HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.006-79RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
RESOLUTION NO. ~
(Series of 1979)-'
WHEREAS, the City Council of Aspen, Colorado, has, by
its adoption of Ordinance No. ~ , Series of 1979, approved the
imposition of a one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) tax upon
real estate transfers within the City of Aspen, Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Section 12.1 of the Charter of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, requires that no excise tax be levied until such tax
shall have been approved by a majority of the electors voting
at a regular or special election on the same; and
WHEREAS, formal action is necessary to place this issue
on the ballot,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That at the General Municipal Election to be held in the
City of Aspen, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 8th day of May, 1979,
there shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified, registered
electors of the City, the following question as set forth below,
which question shall be similarly stated in the Ballot Label
and Notice of Election.
FORM OF QUESTION
"VOTE FOR OR AGAINST THE FOLLOWING"
Shall the City of Aspen impose a Real Estate Transfer Tax
on transfers of real property located within the
City, which tax shall be in the amount of one-half
of one percent (1/2 of 1%) of the consideration
received for the transfer and the proceeds of which
tax will be used only for the purpose of renovation,
reconstruction and maintenance of the Wheeler Opera
House and for the purpose of supporting the visual
and performing arts.
Section 2
Those qualified,
1. For
2. Against
registered electors of the City who are
qualified to vote under the Constitution and the Charter of
the City of Aspen, shall be allowed to vote on the proposed
question.
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Section 3
The election on the proposed question will be held at
the designated polling places within the newly established
voting precincts between the hours of 7 A.M. and 7 P.M. on
Tuesday, May 8, 1979, in the City of Aspen, Colorado.
Section 4
The election of the proposed question shall be conducted
by the judges and clerks who shall be designated by the City
Clerk with the approval of the City Council of the City of
Aspen.
Section 5
The provisions of registration of electors and for
voting by absentee ballot on the question of the proposed
question shall be in accordance with the Colorado Municipal
Election Law.
Section 6
The votes at said election shall be registered on voting
machines and the ballot label shall read similarly to the form
of question provided in Section 1. This question shall be
separately titled.
Section 7
The election on the question of the proposed land transfer
tax shall be held and conducted, and the votes cast on the
question aforesaid shall be returned and canvassed, and the
result declared in the same manner as nearly as may be provided
by law for the return, canvass and declaration of the officers
of the City of Aspen.
Section 8
The notice of the election on the proposed land transfer
tax shall be published in the Aspen Times, a newspaper published
and of general circulation in said City, and a copy of such
notice shall be posted at each polling place within the City,
at least ten (10) days before the election. The City Clerk is
hereby charged with the duty of giving such notice containing
such information as is required by law.
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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Adopted this /~'~day of
I, Kathryn S. Koch,
, 1979.
Stacy ~tandley ~ /
Mayor/,~ ~ ~
duly appoin~t and act~llng 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 '~"~-'~./.~
Kathryn S//Koch
City Clerk
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