HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.032-91 R~SOLUTION NO. ~ (Series of 1991)
A P~ESOLUTION OF THE CITY COLrNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
SETTING THE BALLOT QUESTION LANGUAGE RELEVkNT TO TEE SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE H~LD ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1991, PERTINENT TO THE
PROPOSED ADOPTION OP A NEW EXCISE TAX.
W-HER~AS, Section 12.1 of the Home Rule Charter for the City
of Aspen provides that City Council may levy and collect taxes
for municipal purposes provided that no income tax, sales tax or
excise tax shall be levied until such tax shall have been ap-
proved by a majority of the electors of the City voting at a
regular or special election; and
WHEREAS, city Council has proposed for adoption Ordinance
No.__ (Series of 1991) which provides for an excise tax upon
the use of com/~ercial ski lifts situated wholly or partially
within the boundaries of the City, said tax to be levied at a
rate of . percent upon the charge for use of a com~ercial
ski lift; and
WHEREAS, Section 5.7 of the Home Rule Charter empowers the
City Council to submit at a general or special election proposed
Ordinance No. (Series of 1991) to a vote of the people;
and
WHEREAS, City Council has previously called and established
pursuant to Resolution No. 30 (Series of 1991) a special election
for purposes of submitting to the electorate for its approval or
rejection Ordinance No. (Series of 1991).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section l
The ballot title, s~ary and submission clause for the
ballot at the Septet%her 24, 1991, special election concerning the
adoption or rejection of an excise tax to be imposed and collect-
ed upon the use of commercial ski lifts shall read as follows:
QUESTION NO, 1. AUTHORIZING ThE ADOPTION A/~D IMPOSITION OF
A/~ EXCISE TAX ON THE USE OF COMI~RCIAL SKI LIFTS AND SIMILAR
DEVICES LOCATED ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY IN THE CITY OF ASPEN
AND DEDICATING THE REVq~NIIE GEhrEP~kTED THEREFROM TO THE FUND-
ING OF A SKIER SHUTTLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.
"Shall Ordinance No. (Series of 1991), which adopts
and imposes an excise tax upon the use of commercial ski
lifts, gondolas, and similar devices at a rate equal to
percent of the amou_~t charged for the use thereof,
and w--~ch authorizes the Director of Finance to promulgate
rules, regulations and procedures for the collection of said
tax, and which provides that the revenues generated by such
excise tax be earmarked and dedicated to fund the operation
and maintensnce of a skier shuttle transportation service,
be adopted.
FOR THE QUESTION
AGAINST THE QUESTION
Section 2
The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish the ballot
title, summary and submission clause as provided for herein in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Aspen. If the
Clerk finds it impracticable to make the publication on the tenth
day before the election day, she shall make the same on the
earliest possible day before the tenth day. Publication in any
weekly newspaper shall be in the next to last issue thereof
before the day of the election.
Section 3
Pursuant to Section 5.6(b) of the Home Rule Charter, the
City Clerk shall make available to the public copies of the
proposed ordinance referred to the ballot in advance of the
election and shall have a reasonable n~her of copies of the
proposed ordinance available for inspection at each polling place
on the day of the election. Copies shall also be posted in a
conspicuous place at the Clerk's office and at each polling place
on the day of the election.
RESOLVED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED the day of
, 1991,
John S. Bennett, Mayor
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do
certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that
resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held , 1991.
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk