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Agenda Item:
Appoint Pro and Con Committees for the 0.1% Public Safety Ballot Issue and adopt resolution reflecting Council decision.
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Issue:
Which individuals should the City Council appoint for committees to prepare Voters' Pamphlet statements for and against the Criminal Justice Sales and Use Tax Proposition?
City Manager’s Recommendation:
Move to appoint individuals to committees to prepare Voters' Pamphlet statements for and against a ballot proposition authorizing a 0.1% increase in sales and use tax for public safety and criminal justice purposes and adopt Resolution for transmittal to County.
Staff Contact:
Tom Morrill, City Attorney, 360.753.8338
Background and Analysis:
The City Council at its July 17, 2012 regular open meeting approved a a process for identifying individuals for committees to prepare Voters' Pamphlet statements for and against a proposition authorizing a 0.1% increase in sales and use tax for public safety and criminal justice purposes.
RCW 29A.32.280 provides for the appointment of committees to prepare Voters' Pamphlet statements for and against such a proposition. Each committee is to be comprised of not more than three persons known to favor or oppose (as appropriate) the ballot proposition. The names of committee members are due to the Thurston County Auditor's office by August 7, 2012, in order to timely prepare the Voters' Pamphlet for the November 6, 2012, General Election. If the City cannot find individuals to be on the pro and con committees, the Thurston County Auditor will issue a media release to the public asking for committee members.
Process Selected by Council:
Council directed the City Manager to seek volunteers for the committees up to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 23, 2012. The names of the individuals who have volunteered for the committees will be brought to Council at its July 24, 2012 Council meeting. At the July 24th meeting, Council will decide on the makeup of the committees and those ...
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