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Ord 1483 COUNCIL BILL NO. 227 ORDINANCE NO. 1483 AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 29 OF CHAPTER X: AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A MUNICIPAL BUILDING TO HOUSE ADMIN- ISTRATION OFFICES, MUNICIPAL COURT, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICES; PROVIDING FUR THE PAYMENT OF THE CtJST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISTIONS BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $144,000; AUTHORIZING A LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX TO PAY THE P RINCYPAL OF SUCH BANDS AND THE INTEREST THEREON; REFERRING THE AMENDMENT TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY; CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the present facilities for housing the general administration offices of the City, as well as the Police Department, are totally inadequate for the proper and efficient administration of the City and its affairs, and has in fact been condemned by various state and governmental agencies as being inappropriate and unsafe, and it is deemed advisable in the interest of the public that a municipal building be constructed to house the general offices of the City, including the Municipal Cvurt and Police Department; and WHEREAS, this Common Council of said City has heretofore estimated the cost of constructing a municipal building and d©es than hereby estimate it will cost not less~~798,000; and WHEREAS, revenue funds are available in the approximate sum of ~~0,000 but said sums are not adequate to cover the cost of constructing and equipping such new municipal building, a5 hereinabove described, and it will, therefore, be necessary to borrow money and in evidence thereof issue bonds of the City of Woodburn, and before the bonds can be issued, the question of issuing said bonds must be sub- mitted to the electors of said City and approved by the majority of the electors voting on said question at an election called for that Page 1. -COUNCIL BILL NO. 227 ORDINANCE NO. 1483 purpose; now, therefore, THB PEOPLE OF ~'HE CI'~Y OF Wt~OI~Bt~PNN DO ORDAIN Section 1. I`hat the Common Council of the City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, hereby propose an amendment to Charter of said City amending the Charter by the addition of the Section to be known as "Section 29" of Chapter x of said Charter to read as follows: "Section 2~. That in addition to the other obligations heretofore provided and authorized to be issued by the Common Coun- cil of the City of Woodburn, the Common Council shall have the power and is hereby authorized in its discretion to construct a municipal building to house the administration offices, Municipal Court, Police Department, and other City offices, as determined by the Common Council to be necessary, advisable or convenient to provide for the proper administration of the City of ~~'oodburn; and to da all things necessary, expedient or incidental to such construction and acquistions; and in order to obtain funds to construct and equip such a municipal building and to perform all matters necessary, expedient or incidental there- to, the Common Council shall have the power and is hereby author ized to issue general obligation bonds of said City in such principal sum as the Common Council may hereafter by ordinance determine to be for the best interest of said City, not exceeding, however, the prin- cipal sum of ~740,~40; such bonds to be issued in such denomination, payable or redeemable at such times, bearing such rate of interest, and in such form as the Common Council may hereafter by ordinance de- termine to be for the best interest of the said City. For the purpose of providing for the payment of interest upon said bonds and the Page 2. CaUNCIL BILL NO. 22? ORDINANCE NO. 1483 retirement thereof, the Common Council is hereby authorised to include in its budget and to levy against the taxable property within the said City an amount sufficient to pay the interest and retire the bond, or any parts thereof, at their muturity." Section 2. What the proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Woodburn, Marian County, Oregon, shall be submitted to the legal electors of said City at a special municipal election which is hereby called to be held in the City of Woodburn in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon and the Charter and Ordinances of the City on the 30th day of October , 1975. Polls shall be open between the hours of 8:44 a.m. and 8:40 p.m. on that date. The election shall be held at the regular polling places for the general primary election in each ~^~ard. The Recorder is authorised and directed to appoint such Election Boards, Counting Board and such other clerks and officials as may be required for the proper conduct of the election, Section ~. That the form in which said question shall be submitted to the electors of said City on the official ballot at such election shall be substantially as follows: 0~'FICIAL $ALLOT Special Municipal Election, October 30, 1975 City of Woodburn, x~~arion County, Oregon Referred to the Voters by the Common Council AUTxORI~ING $74o,ooc~ MvNI~rPAL BUILnINC Bann is~UE Page 3. - COUNCIL BILL NO. 227 4RDINAt~CE N4. 1483 Purpose: To amend the woodburn City ChartQr to autharize a $740,Ot~4 bond issue to construct and equip a munici- pal building to house the administration offices, Municipal. Court, Police Department and other offices of the City of woodburn. question: Shall the City of woodburn, Marion County, State of Oregon, amend its charter to permit the contracting of a general obligation bonded indebtedness in the sum of $740,000 for the purpose of prQViding funds with ~ohich to construct and equip a municipal build- ing in which to house the administration offices, Municipal Court, Police Department and other offices of the Cit~r of woodburn. Mar} a CrgSS (X} Or a CheC~ mark ~~} inside the voting square after the word YES or after the word N0. YES ~" I vote for the bonds. y~0 ? ~~ I vote against the bonds . Section 4. The Recorder shall post a typewritten notice in a conspicuous place in the City Hall and in one public place in each Election ward of the City of woodburn not less than ten days prior to the date of the election, particularly describing the time and places for said election, stating the names of the Election Boards and Counting Board Mer~bers appointed bbl the Recorder for the 5~?ecial City election, and stating the ballot title and a statement of the measure to be voted upon at said election as set forth in this ordinance. Section 5. The ballots for said election shall be printed in accordance t~rith this ordinance and t~~e applicable provisions of Wage 4 - COUNCIL BI~I- ~~7C. Z27 CP.D?'~1~'VCE ~1~3. 1483 Ordinance No. 1173 and the State Election Laws. Section b. This Ordinance being necessary for the im- mediate preser~ration of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the C©uncil Submitted to the Mayor Approved by the Mayor APPROVED: Ra E. PlC erln , A~ayor Filed in the Office of the Recorder °~ :~ A~'TEST ».J ~:..~~ ~ ~;~. ~~~~ E rney urri ~ecor er City of ~'oodburn, Oregon August 25, 1975 August 25, 1975 August 25, 1975 August 25, 1975 Page 5. - COUNCIL BILL NO. 227 ORDINANCE NO. 1483 I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, do hereby certify that I posted three copies of Ordinance No. 1483, 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 build- ing 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 29th day of August, 1975. ~~ ~ ~~ ,+ Barn y 0. Burris, Recorder City of Woodburn, Oregon