Ord 1666COUNCIL BILL N0. 513
ORDINANCE N0. 1666
AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING A LEVY OF TAX OUTSIDE THE LIMITATION IMPOSED
BY ARTICLE XI, SECTION 11, SUBSECTION (1), OF THE OREGON CONSTITUTION
AGAINST THE TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF WOODBURN IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $261,276 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1979-80; AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF MONIES DERIVED THEREFROM FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1979; CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION AT WHICH
SUCH LEVY OF TAX SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF WOODBURN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY..
WHEREAS, the City of Woodburn proposed an annual budget
for the operation of said City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget for the fiscal year 1979-80
exceeds the limitation imposed by Article XI, Section ll, Subsection
(1) of the Oregon Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Woodburn deems
that the proposed budget is necessary to provide City services to
the residents and inhabitants of the City of Woodburn; and
WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 11, Subsection (3) (b) of
the Constitution of the State of Oregon provides that Article XI,
Section 11, Subsection (1) of said Constitution shall not apply to
that portion of any tax levied which is specifically voted outside
the said limitation by a majority of the legal voters of the taxing
unit voting on the question; now, therefore
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. That the Common Council of the City of Woodburn
hereby proposed a levy of tax outside the limitation imposed by
Article XI, Section 11, Subsection (1} of the Oregon Constitution
in the total amount of $261,276 for the fiscal year 1979-80 for the
purpose of applying said sum to the budget for the fiscal year 1979-80.
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Ordinance No. 1666
Section 2. That the proposed levy of tax shall be submitted
to the legal electors of said City at a special election, which is
hereby called to be held therein, in accordance with the laws of the
State of Oregon and the Charter and Ordinances of said city governing
elections, June 28, 1979. Polls will be open between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The City Recorder is authorized and directed
to appoint such election board, counting board] and such other clerks
and. officials as may be required for the proper conduct of such election.
The City Recorder shall post a typewritten notice in each of the
election precincts of the City of Woodburn and shall cause notice of
said election to be published in the city's official newspaper or
in a newspaper of general. circulation at least ten X10) days prior
to said election.
Section 3. That the form in which said questions shall be
submitted to the electors of said City on the official ballot at
such. special election shall be as follows:
OFFICIAL CITY BALLOT
Special Municipal Election, June 28, 1979
City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon
dote YES or NO - Mark X in the Square for the Answer voted For
Submitted to the Voters by the Common Council
TAX LEVY OUTSIDE 6o CONSTITUTIONAL LfiMITATION
Explanation: If this measure is approved, the operating budget to
be financed by local taxes for the tax year 197980
will be $121,570 greater than the operating budget
financed by local taxes for the preceding year.
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Ordinance No. 1666
The reasons for the $261,276 increase in taxes above
the $86,134 City tax base include:
(1) Inflationary costs of materials & services, and
salary increases.
(2) Some capital outlay items deferred from previous
year's budget.
(3) Federal Revenue Sharing funds available to help
reduce taxes are less than the amount appropriated
in the current year's budget.
QUESTION: Shall the City of Woodburn be authorized to levy a
tax greater than the 60 limitation imposed by Article XI,
Section 11, of the Oregon Constitution in the sum of
$261,276 for the fiscal year 1979-80?
YES ( )
NO ( )
Section 4. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
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APPROVED : . ~ ~ ~~ .. `~~ ,
E.~WALTER L SON, Mayor
Submitted to the Council
Passed by the Council
Approved by the Mayox
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
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Ba ney 0. Bux s, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
May 31, 1979
May 31t 1979
June 1, 1979
June 1, 1979
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I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, do
hereby certify that I caused to be posted three copies of
Ordinance No. 1666, one of which said copies posted in the
City Hall on the bulletin board adjacent to the entrance
to the RecorderFs Office, in full view of the traveling public;
a second one of said copies posted on the t~loodburn Public
Library bulletin board at 2g0 Garfield Street, in full view
of the traveling public; a third one of said copies posted
on the Community Center bulletin board at 491 N. Third St.,
in full view Qf the traveling public; that all of said places
are public places within the corporate limits of the City
of Woodburn and all of said copies were posted on the
1st day of ~sune~ , 1979.
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Barney 0! Burr~"s, Recorder
City of t~loodburn, Oregon