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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/17/2003 Council Minutes AGENDA FAIRFAX CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY,MARCH 17,2003 FAIRF'AX CITY HALL—5:00 PM TENTATIVE AGENDA: DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS: A. Call to Order B. Approval of: 1. Motion to approve Agenda C. Business 1. Lirnnn County Local Option Sales Tax--Referendum June 10,2003 a.Consider Resolution D. Discussion 1. Opportunity for Citizens not on the Agenda E. Adjourn CITY OF FAIRFAX SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY,MARCH 17,2003 . Mayor Pro-tem Wainwright called the meeting to order at 5:01 PM Council members present:Frieden,Scott& Ekstrom Absent:Beer&Mayor Vass Motion Scott 2nd Ekstrom approval of agenda Aye 4 MC Discussion on a sunset date for local option sales tax referendum on 6110103 Councilor Beer arrived at 5:02 PM Motion Beer 2nd Frieden approve RESOLUTION 03-03-11-11 sunset date ending 12/31/05 Roll Call Vote Aye 5 MC Motion Scott 2 9d Beer to adjourn meeting 5:10 PM Aye 5 MC Marianne Wainwright,Mayor Pro-tern Mary Pacha,City Clerk (a tc� flOu 1,Y i UDIJ()i RESOLUTION NO. ' 0 -I EH'C1 ON 2 3 UX(4Pt 0T!6GNATING THE PERCENTAGE OF LOCAL SALES AND SERVICES TAX REVENUES TO BE DEVOTE TO PROPERTY TAX RELIEF IN THE EVENT SUCH TAX iS .GIb '4IITITY OF , LINN COUNTY, 101 WA, AND DESIGNATING THE PROPOSED USE OF THE REMAINDER OF SUCH REVENUES: WHEREAS, pursuant to a iresolution of the Council of the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Linn County Board of Supervisors has directed the Linn. County Auditor to submit the question of the imposition of a one percent [1%] local sales and services tax in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Linn County, on .tune 10, 2003;. and WHEREAS, Iowa Law authorizing imposition of the tax allows jurisdictions wherein the tax would be imposed to individually designate what percentage or amount of local sales and services tax revenues each will devote to property tax relief and what uses it will put the remainder of said tax revenue to, if any; and WHEREAS, the City Couincil of the City of ra i , Linn County, Iowa, has een advised and does believe it would be in the best iinterest of the City of Linn County, Iowa, to make a designation as to the property tax relief and use the remaining local sales and services tax revenues. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF railrkv LINN COUNTY, IOWA: That Revenues from a local sales and services tax which may be imposed in this city on and as of January 1, 2004,, shall be allocated as foRows.- 1. � % For Property Tax Relief [Any number 0%-100%] 2. The-specific purposes for which the revenues shall otherwise be expended are t �ikele'',' 4611) .. n Uem eIrLV s AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: n' That the City Clerk be and is hereby instructed to deliver this Resolution to the Linn County Commissioner of Elections without delay. Passed and Approved this day of Ha._rJ1 , 2003. h. V4_ka v_0 t_4 i's or 4 ATTEST: y , :-eT Lity'eierR Signature RESOLUTION JL RESOLUTION REPLACING RESOLUTION 03-03-11-3 WHEREAS, Resolution 03-03-11-3 designating the percentage of local sales and services tax revenues to be devoted to property tax relief in the event such tax is imposed in the City of Fairfax, Linn County,Iowa,and designating the proposed use of the remainder of such revenues; and, WHEREAS, Linn Co. auditor obtained information from the state tax authorities in regards to having each jurisdiction in Lima Co.choosing its own sunset,or ending date;and, WHEREAS,with this new information obtained after the approval of Resolution 03-03-11-3,the attached Resolution 03-03-17-1 is replacing Resolution 03-03-11-3;and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Iowa, that the City Clerk be and is hereby instructed to deliver this Resolution to the Linn County Commissioner of Elections without delay. Passed and approved this day of *f 2003. AYEA 1 G! �{, � S' d 1 (10 WC i C NAY _NON ABSENT i Voss Marianne Wainwright Mayor Fro-texn ATTEST: Vary ha ity Clerk STATE OF IOWA County of Linn ss, rtTY OF FAIRFAX SPECIIAIL COUNCIL MEETING MO!I DAY,':MARCH 17,2a6 Mayor Pr.6A m' aInw fight called the meeting to order al'51MI PM.rQUncll members aresent> f rieden Scott t6 Ekskrom Absent t3eer. I, Joe Hladky, being duly sworn orli oath, do state that C am Mayor doss Afoffion Scott 2nd Ekstrom Hp proval of agenda Aye,4 MC©ikussion dp a sdh6ti dale for vocal option SOIL tax refersn the publisher of THE GAZETTE, �a dail y h' newspa er of dum nn b1:7�p�lA3 Cnuncdor Beer arrlygd at b i!2 � It�^ PIaS M itain BeaC 2nd Frieden apnrQUe R SO- t_uT10N::# OJL17., toss+:tlate enCirng general circulation in Linn County„ Iowa. The notice, a 20 Bey ltvne eOIIngri, .M::A*f5 printed copy of which is attached, was inserted and [Rod Beer;to adCournr meeting 510 laM Ave 3 � MC Marloft# Waf�wrlghl, Ntayor..Pm4pm 11�ary Papftutfy Clark published in THE GAZETTE newspaper in the issue(s) of March 22 20 03 . The treasonable fee for publishing said notice is $ 6.93, Signed and sworn to before me on April 7 120 031 by Joe Hladky. Nota Public in an for the State of Iowa Received payment for above from , 20 GAZETTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By i FSMWAM 18,