HomeMy WebLinkAboutA003 - Letter from Dorsey & Whitney dated May 15, 2001 DORS EY & WHITNEY L L P
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
MINNEAPOLIS 801 GRAND, SUITE 3900 NEW YORK
WASHINGTON,D.C. DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 DENVER
LONDON TELEPHONE: (515) 283-1000 SEATTLE
BRUSSELS FAX: (515) 283-1060
FARGO
HONG KONG
BILLINGS
DES MOINES
ROCHESTER May 15, 2001 MISSOULA
COSTA MESA GREAT FALLS
Diane R. Voss
City Clerk1'
City Hall �' a MAY 1 6 L 31 -
Post Office Box 811
515 Clark Avenue CI
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Ames, Iowa 50010 CITY Cis,
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Re: Ames, Iowa
$1,310,000 General Obligation Fire Station Bond Proposition
Dear Diane:
We have prepared and enclose the following proceedings for use at the City's May 22 Council
meeting to set June 26 as the date for the election on the issuance of the captioned general obligation
bonds:
The proceedings enclosed are as follows:
Resolution setting the date for the election.
Certificate attesting the transcript.
County Auditor's Order Regarding Conduct of Election.
4. Certificate with respect to the publication of the Notice of Special Election by the
County Auditor., After the County Auditor has arranged to have the Notice published, we would
r rds by filling out this Certificate and obtaining
inn affidavit o_ f Rublication from the newspaper.
We have sent a copy of the proposition language to the Story County Auditor for preparation
of the notice and ballot form.
Section 47.6 of the Code of Iowa provides that a City shall by written notice inform the County
Commissioner of Elections of the proposed date of election at least 32 days in advance of that
proposed date and obtain written approval from the Commissioner of such date. The enclosed
�� resolution directs you to give such notice by submitting a copy of the resolution to the County Auditor
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and the Auditor should sign the Order Regarding Conduct of Election to ratify and confirm the details
of the election as set out in the resolution. We are enclosing an extra copy of the resolution for this
purpose.
Please do not date and return the certificate attesting to the publication of the notice(the last
page of the proceedings)until you have received the publisher's affidavit,but please return one fully
r completed a to us as soon as the are available. f `tc i 6_
executed copy of all of the other es p pages Y
If you should have any questions, please don't hesitate to call. i L;
Very tru y ours,
Robert H. Helmick
RHH
Ames/419370-New/Election
Enclosures
cc: Steven Schainker
Duane Pitcher
John Klaus
Dave Dirks
DORS EY & WHITNEY L L P
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
MINNEAPOLIS 801 GRAND,SUITE 3900 NEW YORK
WASHINGTON,D.C. DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 DENVER
LONDON TELEPHONE: (515) 283-1000 SEATTLE
BRUSSELS' FAX: (515) 283-1060
FARGO
HONG KONG
BILLINGS
DES MOINES
ROCHESTER May 15, 2001 MISSOULA
COSTA MESA GREAT FALLS
Mary Mosi an
Story Co ty Auditor
Story unty Courthouse
900 Street
N ada, Iowa 50201
Re: Ames, Iowa
General Obligation Fire Station Bond Proposition
Dear Ms. Mosiman:
The City of Ames has filed, or will soon file, in your office a formal request for a special
election to be held on June 26 on the captioned bond proposition. As bond counsel for the City,we
prepared the proposed language for the ballot proposition (a copy of which is enclosed), and we
would be pleased to offer any assistance you might need in preparing for the special election.
For example, if voting machines will be used and if there is not sufficient space in which to
print the entire proposition, we can help prepare a summary of the proposition.
To help us carry out our responsibilities as bond counsel,we would appreciate it if you would
send us a copy of the published Notice of Special Election and, if possible, a proof of the form of
ballot before it is printed.
Thank you for your assistance.
Very 1 ours,
Robert H. Helmick
RHH
Ames/419370-New/Election
Enclosures
cc: Diane R. Voss