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(Published in the Salina Journal on Augusta 1, 2008.)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 08-10460
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY THE
QUESTION OF WHETHER A 0.40 PERCENT (0.40%) RETAILERS' SALES TAX
SHOULD BE IMPOSED FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS; SPECIFYING THE
PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE REVENUE WOULD BE USED; AND REPEALING
ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-10191, LEVYING THE 0.25 PERCENT (EQUAL TO 1/4¢)
RETAILERS' SALES TAX, CONDITIONED ON APPROVAL OF THE 0.40 PERCENT
(0.40%) RETAILERS' SALES TAX.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. Pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187, the Governing Body hereby authorizes,
orders and directs that a special question election shall be and is hereby called to be held in the City
in conjunction with the general election to be held on November 4, 2008 at which time there shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of the City the following proposition:
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall the City of Salina, Kansas be authorized to impose a 0.40 percent (0.40%) city-
wide retailers' special purpose sales tax, which shall commence on April 1, 2009 or
as soon thereafter as permitted by law and shall terminate ten (10) years after its
commencement, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay the cost of capital
improvement projects; major equipment; construction, operation and maintenance of
a family aquatic park in the Kenwood Park area; debt service on bonds issued for
such projects; property tax stabilization; and the continuation of an economic
development fund managed by the City of Salina?
Section 2. If a majority of the electors of the City voting on the
proposition approve the levy of the tax, the Governing Body shall provide by ordinance for the levy
of the tax.
Section 3 If approved, the tax shall be subject to all applicable state laws and
administrative rules anu regulations of the Kansas Department of Revenue. The service of the
Kansas Deprarttnerlt gf Revenue shall be utilized to administer, enforce and collect such tax.
Section If approved, the collection of such tax shall commence on the first day
of the calendar quarter next following the ninetieth (900) day after the date that the City has
provided written notice to the director of taxation of the election authorizing the levy of the tax and
a copy of the ordinance referred to in Section 2 hereof. It is expected that the tax will commence
April 1, 2009 or as soon thereafter as permitted by law, and such tax shall end ten (10) years after
the date of commencement.
Section 5. Ordinance number 04-10191, levying a .25 percent (Equal
to 1/4¢) retailers' sales tax, and such sales tax, is repealed, and collection thereof will end one day
before the commencement date of the 0.40 percent (0.40%) tax, but such repeal is conditioned upon
a majority of the electors of the City voting in favor of the proposition in Section 1 of this ordinance
approving the levy of the 0.40 percent (0.40%) tax.
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Section 6. The City Clerk is directed to request that the County Election Officer
take all steps necessary to include the proposition set forth in Section 1 above on the ballot for the
November 4, 2008 general election, including publication of the a Notice of Special Question
Election in substantially the form presented to the Governing Body on this date. The notice shall be
published in the Salina Journal once each week for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication
to be not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the election and the last publication being not more
than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the election.
Section 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
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ATTEST:
Lieu Ann Elsey, CMC, City Clerk
Introduced: August 11, 2008
Passed: August 18, 2008
Passed by a vote of des; k no;_abstain
L 1 arson, Vic - ayor
EXHIBIT A
(Published in the Salina Journal on , 2008 and on , 2008.)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL QUESTION ELECTION
CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the City of Salina, Kansas (the "City")
that a special question election has been called and will be held in conjunction with the general
election on November 4, 2008, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City
the following proposition:
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall the City of Salina, Kansas be authorized to impose a 0. percent (0.%)
city-wide retailers' special purpose sales tax, to commence on April 1, 2009 or as
soon thereafter as permitted by law and shall terminate ten (10) years after its
commencement, the proceeds of which shall be used only to pay the cost of
general capital improvement projects; major equipment; parks and recreation
capital improvement projects; financing, constructing, equipping, supplying and
maintaining a family aquatic park in the Kenwood Park area; debt service on
bonds issued for such projects; property tax stabilization; human service grants;
and establishment of an economic development fund managed by the City of
Salina?
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EACH QUALIFIED VOTER TO NOTE THAT YOUR BALLOT CANNOT BE
COUNTED UNLESS YOU TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS:
To vote in favor of any question submitted on this ballot, make a cross or a check
mark in the square to the left of the word "Yes." To vote against it, make a cross or
a check mark in the square to the left of the word "No."
❑ YES
❑ NO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
General
The following additional information is provided by the City with respect to the impact of
this ballot question.
Passage of this ballot proposition would authorize the City to impose a special retailers'
special purpose sales tax at the rate of 0.35 percent (0.35%) within the limits of the City (the "Sales
Tax") to be used to pay the cost of general capital improvement projects; major equipment; parks
and recreation capital improvement projects; financing, constructing, equipping, supplying and
maintaining a family aquatic park in the Kenwood Park area; debt service on bonds issued for
such projects; property tax stabilization; human service grants; and establishment of an economic
development fund managed by the City of Salina (the "Projects"). The Sales Tax would on April
1, 2009 or as soon thereafter as permitted by law and shall terminate ten years after its
commencement, which date is expected to be March 31, 2019.
The following additional information is provided by the City with respect to compliance
with the provisions of K.S.A. 12-6,122 with respect to the Projects. This information has been
obtained from sources deemed reliable by the City. Certain portions of this information are based
upon projections.
Projected Summary of Project Costs
Sources of Funds Uses of Funds
Sales Tax to be $ Project Costs (including $
Collected design, construction, site
improvements, project
management and contingency)
Interest Earnings Professional Services
(including architectural,
engineering, legal and other
services)
Total Total
The polls will open at 7:00 o'clock A.M. and will close at 7:00 o'clock P.M., on November
4, 2008, the election day. The voting places in the City, and the area each voting place will serve,
will be as follows:
[TO BE INSERTED BY COUNTY CLERK]
Voters Residing
In Precinct Will Vote At Location
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The election will be conducted by the officers and/or persons provided by law for holding
elections, and the method of voting will be by ballot. Registered voters are eligible to vote by
advance voting ballot upon application to the County Clerk set forth below pursuant to K.S.A. 25-
1117 et seq.
ELECTION INFORMATION
The election officer conducting the election will be the Election Commissioner of Saline
County, Kansas, whose address is: Salina,
Kansas
DATED: , 2008.
County Clerk
Saline County, Kansas