Ord 1449COUNCIL BILL N0. 172
ORDINANCE N0. 1449
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CALLING OF A CITY TAX
BASE ELECTION IN THE CITY OF WOODBURN, MARION COUNTY,
OREGON, ON NOVEMBER 5, 1974, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING
TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN, OREGON, THE
QUESTION OF ESTABLISI-IING A NEW TAX BASE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
APPLYING THE LIMITATION ON TAXATION SET FORTH IN SECTION 11,
ARTICLE XI, OREGON CONSTITUTION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Woodburn, Oregon, has
determined that a new tax base should be established as authorized by
Section 2, Section 11, Article XI, Oregon Constitution, in order to permit
the proper operation of the City affairs within the limitation contained in
Section 11, Article XI, Oregon Constitution; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to submit the question of establishing
a new tax base to the legal voters of the City of Woodburn, Oregon,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. DATE OF ELECTION. The proposition set forth in
Section 2 of this Ordinance shall be submitted in the manner prescribed in
this Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Woodburn, Oregon, at a
City Tax Base Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 1974.
Section 2. FORM OF PROPOSITION. At the City Tax Base Election
there shall be submitted to the legal voters of the City of Woodburn for their
approval or rejection the following proposition:
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"Shall the City of Woodburn, l~Iar:ion County, Oregon,
increase its tax base from $64, Oll. 03 to $450, 000.00?"
Section 3. ELECTION PART OF STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION,
There is a regular Statewide General Election being held in the State of
Oregon and in the City of Woodburn on Tuesday, November 5, 1874, and
this City Tax Base Election is called to be held concurrently therewith and
as a part thereof.
Section 4. ELECTION AND COUNTING BOARDS. The City Tax Base
Election shall be handled by the same Election Boards that handle the regular
Statewide General Election in the election precincts in which the City of
Woodburn is located at the regular Statewide General Election to be held on
Tuesday, November 5, 1g74. Such Election Boards hereby are designated
as the Election Boards for the City Tax Base Election, and shall hold their
respective offices as designated for the regular Statewide General Election
but such Election Boards shall not count the ballots cast in the City Tax
Base Election, The City Recorder shall appoint sufficient Counting Boards
as deemed necessary for purposes of counting ballots, and said boards shall
count ballots and report the results to the City Recorder.
Section 5, VOTING HOURS. The polls for the City Tax Base Election
shall be opened in each of the voting precincts at the same hour and shall be
kept open until the same hour as the polls are opened and closed for the
Statewide General Election that will be held on the same day.
Section 6, QUALIFIED VOTERS, The Election Boards handling the
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election shall permit only those electors to vote on the question of establish-
ing a new City tax base who are otherwise qualified to vote at the Statewide
General Election and who reside within the boundaries of the City of Woodburn.
Section 7. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of the City Tax Base
Election shall be given by publication twice in the Woodburn Independent,
a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of
Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, not more than thirty (30} or less than
ten (10) days before the election. Notices of the City Tax Base Election shall
be posted for not less than twenty (20} days before the election in three {3}
public and conspicuous places within the City. The Notice in the newspaper
and that posted shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO ESTABLISH NEW CITY TAX BASE
On Tuesday, November 5, 1974, in the City of Woodburn, Marion
County, Oregon, from 8:00 a. m. until 8:00 p, m, a City Tax Base
Election will be held at which the following proposition will be
submitted to the legal voters of the City of Woodburn for their
approval or rejection:
ESTABLISHING NEW CITY TAX BASE.
Shall the City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, increase
its tax base from $b4, Oll, 03 to $450, 000. 00~?
This proposition if adopted will establish a new tax base for the
City of Woodburn, Oregon, for the purpose of applying the
limitation on taxation set forth in Section lI, Article XI, Oregon
Constitution, The present tax base is $64, OI I. 03, the new tax
base if adopted will be $450, 000. 00, and the new tax base if
adopted s.iiall first apply to the fiscal year next following this
election,
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The polling places in the City for the City Tax Base
Election will be at the same places as provided by Marion
County for the Statewide General Election to be held on the
same day, Tuesday, November 5, 1974, and to such places
as the Election Boards may Legally adjourn.
The Common Council by Ordinance has appointed the
identical officers appointed by the Marion County Election
Department of the City Tax Base Election to serve in each
of the polling places in the respective precincts to which
they are appointed by Marion County.
WITNESS my hand and seal of the City of Woodburn this
day of 1974•
City Recorder
Section 8, POSTING OF NOTICES; VOTERS PAMPHLETS UNNECESSARY.
The City Recorder shall advertise and post or cause to be posted the Notices
required by Section 7 of this Ordinance, The Notices of the City Tax Base
Election required to be given by Section 7 of this Ordinance shall constitute
the only notice necessary, and all Ordinances or Resolutions in conflict
herewith shall not apply to the Notices required to be given at this election.
It shall be unnecessary for either the City of Woodburn or any official thereof
to furnish the legal voters at the City Tax Base Election pamphlets containing
either: (a~ the text of the proposition or (b) arguments in support of or in
opposition to the proposition,
Section 9. NUMBER AND FORM OF THE QUESTION. The following
is the number and form in which the question shall be printed upon the
Official Ballot:
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CITY BALLOT
Regular Municipal Election, November 5, 1974
City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon
Vote YES or NO - Mark X OR din the Square for the Answer Voted For
Submitted to the Voters by the Common Council
ESTABLISHING NEW CITY TAX BASE
Question: Shall the City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon,
increase its tax base from $64, 011.03 to $450, 000. 00 ?
YES / /
51 NO / /
Section 10, BALLOTS, BALLOT BOXES AND ELECTION SUPPLIES.
The City Recorder shall furnish to the Election Boards handling the City Tax
Base Election ballots and ballot boxes and such other election supplies as may
be required by the Boards for the City Tax Base Election.
Section 11. DEPOSIT OF BALLOTS. The ballots for the City Tax
Base Election shall be deposited in the ballot boxes provided by the City.
Section 12. DELIVERY AND PICKUP OF BALLOTS, BALLOT BOXES
AND ELECTION SUPPLIES. The City Recorder shall, prior to 8:00 a, m. on
Tuesday, November 5, 1974, deliver to the respective Election Boards ballots
and ballot boxes and such other election supplies as may be required for the
City Tax Base Election. After the polls are closed on Tuesday, November 5,
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1974, the Election Boards shall lock the ballot boxes containing the ballots
for the City Tax Base Election without counting such ballots, and shall
deliver the ballot boxes to the Woodburn City Recorder who shall securely
keep the locked ballot boxes until they are delivered to the City's Counting
Board.
Section 13. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. 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 immed-
iately upon passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor,
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APPROVED: ~
E, `WALT R ~WSON, MAYOR
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
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BARNE Y B RIS, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
October 4, 1974
Octo,~er 4, 1974
October 4, 1974
October 4 1974
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I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, do hereby
certify that I posted three copies of Ordinance No. 1449, one of which
said copies I 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 I posted on the Woodburn Public Library
bulletin board at 2$0 Garfield Street, in full view of the traveling public;
a third one of said copies I 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 by me on the
day of October, 1974.
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BARNE 0. BURRIS, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon