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HomeMy WebLinkAbout766_Reserving Right to Repeal Ord 763Tulsa County Clerk - EARLENE WILSON DOC# 03160897 Pgs 1 B/P 7159/0446-0446 Receipt # 687741 10/1 7 /03 15: 04 13 . 00 : Attn: City Clerk 111 N. Main Owasso, OK 74055 ORDINANCE NO. 766 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA RESERVING RIGHT OF CITY COUNCIL TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 763 OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OW ASSO, OKLAHOMA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. In the event Ordinance No. 763 of the City of Ow as so, Oklahoma (the "City") is approved by the registered, qualified voters of the City on October 14, 2003, the City Council reserves the right to repeal said Ordinance No. 763 by vote of the City Council; provided however said Ordinance No. 763 shall not be repealed by vote of the City Council of the City in the event proceeds of the excise tax levied pursuant to said Ordinance No. 763 are being used or have been pledged by the City or any public trust having the City as beneficiary for the purpose of paying debt service on obligations issued by the City or any public trust having the City as beneficiary. Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable, and if any part or provision hereof shall be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudication shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions hereof. PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of September, 2003. CITY OF OW ASSO, OKLAHOMA (SEAL) By: ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 1. Ordinance Number 766 ATTACHMENT: Staff will recommend that City Council approve Ordinance Number 766 RECOMMENDATION: On the 5th day of August, 2003, the City Council approved Ordinance Number 763, the "City of Owasso Sales Tax Ordinance of 2003". Such ordinance is scheduled for submission to the registered, qualified electors of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, on the 14th day of October, 2003. Ordinance Number 766 is being presented for consideration in an effort to more clearly express the intent of the City Council that Ordinance Number 763 may by action of the City Council be repealed at anytime that the City Council deems it in the best interests of the citizens provided; however, such sales tax is no longer necessary for any bonded indebtedness of the City or any of the public tmsts of which the City is beneficiary and the sales tax is pledged. BACKGROUND: Presented for consideration by the City Council is Ordinance Number 766, an Ordinance of the City of Ow as so, Oklahoma, Reserving the Right of the City Council to Repeal Ordinance Number 763 ofthe City; Providing for Severability of Provisions; and Containing other Provisions related thereto. AUGUST 2003 DATE: NO, THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY CITY OF OW ASSO MEMORANDUM