00-9981 Sales Tax Election(Published in The Salina Journal June /Ca and Juneo�3 , 2000)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 00-9981
AN ORDINANCE PLEDGING, PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 12-197, THE GENERAL
PURPOSES PROPOSED FOR THE FUTURE USE OF THE REVENUE TO BE RECEIVED
FROM THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL QUARTER PERCENT (1/4%) RETAILERS' SALES
TAX TO BEGIN OCTOBER 1, 2000 AND END SEPTEMBER 30, 2003.
WHEREAS, pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187, the Governing Body has adopted Ordinance
Number 00-9980 submitting to the electors of the city of Salina in the August 1, 2000 primary election
a proposition on the imposition of a retailers' sales tax (the "Sales Tax"), as follows:
"Shall the City of Salina, Kansas impose an additional quarter percent (1/4%) retailers'
sales tax beginning October 1, 2000 and ending September 30, 2003 with the proceeds
to be used to finance, construct, equip, supply and maintain a family aquatic park in the
Kenwood Park area?";
and
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-197 provides that the governing body of any city which has
adopted such an ordinance may adopt an ordinance in accordance with the provisions and procedural
requirements of K.S.A. 12-137 pledging the general purposes proposed for the future use of all or a
portion of the revenue to be received from such tax if the tax is approved by the voters; SO NOW,
THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. If the Sales Tax is approved by the voters, all of the revenues to be received
from the Sales Tax shall be used to finance, construct, equip, supply and maintain a family aquatic park
in the Kenwood Park area.
Section 2. In accordance with K.SA. 12-137, upon adoption by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the members -elect of the governing body, this ordinance shall be published once each week for two
(2) consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper and shall be effective sixty (60) days after its final
publication, unless within sixty (60) days of its final publication a petition signed by a number of
electors of the city equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the number of electors who voted at the
last preceding regular city election shall be filed with the county election officer of Saline County
demanding that such ordinance be submitted to a vote of the electors, in which case it shall not take
effect until submitted to a referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.
ATTEST:
bara R. Weber, Acting City Clerk
Introduced: June 5, 2000
Passed: June 12, 2000
Passed by a vote of _�/_ yes; D no; 0 abstain
Alan E. Jilka, Ma or