HomeMy WebLinkAboutA021 - Letter from Dorsey & Whitney dated September 7, 2011, with proceedings C) ORSEY
September 7,2011
Diane R.Voss
City Clerk/City Hall SEP — 9 2011
P.O. Box 811
515 Clark Avenue
CITY
Ames, Iowa 500 1 0-08 1 1 Clll' CLFRf(
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Re: $18,000,000 General Obligation Library Ballot Proposition
Our File No. 419370-44
Dear Diane:
In response to the request from Duane Pitcher, I have prepared and enclose the following
proceedings to be used at the City Council meeting on September 13 to set November 8, 2011 as the date
for the election on financing the library improvement project.
The proceedings enclosed include the following items:
1. Resolution setting the date for the election.
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2. Certificate attesting the transcript.
3. County Auditor's Order Regarding Conduct of Election.
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4. Certificate with respect to the publication of the Notice_of Special Election by the_
ounty Auditor. After the County Auditor has arrange to have the Notice published, we would
appreciate it if you would help us complete our records by filling out this Certificate and obtaining an
affidavit of publication from the newspaper.
L� Section 47.6 of the Code of Iowa provides that a City shall b written notice inform the County
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Commissioner of Elections of the proposed date of election no later than five p.m. on the last day on
which nomination papers may be filed for the regular city election and obtain written approval from the
Commissioner of such date. The enclosed resolution directs you to give such notice by submitting a copy
0`1 Fie resolution to the County Auditor 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 return one fully executed copy of these proceedings as soon as they are available.
If you should have any questions, please contact me.
Very my y urs,
Ro ert os en
Enclosures
cc by email: Duane Pitcher
Doug Marek
Steve Schainker
Tionna Pooler
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