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ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL-VOLUME 17
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City Clerk-Treasurer
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 922
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE CITY
COUNCIL SHOULD ENACT A SALES TAX IN THE
AMOUNT OF TWO PERCENT (2%) ON ALL SALES
ALREADY TAXED BY THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEWARD, AT AN ELECTION TO
BE HELD FOR THAT PURPOSE IN AND FOR THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ON OCTOBER 7, 1975
WHEREAS, City Council may by ordinance establish a
sales tax of three percent (3%) upon all sales or services
taxed by the Kenai Peninsula Borough, and
WHEREAS, there is a need for additional sources of
revenue to meet the expanding needs of the City, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to determine whether
the electorate favors the imposition of such a tax.
NOt'l, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SEWARD RESOLVES:
Section 1. That it is hereby declared to be ln the
public interest to establish a sales tax in the amount of two
percent (2%) on all sales and services presently being taxed
by the Kenai Peninsula Borough to be levied and collected in
the same manner as the Borough sales tax is levied and collected.
Section 2. That an election be held on Tuesday,
October 7, 1975 for the purpose of submitting such proposition
to the qualified voters of the City of Seward for approval or
rejection. Said proposition shall be in the following form:
PROPOSITION NO.
Shall the City of Seward impose a two percent (2%)
tax on all sales and services within the City of Seward, Alaska
presently being taxed by the Kenai Peninsula Borough, to be
levied and collected in the same manner as the Borough sales
tax is levied and collected?
Section 3. The foregoing proposition shall be printed
in full on a ballot which may contain other propositions, and
the following words shall be added below or next to the pro po-
sition as appropriate and next to a square provided for marking
the ballot:
Proposition No.
YES 1--;
NO I-I
A majority of those electors qualified and voting in favor of
the proposition is required for approval.
Section 4. A person may vote at said election who
possesses the qualifications set forth in AS 15.05.010 and who
has registered pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Alaska
Statutes (AS 15.07.030, et seq.). The election shall be con-
ducted in compliance with the procedures established in Chapter
8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Seward.
Section 5. Upon passage of the above ~roposition,
city Council may by appropriate ordinance enact a sales tax
in an amount not to exceed two percent (2%) on such sales and
services.
Section 6. Publication of this resolution shall be
made by posting a copy hereof on the City Hall Bulletin Board
for a period of ten (10) days followin0 its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the city Council of the City of
Seward, Alaska, on the lltb day of August, 1975.
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