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RETURN, TO MINUTES OF MEETING TO SET DATE FOR
CITY CLERKS OFFICE ELECTION
AMES, EOWA 50010
Ames , Iowa
��n\ �rnbec 1982
The City Council met in session atld
in the City, at �' 1� o' clock p .m. , on the 0 day of ,
1982 . The meeting was called to order and there were presen
VI-A :1 011�\c\ , Mayor, in the chair, and the following
named Council Members :
TA U ) AO N
Absent: C)YN
The Mayor filed the following acknowledgement of Notice of this
Special Meeting , signed by all members of the Council:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
We , the undersigned , being all the members of the Council , do
acknowledge due , timely and legal receipt of Notice of Special Meeting
for the called purpose of considering all matters pertaining to setting
Sate for an election on a levy Vbefor
and for the consideration
of such other business as may come meeting and do hereby
consent that the meeting be held .
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS. DES MOINES, IOWA
The Council took up and -considered the matter of establishing a
capital improvements reserve fund .
Council Member VC,1, introduced a motion
entitled: A motion calling an election on the proposition of
establishing a capital improvements reserve fund and levying a tax on
all the taxable property with sal City" , and moved its adoption,
seconded by Council Member - �t, After due consideration of
the motion by the Council , the Ma or put the question upon the
motion and the roll being called , the- following named Council Members
voted :
Ayes:
Nays: �Ca r t� �1 y ��C� Al A Yin P\r
Whereupon , the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and adopted .
Upon motion and vote , the meet i o ned .
Mayor
Attest:
Cler .
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Motion calling an election on the proposition of establishing a
capital improvements reserve fund and levying a tax on all the taxable
property within said City
WHEREAS , it is deemed advisable that a capital improvements
reserve fund be established and a tax levied on all the taxable
property within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-
half cents per thousand dollars of taxable, value in addition to all
other taxes , for a period not to exceed one year, for the purpose of
accumulating monies to finance the cost of the following capital
improvements: bathhouse and concession area , filter and chlorination
equipment and building and related improvements at Carr' s Swimming
Pool; bathhouse , plumbing and pool equipment including filtration and
chlorination system and related improvements at Old Golf and Country
Club Swimming Pool (hereinafter referred to as the "Project" ) - in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 384 of the Code of Iowa for
the City of Ames , Iowa; and
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 384 .7 of the Code of Iowa, before the
City may establish a capital improvements reserve fund and certify a
tax therefor, as aforesaid , the City must hold a special election upon
the proposition of establishing a capital improvements reserve fund and
levying a tax on all the taxable property within said City and receive
a favorable vote from at least a majority 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
orJered to he held concurrently with the general election on Tuesday,
the 2nd day of November , 1982 , at which there will be
submitted to the voters of the City the following proposition 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, 1981 , as amended; and shall a
tax be levied upon all the taxable property
within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty-
seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of
taxable value , in addition to all other taxes ,
commencing with the levy of taxes for collection
in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1983 , for a
period not to exceed one year , for the purpose
of accumulating monies to finance the cost of
the following capital improvements: bathhouse
and concession area , filter and chlorination
equipment and building and related improvements
at Carr ' s Swimming Pool ; bathhouse , plumbing
and pool equipment including filtration and
chlorination system and related improvements
at 01c? Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool?"
cct c>n 2 . That for the election the City shall be divided into
Lt,ction precincts end such precincts and the respective
l ,Laces -: erctor hal.'_ ,e as :�llUws:
BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY. LAWYERS. DES MOINES, IOWA
•PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRFSS
1-1 State Forest Nursery South Duff Avenue .
1-2 Council Chambers City Administration Building
1-3 Willson - Beardshear School 920 Carroll
1-4 St. Paul ' s Lutheran Church 1411 Wilson
1-5 Meeker School 1900 Burnett
1-6 Northwood School 601 - 28th Street
2-1 Roosevelt School 921 - 9th Street
2-2 Bethesda Lutheran Church 1517 Northwestern
2-3 North Grand Church of Christ 919 - 30th Street
2-4 St. Cecilia' s Church 30th & Hoover
2-5 University Village Building 100 , Conference Room
2-6 Maple Hall Beach & Lincoln Way
3-1 District Headquarters Iowa Department of
Transportation, South 4th Street
3-2 University Lutheran Student
Center 2126 Gable Lane
3-3 Memorial Lutheran Church 2228 Lincoln Way
3-4 Crawford School 415 Stanton
3-S Wallace/Wilson Commons Towers Dormitory
3-6 A.C.T.O.R.S . Building 120 Abraham Drive
4-1 St . Andrew' s Lutheran Church Colorado & Story
4-2 Edwards School Woodland & Westwood
4-3 Sawyer School 4316 Ontario Street
4-4 Music Hall Iowa State University
4-5 Pammel Recreation Building Pammel Court
4-6 Collegiate Presbyterian
Church Sheldon & West
The polls for the 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 and requested to issue a proclamation and notice of the
election on the aforementioned proposition and of the time and place
thereof by publication of such notice in the Ames Daily Tribune , a
legal Newspaper, printed wholly in the English language , published in
and of general circulation in the City of Ames. Such notice shall be
published in that newspaper once not less than four nor more than
twenty days before the date fixed for the election. Such notice shall
be in substantially the following form:
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BELIN, HARRIS. HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS, DES MOINES, IOWA
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Public notice is hereby given that a special election has been
called and ordered to be held in the City of Ames , Iowa, concurrently
with the general election, on Tuesday, the "2nd day of
November , 1982 , at which there will, be submitted to the
qualified voters of the City, 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" . )
[Identification Letter]
( to be circled )
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 , 1981 , as amended; and shall a
tax he levied upon all the taxable property
within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty-
sev'en and one-half cents per thousand dollars of
taxable value , in addition to all other taxes ,
commencing with the levy of taxes for collection
in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1983 , for a
_period not to exceed one year, for the purpose
of accumulating monies to finance the cost of
the following capital improvements : bathhouse
and concession area , filter and chlorination
equipment and building and related improvements
at Carr ' s Swimming Pool; bathhouse , plumbing
and pool equipment including filtration and
chlorination system and related improvements
at Old Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool?"
The polls for the said election will be open from seven o' clock
a .,n. until nine o ' clock p.m. on said day, and for said election the
City has been divided into twenty-four election precincts and the
precincts and the respective polling places therefor will be as
follows :
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS, DES MOINES, IOWA
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE A[)I)J2i�SS
1-1 State Forest Nursery South Duff: Avenue
1-2 Council Chambers City Administration Building
1-3 Willson - Beardshear School 920 Carroll
1-4 St. Paul ' s Lutheran Church 1411 Wilson
1-5 Meeker School 1900 Burnett
1-6 Northwood School 601 - 28th Street
2-1 Roosevelt School 921 - 9th Street
2-2 Bethesda Lutheran Church 1517 Northwestern
2-3 North Grand- Church of Christ 919 - 30th Street
2-4 " St. Cecilia' s Church 30th & Hoover
2-5 University Village Building 100 , Conference Room
2-6 Maple Hall Beach & Lincoln Way
3-1 District Headquarters Iowa Department of
Transportation, South 4th Street
3-2 University Lutheran Student
Center 2126 Gable Lane
3-3 Memorial Lutheran .,Church 2228 Lincoln Way
3-4 Crawford School 415 Stanton
3-5 Wallace/Wilson Commons Towers Dormitory
3-6 A.C.T.O.R.S . Building 120 Abraham Drive .
4-1 St . Andrew' s Lutheran Church Colorado & Story
4-2 Edwards School Woodland & Westwood
4-3 Sawyer School 4316 Ontario Street
4-4 Music Hall Iowa State University
4-5 Pammel Recreation Building Pammel Court
4-6 Collegiate Presbyterian
Church Sheldon & West
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 precinct 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.
ounty Commissioner of Elections
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS. DES MOINES, IOWA
Section 4 . That the County Commissioner of Elections is hereby
also authorized and requested to have published a notice of change in
polling places not more than -15 nor less than 5 days prior t-o the
election in a legal newspaper printed wholly in the English language,
and of general circulation in the City of Ames . Such notice must also
be posted on each door to the former polling places for City elections
prior to the time the polls are opened on the date set for election and
should remain posted throughout the hours that the polls are open for
voting . The notice shall be in substantially the following form:
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS, DES MOINES, IOWA
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN POLLING PLACES
Notice is hereby given that the polling places for two of the precincts
for the City of Ames special -election to be held concurrently with the
general election on Tuesday, November 2 , 1982 , have been
changed . The new polling places are as follows :
Ward Precinct New Polling Place Address
3 5 Wallace/Wilson Commons Towers Dormitory
4 4 Music Hall Iowa State University
B y 4
County Commissioner of Elections
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Section 5 . That voting machines shall be used for this election
and ballots shall be prepared in such size as will permit thTe 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:
(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" . )
[Identification Letter]
( to be circled )
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, 1981 , as amended; and shall a
tax be levied upon all the taxable property
within said City at a rate not exceeding- sixty-
seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of
taxable value, in addition to all other taxes ,
commencing with the levy of taxes for collection
in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1983 , for a
period not to exceed one year, for the purpose
of accumulating monies to finance the cost of
the following capital improvements: bathhouse
and concession area, filter and chlorination
equipment and building and related improvements
at Carr ' s Swimming Pool; bathhouse, plumbing
and pool equipment including filtration and
chlorination system and related improvements
at Old Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool?"
Section G . 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 in the several voting precincts within the City,
such displays continuing throughout the hours during which the polls
are open.
Section 7 . That the absentee ballot counting board will not be
provided with a voting machine and the ballots to be used for absent
voters on the proposition at the election shall be prepared on paper of
some color other than white , in substantially the following form, with
the facsimile signature of the County Commissioner -of Elections in the
space Provided therefor on the back of the ballot:
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS, DES MOINES, IOWA
( Face of Ballot)
(Notice to Voters : For an affirmative vote on any
question submitted upon this ballot, make a cross (X) -
mark or check (V) in the square after the word "Yes" .
For a negative vote, make a similar mark in the square
following the word "No" . )
[Identification Letter]
( to be circled )
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, 1981 , as amended; and shall a
tax be levied upon all the taxable property
within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty- - YES
seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of
taxable value , in addition to all other taxes ,
commencing with the levy of. taxes for collection : NO .
in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1983 , for a
period not to exceed one year, for the purpose
of accumulating monies to finance the cost of
the following capital improvements : bathhouse
and concession area, filter and chlorination
equipment and building and related improvements
at Carr' s Swimming Pool; bathhouse, plumbing
and pool equipment including filtration and
chlorination system and related improvements
at Old Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool?"
(Back of Ballot)
Official Ballot
Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Levy Proposition
Special Municipal Election
Date of Election: November 2 , 1982
( facsimile signature )
County Commissioner of Elections
Section 8 . That for the election the Election Precinct 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 9 . That the results of the election shall be canvassed by
the Countv Board of Supervisors as provided by law and such Board shall
certify the results to this Council .
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS, DES MOINES. IOWA
Section 10 . That all of the foregoing matters are adopted and
resolved by this Council but shall be submitted in writing no later
than five o ' clock p.m. on the last day for filing nomination papers for
the general election to the Story County Commissioner of Elections who
has the duty to conduct this election, for approval , ratification and
confirmation 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 motion .
Passed and approved this R�� _ day o fir- , 1982 .
Mayor
Attest:
i
City elerk
Recorded this day of , 1982.
City Clerk
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BELIN, HARRIS, HELMICK & HEARTNEY, LAWYERS, DES MOINES, IOWA