HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997 08_Election to approve ordinance 553_1997.08.11RESOLUTION NO. 97 -08
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CALLING AND HOLDING OF AN
ELECTION IN THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA (THE "CITY") FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF SAID CITY THE QUESTION OF APPROVAL OR
REJECTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 553 OF THE CITY WHICH AMENDS
ORDINANCE NO. 326 OF THE CITY (AS HERETOFORE AMENDED) BY
CHANGING THE PURRJSE FOR WHICH CERTAIN SALES TAX MAY BE
USED, ALL AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN ORDINANCE NO.
553 OF SAID CITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor of the City be, and she is hereby
authorized and directed to call a special election to be held in
said City on the 14th day of October, 1997, for the purpose of
submitting to the registered, qualified voters thereof the
following proposition:
PROPOSITION
"SHALL ORDINANCE NO. 553 OF THE CITY OF OWASSO BE
APPROVED, WHICH ORDINANCE AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 326 OF THE
CITY OF OWASSO (AS HERETOFORE AMENDED) BY CHANGING THE
PURPOSE OF THE SALES TAX LEVIED BY ORDINANCE NO. 326 IN
ORDER (I) TO ALLOW SAID SALES TAX TO BE UTILIZED TO DEBT
SERVICE ADDITIONAL BONDS OF THE OWASSO PUBLIC WORKS
AUTHORITY WHICH WILL FINANCE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC
FACILITIES AND SPORTS PARK FACILITIES AND (II) TO UTILIZE
EXISTING AND FUTURE MONIES EARMARKED FOR THE CITY'S
CAPITAL FUTURE FUND FOR THE FUNDING OF STREET
IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SPORTS PARK
FACILITIES, ALL AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN ORDINANCE
NO. 553 OF SAID CITY ?"
/ YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION
/ / NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION
SECTION 2. That such call for said election shall be by
proclamation, signed by the Mayor of the City and attested by the
City Clerk, setting forth the proposition to be voted upon and the
hours of opening and closing of the polls. That the ballots shall
set forth the proposition to be voted upon substantially as set out
in Section 1 hereof, and that the returns of said election shall be
made to and canvassed by the Tulsa County Election Board.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of August® 1997.
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Title: City Clerk
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By:
Name:';'/ Mary Lou Barnhouse
Title " : Mayor
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CERTIFICATE
OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the duly
qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma.
I further certify that the City Council of the City of Owasso,
Oklahoma, held a Special Meeting at 7:00 o'clock p.m., on August
11, 1997, after due notice was given in full compliance with the
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
I further certify that attached hereto is a full and complete
copy of a Resolution that was passed and approved by said City
Council at said meeting as the same appears in the official records
of my office and that said Resolution is currently in effect and
has not been repealed or amended as of this date.
I further certify that below is listed those Council Members
present and absent at said meeting; those making and seconding the
motion that said Resolution be passed and approved; and those
voting for and against such motion:
PRESENT: WILKEN, BODE, HELM, STANDRIDGE, BARNHOUSE
ABSENT: NONE
MOTION MADE BY: IiILKEN
MOTION SECONDED BY: BODE
AYE: WILKEN, BODE, HELM, STANDRIDGE, BARNHOUSE
NAY: NONE
WITNESS MY HAND THIS 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1997.
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CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
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City� Clerk
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SPECIAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION AND NOTICE
Under and by virtue of the Statutes of the State of Oklahoma,
and Acts complementary, supplementary, and enacted pursuant
thereto, and a Resolution of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, dated
August 11, 1997, authorizing the calling of an election on the
proposition hereinafter set forth, I, the undersigned Mayor of the
City of Owasso, Oklahoma, hereby call a special election and give
notice thereof to be held in the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, on the
14th day of October, 1997, for the purpose of submitting to the
registered, qualified voters in said City, the following
propositions
PROPOSITION
"SHALL ORDINANCE NO. 553 OF THE CITY OF OWASSO BE
APPROVED, WHICH ORDINANCE AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 326 OF THE
CITY OF OWASSO (AS HERETOFORE AMENDED) BY CHANGING THE
PURPOSE OF THE SALES TAX LEVIED BY ORDINANCE NO. 326 IN
ORDER (I) TO ALLOW SAID SALES TAX TO BE UTILIZED TO DEBT
SERVICE ADDITIONAL BONDS OF THE OWASSO PUBLIC WORKS
AUTHORITY WHICH WILL FINANCE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC
FACILITIES AND SPORTS PARK FACILITIES AND (II) TO UTILIZE
EXISTING AND FUTURE MONIES EARMARKED FOR THE CITY'S
CAPITAL FUTURE FUND FOR THE FUNDING OF STREET
IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SPORTS PARK
FACILITIES, ALL AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN ORDINANCE
NO. 553 OF SAID CITY?"
YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION
NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION
That only the registered, qualified voters of the City of
Owasso, Oklahoma, may vote upon the proposition as above set forth.
The polls shall be opened at 7:00 o'clock a.m. and shall
remain open continuously until and be closed at 7:00 o'clock p.m.
Such election shall be conducted by those precinct officers
designated by the County Election Board of Tulsa County, Oklahoma,
which officers shall also act as counters and certify the results
thereof as required by law.
The number and location of the polling places for the election
shall be the same as prescribed by the County Election Board for
state and county elections and shall include all precincts totally
or partially contained within the city limits of the City of
Owasso, Oklahoma.
DATED this 11th day of August, 1997.
mayor
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City ;Clerk