HomeMy WebLinkAboutA004 - Email from City Attorney dated June 30, 2009 Doug Marek/COA To Diane R Voss/COA@COA
06/30/2009 06:35 PM cc aweeks@amespubliclibrary.org, Duane R
Pitch er/COA@COA, Sheila K Lundt/COA@COA, Steve
Schainker/COA@COA
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Subject Re: Public Measure on November Ballot[
Diane: I am aware of one additional possibility.
I have fielded some questions about petitioning for submittal of the proposed gas franchise for approval at
the election, but I don't know whether anyone is actually circulating a petition and collecting signatures. I
am guessing we will know more when the ordinance goes before the Council on July 14.
If a valid petition is filed, the Code says that the Council must submit the proposal "at the next regular city
election or at a special election called for that purpose . . . ." If the City receives a petition by September
18, we would need to add the entire text of the franchise ordinance to the ballot of the regular election. If
it's after September 18, we will need to call for a special election. Either way, costs would be borne by the
utility requesting the franchise.
Doug Marek
Ames City Attorney
515 Clark Avenue
P.O. Box 811
Ames, Iowa 50010
Tel: 515-239-5146
Fax: 515-239-5142
E-mail: dmarek@city.ames.ia.us
Diane R Voss/COA
Diane R Voss/COA
06/30/2009 06:06 PM To Duane R Pitcher/COA@COA, Doug Marek/COA@COA,
aweeks@amespubliclibrary.org
cc Steve Schainker/COA@COA, Sheila K Lundt/COA@COA
Subject Public Measure on November Ballot
Please be advised that I MUST file any public measures with the County Auditor no later than 5 PM on
SEPTEMBER 18.
1 am aware that we must include the change in Library Board of Trustee terms. Will there be anything
else?
Diane Voss, City Clerk/Records Manager
P. O. Box 811
Ames, Iowa 50010
(515) 239-5105