Ord 1510COUNCIL BILL N0. 273
ORDINANCE N0. 1510
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 IPJ THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $587,535.00 FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1976-77; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF MONIES DERIVED THEREFROM
FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1976; 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 proposes an annual budget for the
operation of said City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 1976-77 exceeds
th.e limitation imposed by Article XI, Section 11, 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 (2} (b} of the Con-
stitutian of the State of Oregon provides that Article XI, Section 11,
Subsection ~l} of said Constitution shall not apply to that portion of any
tax levied which is specially 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 ~Joodburn hereby
proposes a levy of tax outside the limitation imposed by Article XI, Section
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11, Subsection ~l~ of the Oregon Constitution in the total amount of
$587,535 for the Fiscal Year 1976-17 for the purpose of applying said
sum to the budget for the Fiscal Year 1976-77.
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 25, 197b. 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 official newspaper or in a newspaper of general circulation,
the first said publication being at least 10 days prior to said election.
Section 3. That the form in which said question 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 25, 1976
City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon
Uote YES or NO - Mark x in the Square for the Answer Voted For
Submitted to the Uoters by the Common Council
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ORDINANCE NO. 1510
TAX LE`JY OUTSIDE 6/ CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATION
Explanation: Proposed measure authorizes a levy of tax outside the limita-
tion imposed by Article XI, Section 11, Oregon Constitution,
for municipal operation and services in the total amount of
$587,535 for the Fiscal Year 1916-77.
If this measure is approved, the portion of the operating
budget to be financed by local taxes for the tax year 1976-
77 will be $422,436 greater than the operating budget financed
by local taxes for the preceding year, and $409,223 more
than the amount of taxes approved by the voters and levied
outside the 6/ limitation for the year 1975-76.
The reasons for such increase in local taxes include:
increased operational costs, provision for services necessary
for the health, safety, welfare, and protection of the
community.
Question: Shall the Gity of Woodburn be authorized to levy a tax
greater than the 6% limitation imposed by Article XI,
Section 11, of the Oregon Constitution in the sum of
$587,535 for the Fiscal Year 1976-77, increasing the
operating budget financed by local property taxes over
that of the preceding year for the reason that the same
is necessary to maintain the present level of services
as more fully detailed in the Explanation printed above.
YES ^
NO ~
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Ordinance No. 1510
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 approved by the Mayor.
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APPROVED: ~j '
Rap E. Pickering, Mayo
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
A pril 12, 1976
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arney 0. B rri~; ecorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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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. 1510, one of which said copies posted in the
City Hall on the bulletin board opposite 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 Street, in full view
of the traveling public; a third one of said copies posted
on the Paul Sowa and Sons building at 182 Young Street, 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 that all of said copies were posted on the
f`~~. ~f day of April , 1976.
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Barney urris, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon