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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES, - January 6, 1982 <br />C. SPECIAL REPORTS: <br />-W4%W 1. Reports of Standing Canmittees: none <br />2. Reports of Ad Hoc Committees: none <br />3• Reports frau the Planning C_mission: none <br />4. Presentations from the Floor: none <br />D. STAFF - REPORTS, <br />ENCE AM ANNOUNCEMENTS: <br />1. City Clerk: <br />a) Report on Initiative Petition <br />The City Clerk read the Initiative Petition to Enact a City Ordinanoeinto the <br />of these <br />record and also read the Certification dated 12/31/81. (Cop c <br />d=li ents are on file at Torn Hall.) <br />MOTION SEQ7DIDF9 AM CARRIED. Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Hillestad and <br />1915 order <br />passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #iinitiative ordinance <br />g election. <br />submitted to the voters at the next regular municipal <br />The City Attorney noted that Pending notification frau the Registrar of voters, <br />s for and against measures and also <br />dates would be set for deadlines for azgutal arguments, Council had the OPPortunity <br />for rebuttal whether <br />or n Concerning rebuttal largo <br />to decide whethr or not to adopt the rebuttal argument provision. <br />MOTION SECONDED ASID CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by McReynolds and Passed <br />unanimously to <br />unaniaccept the rebuttal arg,,ent Provision (not to exceed 250 words). <br />MC/TION SECOPIDID MD CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Perkins and Passed <br />unanimously to accept rebuttal azguonts on measure A. <br />ition he <br />Councilman McReynolds stated that in con? nction with a background the <br />COU thetaxingmlica- <br />had requested the City Manager to preparelds further introduced for <br />tions of the proposed initiative. Councilman McReynoial tax for police protection <br />Council's consideration an ordinance imposing a special <br />services. <br />Hall <br />Councilmambers discussed both of these documents which are on file <br />oIdsastaat�ed that <br />(City Manager's meso on tax implications dated 1/6/82). McReYn <br />if the initiative passed, the Town would be ccnmitted to contracts with minima <br />if any, negotiating power. The purpose of the ordinance was to impose a special <br />property tax to aug ent funding of police protection services in order to continue <br />or improve the Present level of service. McReynolds further noted the declining <br />e base in the Tuan and oami <br />revenuented that <br />he considered this an enabling ordinance <br />r <br />evenuHillestad and Nystrom agreed with McReynolds' opinion that all aspects of the issue <br />should be Presented to the voter's in April. It would then besthtedeir thtdecishenfand t <br />would require a 2/3 vote for approval. Perkins disagreed and <br />consideration of this <br />,atter problem �u1a bcoena continued <br />atlater latertelection iffne failed <br />to see the urgency _ <br />the <br />-2- <br />