HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 158-23 - Resolution - Contingency Request for 2023 Local Special Election
RESOLUTION
Authorizing Allocation of Contingency Funding for a 2023 Special Election.
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the 2023 state legislative session, legislative
authorization was granted to the City of Rochester to allow for a public vote to consider
an extension of a local sales and use tax; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2023, the Common Council of the City of Rochester adopted
ballot language and called a Special Election; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk was directed to organize and administer said special election
to put a local question to Rochester voters on November 7, 2023; and
WHEREAS, conducting a special election requires funding in what is typically considered
a non-election year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota, authorizes the allocation of $221,100 to cover expenses as
generally referenced in Attachment A for the execution of a special election on November
7, 2023.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2023.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2023.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
ATTACHMENT A