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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/14/1990 - BALLOT SAMPLESPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON AUGUST 14, 1990 SAMPLE BALLOT formal ALL MEASURES ON THIS SAMPLE BALLOT MAY NOT BE ON THE OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR YOUR PRECINCT. COMPUTER OFFICIAL SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT BALLOT JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON AUGUST 14, 1990 CARD # PHOENIX-TALENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 15-1. PHOENIX-TALENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 ONE YEAR OPERATING LEVY -- QUESTION: Shall Phoenix-Talent School District #4 levy $660,181.00 outside the tax base for operating schools during the 1990-91 fiscal year? YES I I~ NO I I~ EXPLANATION: The 1990-91 budget request has been reduced by $830,326. The reductions include money for computers, supplies, equipment, ten teaching positions, 2 clerical positions, outdoor school, professional growth, all athletics excluding varsity level, two new bus routes, three instructional assistants, and one custodian. Passage of this levy will allow us to maintain the remainder of the proposed budget. Failure of this levy will result in the district falling into the safety net. If that happens, general fund dollars will not be available to fund four counselors, the remainder of the athletic program, three additional teachers, one ground/maintenance, and further reductions of supplies and equipment. CITY OF ASHLAND 15-2. CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING YES OPEN SPACE PARK PROGRAM FUNDING; PROHIBITING CONDEMNATION -- QUESTION: Shall Ashland Charter be amended to provide Open Space Park Program funding and prohibit con- demnation7 EXPLANATION: Funding for the Open Space Park Program will be only by methods and rates approved by the voters of Ashland and the funding process will end on December 31,2010, unless extended by a vote of the people of Ashland. Further, the measure will provide for the prohibition of the use of condemnation with respect to the acquisition of fee simple ownership of any real property connected with the Open Space Park Program or for trails. 15-3. ORDINANCE PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE OPEN SPACE PARK PROGRAM -- QUESTION: Shall the Transient Occupancy tax, Business License tax, and Utility User Tax be increased for the Open Space Park Program? EXPLANATION: The Transient Occupancy (Hotel/Motel) tax would be increased by 2 percent, the average Business License Tax would increase by one and one-half times from the present annual base rate of $40 plus employee fees, and a 50C tax added to residential utility bills. Tax rates for Open Space could not be increased without voter approval, and would expire in 20 years on December 31, 2010. END OF BALLOT