methods. A yes vote reduces this .tax to 1% and eliminates funding from this tax for sewage treatment methods. This is a competing measure to the measure to repeal the food and beverage tax. Whichever measure receives the most affirmative votes will prevail." %h~f%wing authorize~. 'ty o,*dal hereby certifies the above ballot title is true :~nd "-complete. Signature of authorized dry offidal (not required to be notarized) Date signed .:! : ..... Nan E.' Franklin City RecorderS'! .... Printed name of authorized city official Title~ i. :.2 '1. For measure authorizing tax levy or establishing new tax basei Concise and irnpartial statemeant off4~..~ot more than 175 words, explaining chief purpose of the measure and giving reasons for the measure. ORS~10.390~ Additional statement required by ORS 310.395 shall not be included in word count *2. For any other measure: Concise and impartial statement of not more than 85 words, sununarizing the measure and i~s major effect Content mee~; requirement~ of ORS 250.035, 250.039 and 250.041. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET Name of Person Responsible for Content: Paul Nolte, City Attorney - Approved by City Council Name of Org. ni~ation Person Represent& ff any: City of Ashland Ballot Title Caption: "REDUCES FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX IF STATE SALES TAX ADOPTED" Measure Number: *See Attached: Explanatory Statement Word Count Total: 380 The Total Word Count Cannot Exceed 500 Words Signature of:,Person Responsible for the Content of the Explanatory Statement Date EXPLANATORY STATEMENT Background of measure. This measure reduces from 5% to 1% the tax on prepared food and beverages sold in restaurants or sold in grocery stores and bakeries for immediate consumption in the event the statewide sales tax passes. The measure has been filed by the city council as a competing measure to the measure which would repeal the tax altogether. If both measures are adopted by the people, whichever measure receives more votes prevails (the measure receiving the fewer votes will not become law). If this measure (the one reducing the tax) is adopted and receives more votes than the one eliminating the tax, the tax would be reduced only if the state sales tax is adopted by a vote of the people in November, 1993. The state sales tax, if adopted, would be imposed at a rate of 5% which would be in addition to the food and beverage tax of 1%. Purpose of Reduced Tax. If the tax is reduced to 1%, it is required to be used for the purchase of open space and park lands for the city. That part of the tax eliminated by this measure was required to be used for improvement to the city's sewage treatment methods mandated by the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. No part of the reduced tax will go towards improving sewage treatment. Open Space Park Proaram. In 1990 the people of Ashland voted to amend the city charter to create the Open Space Park Program. The charter amendment provides for the Park Commission to recommend priorities to the City Council for the purchase of park land. The Park Commission made such recommendations and in 1991 the City Council adopted a comprehensive plan which identified certain parcels for purchase and development. Effect of measure. Two properties have been purchased or are in the process of being purchased for parks and open space which are to be paid for from the tax. Continued funding for purchase of these properties and other park and open space parcels will be available from this tax. There will be no funding from this reduced tax for sewage treatment. If the tax is reduced, restaurant customers and purchasers of prepared food for immediate consumption from grocery stores and bakeries will pay a 1% city tax instead of 5% city tax. (p:ord\taxfbcom.ex2) EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET Name of Person Responsible for Content: Paul Nolte, City Attorney - Approved by City Council Name of Ol-gant~'atiOn Person Represent% if an~.. City of Ashland Ballot Title Caption: "REDUCES FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX IF STATE SALES TAX ADOPTED" Measure Number: *See Attached: Explanatory Statement Word Count Total: 380 The T,o~ Word Count Cannot Exceed 500 Words Slgnalure of:,Person Responsible for lhe Content of the Explanatory Stalement Dale ' NOTICE OF BALLOT TITLE FILED IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a ballot title h~ been filed with the City Re- The ballot I~e has been pl'e- pared by the City Attorney ~ approved by the Alh- laetd City Council calling a ~3ecial election on Novem- b~ 9, 1993 in the City of Alhland and is as follows: CAPTION: 'Reduces Food &gd Beverage Tax if' State ~alee Tax Adopted" . QUESTION: 'If state sales tax is adopted, shall food and beverage tax be re- (:laced 4% eliminating sew- age treatment funds?" EXPLANATION: 'l'he food ~ beverage tax adopted by the voters laet March is oufTently $%. The tax is on fo(xl,and beverages sold in reetaurante and other almi- lie fsotmlas. The tax is uasd ~ ~.~cha~ future ~ from thle eewmge i =ompeting measure to the measure to repeal the food and beverage tax. Which- moat affirmative votes will .-. Any elector~!___-oJ~ed w4th thl ballot title, may pedtlon ~ Circuit Court seeking a (:Nilerent tide and etating the reasons the title filed is in- '~llftcient, not concise, or unfilJr.,Petltion must be filed n~ I~' than th~ ~venm I:)ualne~s day after meF ~ wasfiled with the City elec- ,aons omcer. (ORS 2so.age). August 26, 1993. Nan E. Franklin, ,Publish: Augtrot 20,1993