Ord 1663COUNCIL BILL N0. 507
ORDINANCE N0. 1663
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 TN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $298,993.00 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 SPECfiAL 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 llr Subsection
(1) of the Oregon Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council o~ 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 ll, Subsection (:1~ of said Constitution shall not apply to
that portion of any tax le~ried which is specifically voted outside
the said limitation by a majority of the legal voters of th,e
taxing unit voting on the question; now, therefore
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBU~N 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 gregon Constitution
in the total amount of $298,993 for the fiscal year 1979-80 for the
purpose of applying said sum to the budget for the fiscal year 1979-8q.
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Ordinance No. 1663
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, May 22, 1979. 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 for two consecutive
weekly publications in the city's official newspaper or in a newspaper
of general circulation, the first said publication being at least
ten (10~ 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;
CITY BALLOT
Special Municipal Election, May 22, 1979
City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon
Vote YES or NO - Mark X in the Square fox the Answer Voted for
Submitted to the Voters by the Common Council
TAB LEVY OUTSIDE 6o CONSTITUTIONAL LI~TTATION
Explanation; I~ this Leasure is approved, the operating budget to
be financed by local taxes for the tax year 1979x80
will be $136,577 greater than the operating budget
financed by local taxes for the preceding year.
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Ordinance No. 1663
The reasons for the $298,993 increase in taxes above
the $86,134 City tax base include:
(l) Inflationary costs of materials & services, and
salary increases.
(2) The addition of two new employees.
(3) Some capital outlay items deferred from previous
year' s budget.
(4) 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
$298,993 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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APi~RQ'VED ~ ~ ~ .
E: Welter La on, Mayor'
Submitted to the Council
Passed by the Council
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
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ATTEST; i ~';'~'" ,, ~,;, ~~~
Barney~p Eur~s, Recorder !~ ~~
City of w~odburn, Oregon
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Ordinance No. 1663
I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, do
hereby certify that I caused to be posted three copies of
Ordinance No. 1663, one of which said copies posted in the
City Hall on the bulletin board adjacent to the entrance to
the Recorder's Office, in full view of the traveling public;
a second one of said copies posted on the Woodburn Public
Library bulletin board at: 280 Garfield St., 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 of 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 17th day of ~ April ~~ , 1979,
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Barney Burris, Recorder
City of Woodburn,, Oregon