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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF T~E CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
R~SETTING THE DATE FOR A SPECIAL MLrNICIPAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, on July 22, 1991, City Council adopted Resolution
No. 30 (Series of 1991) calling and establishing a date for a
special municipal election regarding the approval and imposition
of a new municipal excise tax; and
WHEREAS, City Council previously established and set the
date for such special municipal election for Tuesday, September
24, 1991; and
WHEREAS, an ordinance establishing and defining the proposed
municipal excise tax has yet to be adopted by the city Council
for referral to the electorate at the special municipal election;
and
WHEREAS, City Council will not be able to timely adopt and
refer to the September 24, 1991, special election ballot the
excise tax ordinance as initially contemplated in the adoption of
Resolution No. 30 (Series of 1991); and
WHER~S, negotiations directed at determining an alternative
to the adoption of a tax to fund the future operation of a skier
shuttle transportation service are continuing between City
Council and other parties which may result in the elimination of
the need for an excise tax.
NOW, THER]EFOPdE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1
The date for the special municipal election presently
scheduled for September 24, 1991, shall be and is hereby vacated
and reset to Tuesday, October 21, 1991.
Section 2
The City Clerk shall give written or printed notice of the
rsscheduled special election called for herein at least ten (10)
days prior to said election and shall include in said notice the
date of said election and the hours during which the polls will
be open, designating the polling place of each precinct, stating
the qualifications of persons to vote in the election and the
question or questions to be voted upon. A copy of such notice
shall be published in at least one newspaper having general
circulation within the City of Aspen. If the Clerk finds it
impractical 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 for the
election. A copy of such notice shall also be posted until after
the election in a conspicuous place in the office of the City
Clerk.
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RESOLVED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of
, 1991, by the city Council for the City of
Aspen, Colorado.
John S. BeD_herr, 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
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