HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-16 Special Election-TOTRESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE 20 DAY OF ~.LAY, 1980,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO TttE LEGAL VOTERS OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND
A ~ASURE CALLING FOR AN AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF TttE 1899 CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE
FOR THE ALLOCATION OF A PORTION OF THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX TO BE
USED FOR THE PROMOTION OF ASHI.AND.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF ASHLAND, as follows:
SECTION 1. A Special Election is hereby called to be held
in the City of Ashland, Oregon, on Tuesday, May 20, 1980, from 8:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m. at which Election there shall be submitted to the legal
voters of said City a proposed Charter Amendment which is hereby
referred to the voters by the initiative process and reads as follows:
CHARTER AN~ID~NT REFERRED BY THE INITIATIVE
PROCESS TO THE VOTERS
AN ACT
To amend and revise the 1899 Charter of the City of
Ashland, Jackson County, ORegon, as amended, to
provide for a special fund and the allocation of
a portion of the Transient Occupancy Tax for the
promotion of Ashland:
SECTION 1. There is hereby added to the Ashland
Charter, a new Article being Article XXIII, which
shall read as follows:
Article XXIII - Allocation of Transient
Occupancy Tax
Section 1. Transient Lodging Tax~ Promotional Fund.
The council may by ordinance impose and levy a tax not
exceeding 6% on gross receipts for the privilege of
occupying room or space in any hotel, inn, motel, apartment,
or boarding house, mobile home or trailer Dart or court,
or any other place in the city where space designated or
intended for lodging-occupancy is rented by any person or
persons. This Tax shall not apply to hospitals, convalescent
or nursing homes, or public institutions, or permanent
occupancy as may be defined by ordinance. Minimum rentals
to which the Tax shall apply may be fixed by ordinance. The
Tax imposed shall be collected by the owner or operator of
the rental space in addition to the rental charged, as
provided by Ordinance.
Section 2. Revenues from such tax shall be received
into a special fund created for that purpose, and may be
used for general city purposes, as the council may find
appropriate; provided, however, that annually a sum equal
RDNALD L. SALTER
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70 NORTH PIONEER STREET
P. o. BOX 727
ASHLAND, OREGON 9752[3
to the following percentages of the proceeds received by
the City from such tax, after providing for the cost of
administration and refunds or credits as may be authorized
by ordinance, shall be used exclusively for the purpose of
promoting, directly or indirectly through contract, the use
of the City of Ashland for recreational, cultural, convention
and tourist related activities and services.
TAX PROCEEDS
PROMOTIONAL FUND
Up to $100,000
$100,001 - $t50,000
$150,001 - $200,000
$200,001 - $300,000
In excess of $300,000
50% of tax proceeds
$5,000 plus 45% of tax proceeds
$13,000 plus 40% of tax proceeds
$24,000 plus 35% of tax proceeds
$40,000 plus 40% of tax proceeds
SECTION 2. This meaSure shall'become effective July 1, 1980.
SECTION 3. The following Ballot Title for the proposed
measure is hereby adopted and approved and the following are the Ballot
Title and form in which the measure shall appear upon the Ballot at said
Special Election:
MEASURE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS BY THE CITY COUNCIL :
:
VOTE "YES" OR "NO". Mark "x" in the square of the answer voted for:
51. ALLOCATION OF PORTION OF TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX OF ASHLAND
YES
Do you approve the allocation of a portion of the / /
Transient Occupancy Tax for the promotion of NO
Ashland Tourism? / /
Explanation: The proposed Charter Amendment, if passed, would
require 50% of %he first $100,000 of the presently existing :
Transient Occupancy Tax (with declining percentages thereafter) to :
be used exclusively for the purpose of promoting, directly or :
indirectly through contract, the use of the City of Ashland for :
recreational, cultural, convention and tourist related activities :
and services. :
SECTION 4. That the same persons shall serve as Chairman
and Clerks for said Special Election as serve as Chairmen and Clerks
for the Primary Election held at the same time and on the same day~ that
the respective polling places lawfully designated for the said Primary
Election are hereby designated as the voting places for said Special
Election; polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the date
herein set forth for said Election.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
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SECTION 5. The City Recorder is hereby directed to give not
less than ten (10) days notice of said Special Election by publication
of a Notice thereof in the Daily Tidings, a newspaper of general
circulation printed and published in the City of Ashland and by posting
Notice thereof in one (1) public place in each Precinct of the City
of Ashland.
The foregoing Resolution was du~ passed at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Ashland,// Oregon, on t~~day of
March, 1980. /~z,.~ ~ ~/,/'~ ~1/~
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Resolution
RE}NALD L. PALTER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
70 NORTH PIONEER STREET
P. O. BOX 727
A~HLAND, EIREI31-IN 9?S2VI
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Election has been called and
will be held in the City of Ashland, ORegon, on the 20th day of May,
1980, at which time there will be referred by the initiative process
to the legal voters of said City for their approval or rejection,
an Act of municipal legislation to aprove or reject the amendment of
the 1899 Charter of the City of Ashland, as amended, to provide for
the allocation of a portion of the Transient Occupancy Tax for the
promotion of Ashland, the Ballot Title of said Measure to be submitted
as follows:
~,~EASURE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
51. ALLOCATION OF PORTION OF TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX OF ASHLAND
Do you approve the allocation of a portion of the Transient
Occupancy Tax for the promotion of Ashland Tourism?
Explanation: The proposed Charter Amendment, if passed, would require
50% of the first $100,000 of the presently existing Transient Occupancy
Tax (with declining percentages thereafter) to be used exclusively for
the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly through contract, the
use of the City of Ashland for recreational, cultural, convention and
tourist related activities and services.
The Polling Places for the purpose of this Election are as follows:
Precincts 1 and 7 - Lincoln School, 320 Beach
Precinct 2 - Womens Civic Center, Winburn Way
Precincts 3 and 6 - Ashland Senior High School, Mountain and
and Iowa Streets
Precincts 4 and 16 - Helman School, 705 Helman
Precinct 5 - Briscoe School, 265 North Main Street
Precinct 10 - S.O.S.C. Student Union, Siskiyou Blvd.
Precincts 11 and 12 - Ashland Junior High, 100 Walker Avenue
Precincts 13 and 15 - Bellview School, 1070 Tolman Creek Road
The polling Places for said Special Election shall be open between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
The full act of municipal legislation to be voted on at said Special
Election is on file and is open for examination at the Office of the
City Recorder of the City of Ashland, Ashland City Hall, Ashland, Oregon,
and may be inspected by the legal voters of said City.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Ashland, Oregon, dated
_ , 1980.
NAN ~. FRANKLIN, City Recorder
City of Ashland, Oregon
I~nNALD L, SALTER
Notice of Special Election ATTORNEY AT LAW
70 NORTH PIONE~E~R STRE:E:T
P, O. E~0X 727
ASHLAND, nRIEB[IN 975~B