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ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE SE1,ARD CITY COUNCIL-VOLUME 17
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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James R. Filip,
City Clerk-Treasurer
RESOLUTION NO. 923
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 HOTEL AND MOTEL RENTAL
TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE PERr.ENT J 5.."Li AT A...~
ELECTION TO BE HELD FOR THAT PURPO ErN AND
FOR THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ON OCTOBER 7,
1975.
WHEREAS, City Council may by ordinance establish a
tax upon the amount charged as room rentals in motels and hotels,
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.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SEWARD RESOLVES:
Section 1. That it is hereby declared to be in the
public interest to establish a hotel and motel room rental tax
in the amount of
five
percent ( 5 %) on motel and
hotel accomodations to transients occupying rooms for fewer than
thirty (30) days,
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
five
percent
5 %) tax on hotel-motel rentals of accomodations to transients
occupying rooms for fewer than thirty (30) days as more fully set
forth in Resolution No. 923
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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 propo-
sition as appropriate and next to a square provided for marking
the ballot:
Proposition No.
YES /-~
NO /~
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 15.01.010 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 proposition,
City Council may by appropriate ordinance enact a motel-hotel
rental tax in an amount not to exceed
five percent ( 5 %)
of such rentals.
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 following its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Seward, Alaska, on the ~rPay of August, 1975.
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