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Home My WebLink AboutA002 - Order Regarding Conduct of Election, Resolution No. 77-232 ORDER REGARDING CONDUCT OF ELECTION r, County Auditor of Story County, lows, o hereby approve, ratify an confirm all action-taken by the Council of Ames, Iowa, incorporated in the attached and foregoing resolution, adopted on the 20th day of September , 1977, by such Council , and as Commissioner o this election, o hereby order that the special election referred to in such resolution shall be administered and conducted In the manner provided in such resO ution. Dated this day of ' ' -�,-z�` , 1977. a� / / c6 Coun-t-Y—Auditor of Story ounty, owa Seal RECEIPT FOR CERTIFIEL iAIL-3041 (plus postage) SENT TO POSTMARK, —OR DA _ � STREET AND NO. r. C'y') P.O., STATE 2 (� X " OPTIONAL SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL FEES RETURN t. Shows to whom and date delivered ............ 18¢ —/ With delivery to addressee only............650 RECEIPT ' y, Shows to whom,date and where delivered.. # d SERVICES With delivery to addressee only............65 e DELIVER TO ADDRESSEE ONLY ...................................................... 50d -- ----I --- SPECIAL DELIVERY (extra fee required)..............................•.•••• Z PS Form 3800 NO INSURANCE COVERAGE PROVIDED— (See other side) Apr. 1971 NOT FOR INTERNATIONAL MAIL p GPO: 1974 O-551-454 ^ I A% RESOLUTION NO. 7 7-2 3 2 RESOLUTION CALLING An ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITION OF ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS RESERVE FUND AND LEVYING AN ANNUAL TAX IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH, PURSUANT TO SECTION 384.7 OF THE CODE OF IOWA, 1977 WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable that a capital improvements reserve fund be established and an annual tax levied upon all taxable property, in the City of Ames, Iowa, in accordance with the provisions ,of.Chapter 384.7 of. the Code of Iowa, 1977; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 384.26 of the Code of Iowa 1977, before the City may establish such fund and provide for the annual levy of such taxes, the City must hold a special election upon the proposition of establishing such fund and levying such taxes and receive a favorable vote from at least sixty percent of the total votes cast at such special election; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of Ames, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. That a special municipal election is hereby called ,and ordered to be held in and for the City, on Tuesday, the 8th day of Number , 19779 at which there will be submitted to the voters of the—City the following pro- position to wit: "Shall the City of Ames, in the County of Story, State of Iowa, establish a capital improvements reserve fund pursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, 1977; and shall an annual tax be levied upon all the taxable property within said City from year to year at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of taxable value in any one year, in addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy of taxes for collection in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1978. and continuing for 1-0 - addi- tional years, for the purpose of accumulating monies to-finance the cost of capital improvements undertaken by the City .pursuant to the City of Ames Capital Improvements Program as presently approved by the City Council and on file with the City Clerk?" Section 2. That for the election the City shall be divided into 24 election precincts and such precincts and the respective polling places therefor shall be as follows: PRECINCT NP ;E POLLING PLACE Ames 1W lP St. Cecilia School 122 Oak St. Ames 1W 2P Lord of Life Lutheran Church 913 Carroll Ames lW 3P Central High Sth & Clark Ames 1W 4P St. Paul 's Lutheran Church 15th a Wilson Ames lW 5P Meeker School 1900 Burnett Ames iW 6P Northwood School 601 28th St. Ames 2W lP Roosevelt School 921 9th St. Ames 2W 2P Ames Senior High 20th & Ridgewnod Ames 2W 3P Fellows School 1400 McKinley Dr. Ames 2W 4P Calvery United Methodist Ch. 24th b Hoover Ames 2W 5P University Village Bldg. 100 Conference Tex om Ames 2W 6P Maple Hall Main Lounge Ames 3W lP Hilton--Cols um Main Lobby Ames 3W 2P Buchanan Nall Plain Lobby Ames 3W 3P Memorial Lu*heran Church 2228 Lincoln Wa.k Ames 3W 4P Crawford School, 415 Stanton: Ames 3W 5P llac5 Wilso C s Rain Lobby Ames 3W 6P Mich uneor n 321 State Ave. Ames 4W 1N Westgate Hail Main Lobby Ames 4W 2P Christian Reformed �:faurcii 2 4 p�tar o Ames 4W 3P sawyer School 4 6 thitarib St. Ames 4W 4P Pamel Court Recreation Hall Ames 4W 5P Friley Hall Conference Room Arnses 4W 6P Collegiate Presbyterian Ch. Sheldon a West — South Door The polls for said election shall be kept open from seven o'clock a.m. until nine o'clock p.m. Section 3. That the County Commissioner of Elections is hereby authorized o issue a proclamation and notice of the election on the aforementioned propo- ition and of the time and place thereof by publication of such notice in Ames Daily Tribune a legal newspaper, printed wholly in the nglish language, published inand of general circulation in the City of Ames. uch notice shall be published in that newspaper not less than four nor more han twenty days before the date fixed for the election. Such notice shall be n substantially the following form: NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION AMES, IOWA Public notice is hereby given that a special election has been called nd ordered to be held in the City of Ames., Iowa, on Tuesday, the 8th day f November , 1977, at which there will be submitted to tRe qualified oters of the ty, to be by them voted upon, the following form of ballot: (Form of Ballot) (Notice to Voters: For an affirmative vote upon the question submitted, pull down the lever above the word "Yes". For a negative vote, pull down the lever above the word "No".) HALE. THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED: YES NO Shall the Cityy of Amen, in the County of Story, State f Iowa, establish a capital improvements reserve fund. ursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, 1977; nd shall an annual tax be levied upon all the taxable roperty within ,said City from year to year at a rate of exceeding sixty-seven and one-half cents per thousand ollars of taxable value in any one year, in addition to 11 other taxes, commencing with the levy of taxes for ollection in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1978, and ontinuing for 10 additional years, for the purpose f accumulating--m—onTeis to finance the cost of capital mprovements undertaken by the City pursuant to the City f Ames Capital Improvements Program as presently approved y the City Council and on file with the City Clerk?" The polls for the said election will be open from seven o'clock a®m. until ine o'clock p.m., of said day, and for said election the City has been divided nto 24 election precincts and the precincts and the respective polling places herefor will be as follows: PRECINCT NAME POLLING PLACE s 1W 1P St. Cecilia School 122 Oak St. es 1W 2P lord of Life Lutheran Church 913 Carroll ines 1W 3P Central High 5th & Clark s 1W 4P St. Paul 's Lutheran Church 15th & Wilson ines 1W 5P Meeker School 1900 Burnett imes 1W 6P Northwood School 601 28th St. s 2W 1P Roosevelt School 921 9th St. s 2W 2P Ames Senior High 20th & Ridgewood s 2W 3P Fellows School 1400 McKinley Dr. s 2W 4P Calvary United Methodist Ch. 24th & Hoover s 2W 5P University Village Bldg. 100 Conference Room s 2W 6P Maple Hall Main Lounge s 3W 1P Hilton-Coliseum Main Lobby s 3W 2P Buchanan Hall Main Lobby s 3W 3P Memorial Lutheran Church 2228 Lincoln Way s 3W 4P Crawford School 415 Stanton s 3W 5P Wallace Wilson Commons Main Lobby s 3W 6P Welch Junior High 321 State Ave. �s� • Y �Y Ames 4W 1P Westgate Hall Main Lobby Ames 4W 2P Christian Reformed Church 2624 Ontario Ames 4W 3P Sawyer School 4316 Ontario St. Ames 4W 4P Pammel Court Recreation Hall Ames 4W 5P Friley Halal Conference Room Ames 4W 6P Collegiate Presbyterian Ch. Sheldon. b West - South Door All qualified voters are hereby notified to appear at the date and hours aforesaid, each voter to appear at the polling place designated for the pre- cinct in which such voter resides or as authorized by law. This notice is given by order of the County Commissioner of Elections and the Council of Ames, Iowa., pursuant to Chapters 49 and 384 of the Code of Iowa, 1977. Dated this _ day of , 19770 County Commissioner of Elections Section 4. That voting machines shall be used for this election and ballots shall be prepared in such size as will permit the same to be inserted in the proper place in each voting machine, and voters shall be instructed as to the use of such voting machines as by law provided, such ballots to be in substantially the following form: (Face of Ballot,) (Notice to Voters: For an affirmative vote upon the question submitted, pull down the lever above the word "Yes". For a negative vote, pull down the lavar above the word "No". ) SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED: YES 'NO "Shall the City of Ames, in the County of Story, State of Iowa, establish a capital improvements reserve fund pursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, 1977; and shall an annual tax be levied upon all the taxable property within said City from year to year at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of taxable value in any one year, in addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy of taxes for collection in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 19789 and continuing for 10 additional years, for the purpose of accumulating mo-n es to finance the cost of capital Improvements undertaken by the City pursuant to the City of Ames Capital Improvements Program as presently approved by the City Council and on file with the City Clerk?" Section 5. That a printed copy of the entire proposition to be voted upon shall be permanently displayed in at least two places within each voting precinct and on the left-hand side inside the curtain, of each voting machine int he several toting precincts within the City, such displays continuing throughout the hours during which the polls are open. Section 6. That at the said election, the ballots to be used for absent voters on the aforesaid proposition shall be prepared on paper of some color other than white in substantially the following form with the facsimile signa- ture of the County Commissioner of Elections in the space provided therefor n the back of the ballot: (Face of Ballot) (Notice to Voters: For an affirmative vote upon any question submitted upon this ballot make a cross (x) mark or check ( ,/) in the square after the work "Yes". For a negative vote, make a similar mark in the square following the word "No".) -3- SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED: "Shall the City of Ames, in the County of Story, State of Iowa, establish a capital improvements reserve fund : pursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, 1977; YES and shall an annual tax be levied upon all the taxable : property within said City from year to year at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-half cents per NO thousand dollars of taxable value in any one year, in ; addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy of taxes for collection in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1978, and continuing for 10 additional years, for the purpose of accumulating monies to finance the cost of capital improvements undertaken by the City pursuant to the City of Ames Capital Improvements Program as presently approved by the City Countil and on file withtthe City Clerk?" (Back of Ballot) Official Ballot Capital Improvements Fund Proposition Special Municipal Election Polling Place: Ames, Iowa Date of election: _ facsimile signature County Commissioner off"Elections Section 7. That for the election the Election PrOcinct Officials of the election shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Elections not less than fifteen (15) days before the election all as provided by and in conformity with the election laws of the State of Iowa. Section 8. That the results of the election shall be canvassed by the County Board of Supervisors as provided by law and such Board shall certify the results to this Council. Section 9. That all of the foregoing matters are adopted and resolved by this Council but shall be submitted in writing' at least thirty days before the date of the election to the Story County Commissioner of Elections who has the duty to conduct this election, for approval, ratification and confir- mation to the extent required by Iowa law, and such County Commissioner of Elections shall signify such approval , ratification and confirmation and shall order the election to be conducted in the manner set forth herein by signing the order attached to this resolution. Passed and approved this day of.,,,./12 1977. u_ or Attest: MyClerk " (seal) Recorded this day of 1977. er -4-