Ord 1479COUNCIL BILL N0. 221
ORDINANCE N0. 1479
AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING A LEVY OF TAX OUTSIDE THE LIMITATION IM-
POSED BY ARTICLE XI, SECTION 11, SUBS~CT~ON ~l} OF THE OREGON
CONSTITUTION AGAINST THE TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF WOODBURN
IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $178,312.40 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1975-76;
AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF MONIES DERIVED THEREFROM FOR THE
BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1975: CALLING A
SPECIAL ELECTION AT WHICH SUCH LEVY OF TAB SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO
THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF WDODBURN; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Woodburn proposes and annual budget
for the operation of said City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 1975-76
exceeds the limitation imposed by Article XI, Section 11, Sub-
section (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 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 specially voted out-
side 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 Wood-
burn, hereby proposes a levy of tax outside the limitation imposed
by Article XI, Section 11, Subsection (1) of the Oregon Consti-
tution in the total amount of $178,312 for the Fiscal Year 1975-76
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for the purpose of applying said sum to the budget far the fiscal
Year 1975-76.
Section 2. That the proposed levy of tax shall be sub-
mitted 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 special elections August 7, 1975. 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 cir-
culation, 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, August 7, 1975
City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon
Vote YES or NO - Mark X in the Square for the Answer Voted For
Submitted to the Voters by the Common Council
TAX LEVY OUTSIDE 6% CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATION
Explanation: Proposed measure authorizes a levy of tax outside
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the limitation imposed by Article XI, Section 11,
Oregon Constitution, for municipal operation and
services in the total amount of $I78,312.,OQ for the
Fiscal Year 1975 -76.
Lf this measure is approved, the tax levy will be
$20,312.00 more than the amount of the taxes approved
by the voters and levied outside the 6% limitation
for the year 1974-75. That portion of the operating
budget to be financed by local taxes, including all
other revenues, for the tax year 1975-76 wi1,1 be
$253,402,00 greater than the operating budget financed
by local taxes, including other revenues, for the
preceding year.
The reasons for such increase in local taxes include:
a reduction in Federal Revenue Sharing Funds to the
City, increased operational costs, provision of
services necessary for the health, safety, welfare,
and protection of the community.
Question: Shall the City 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 $178,312.00 for the Fiscal Year 1975-76, 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
Section 4. This Ordinance being necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emer-
gency 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 . ~. ~~`'`' ~ _. _~.-b:. ~~.~~ : ~. ~, ~., ~.,.
Ra ~p E. Pickering, M ` or
Passed by the Council July 7, 1975
Submitted to the Mayor July 7, 1975
Approved by the Mayor July 7, 1975
Filed in the Office of the Recorder July 7, 1975
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ORDINANCE N0. City of Woodburn, Oregon
I, ~3 sx j~T~~s_r' o. r~URR~.S, Recorder of the City of ~^~oodburn, do
hereby cert - fy that X caused to be posted three cop~.es of orc~inance
t~TO, 1479 or~c; of ~vhzch said copies pasted in the City Hall on the
bulle~~i:~ board opposite the entrance to the Recorder's Office, in
full v~.ec~ o:~ thc~ tra~relin~ public; a second one of sand copies
posted on the ~'~oodburn Public Library bulletin board at 280
Gaxfield Street, in full vze~=;~ of the traveling public; a third
one of said copies posted on the ~'aul So~va and Sons building at
182 ~oun~ Street, in :Full vie~v of the tra~~e~.ing public; that all
of said places are publ:~c plae.es ~Arithin the corporate limits of
the G:.ty of i"~oodbuz•n and that all of said copies ~~rere posted on
the 8th day of~Jul~~ 1975.
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B~~R~1~H~' t~ . B~'RRT S, R~CORDEkI
City of ~~'oodburn, orE~;on