HomeMy WebLinkAbout05678ORDINANCE NO. 5678
AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELEC-
TION FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1991, REFERRING
ORDINANCE NO. 5668 RELATING TO SALES AND USE
TAX TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF PUEBLO AT SUCH SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION, AND PROVIDING FOR ELECTION PROCE-
DURES AND OTHER MATTERS WITH RESPECT THERETO
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
A special municipal election is hereby called under Article
18 of the Charter of the City of Pueblo, relating to the
referendum, for Tuesday, June 11, 1991.
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There is hereby submitted to a vote of the registered
electors of the City of Pueblo at the special municipal election
to be held June 11, 1991 proposed Ordinance No. 5668, a copy of
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set out
herein in full. The ballot title to be submitted to a vote of the
registered electors shall be in the following form:
SALES AND USE TAX
Should Ordinance No. 5668 amending the City's sales and
use tax ordinances to continue the three and one -half percent
sales and use tax rate for a five year period from January 1,
1992 through December 31, 1996, to dedicate the revenues from
a one -half percent sales and use tax rate for job creating
capital improvement projects within the City and the Pueblo
Memorial Airport, to create a special fund for the deposit of
such revenues, to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds
payable solely from the special fund for the purpose of
financing such capital improvement projects, and to find and
determine that the expenditure of such revenues for job
creating capital improvement projects is a public purpose and
municipal function, be approved?
FOR THE ORDINANCE:
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE:
(any registered elector of the City of Pueblo desiring to
vote on the above proposal shall indicate his or her vote by
marking the ballot where indicated "FOR THE ORDINANCE" or
"AGAINST THE ORDINANCE ")
SECTION 3
Except as herein otherwise provided, expressly or by implica-
tion, the special election shall be held and conducted as nearly
as practicable in conformity with the provisions of the Pueblo
Election Code (Chapter 1, Title V of the 1971 Code of Ordinances
of the City of Pueblo, as amended).
SECTION 4
The City Clerk shall give public notice in both English and
Spanish of the special election once in The Pueblo Chieftain (a
daily newspaper of general circulation in the City), which notice
shall contain the full text of Ordinance No. 5668 and the regis-
tration requirements in connection therewith.
SECTION 5
The City Council does hereby adopt the optional registration
plan provided for in Section 17 -9 of the Charter of the City of
Pueblo and as set forth in the City's Municipal Election Code and
hereby determines and declares that voting machines are not
available and all votes at the special municipal election shall be
taken, recorded and tabulated by use of an electronic voting
system.
SECTION 6
All ordinances, including the Pueblo Election Code, resolu-
tions, rules, regulations or bylaws, or parts thereof, inconsis-
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tent with this Ordinance or any provision hereof are superseded
and suspended by the conflicting provisions of this Ordinance for
and during the time the special municipal election called hereby
is held and conducted.
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This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage.
INTRODUCED: April 22 , 1991
ATTEST:
ity Clerk
By KENNETH HUNTER
Councilperson
APPROVED:
re nt of the City CCou ncil
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