Title
Approval of Ordinance Related to the Opportunity for Olympia (OFO) Initiative Petition, or Approval of Resolution Placing the OFO Petition on the November 8, 2016, General Election Ballot, or Approval of Resolution to Take No Action to Pass OFO's Proposed Ordinance or to Order an Election
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to either adopt the proposed Resolution placing the OFO Initiative Petition on the November 8, 2016, General Election Ballot, or to adopt the proposed Resolution to take no action to pass OFO's proposed ordinance or to order an election.
Report
Issue:
Whether to 1) adopt the Ordinance related to the OFO Initiative Petition; or 2) adopt the proposed Resolution placing the OFO Initiative Petition on the November ballot; or 3) adopt the proposed Resolution to take no action to pass the OFO's proposed ordinance or to order an election.
Staff Contact:
Mark Barber, City Attorney, 360.753.8338
Presenter(s):
Mark Barber, City Attorney
Background and Analysis:
The local organization known as Opportunity for Olympia filed an initiative petition with the City Clerk on July 6, 2016. The OFO Initiative Petition (the Petition) calls for the Olympia City Council to adopt an ordinance or submit it unaltered to a city-wide vote pursuant to state law to establish a fund dedicated to paying for one year of free community college for each year's public high school graduates and those students receiving GED high school equivalency certificates who live in the City of Olympia, or an equivalent amount of money for those public high school graduates and GED recipients who choose to attend public universities and colleges in the State of Washington; and where ninety-five (95) percent of all funds raised must be spent on tuition, not administrative costs; and that such measure would be funded by establishing an income tax of 1.5% on City of Olympia households with income exceeding...
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