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. JUL ~ 1994
Resolution No. 94-160 N ~.~.
of the City of Petaluma, California '
1 DECLARING CANVASS OF RETURNS AND RESULTS
2 OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
3 HELD JUNE 7, 1994, WITH THE
4 STATEWIDE CONSOLIDATED PRIMARY ELECTION
5 AND ABANDONING THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
6 WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma conducted a Special Election on June 7, 1994, in
7 conjunction with the Statewide Consolidated Primary Election; and,
8 WHEREAS. the City of Petaluma submitted Measure E -Police and Fire Assessment
9 (ballot wording stated below) to the voters of the City of Petaluma; and,
"Measure E -May the Petaluma City Council, for ten years, levy a
maximum special assessment of $62.00 annually per detached yES
single-family dwelling and amounts for other land uses as stated in
the assessment report only for Police and Fire services protecting
real property (revenues from which are intended by the City NO
Council to be added to the current General Fund allocation of $9.5
million for Police and Fire services)?"
1 o WHEREAS, the votes from said election were received and canvassed by the Sonoma
11 County Elections Department, and the returns thereof were ascertained and
12 declared in all respects as required by law; and,
13 WHEREAS, City Council acknowledges that the assessment is abandoned due to the
14 measure receiving less than 50 % approval of the voters:
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Petaluma
~6 as follows:
17 (1) The City Clerk is hereby instructed to enter this Resolution on the minutes of this
18 meeting as a statement of the result of said election;
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1 (2) The assessment measure is hereby abandoned;
2 (3) The total number of ballots cast in the Special Election held on June 7, 1994,
3 were as follows:
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MEASURES Total Votes Votes For Votes A ain~
Measure E fumed ' 1 l ,054 4,939 5,639
'Absentee only 1,'239 1;438
7 Total number of Ballots 11,054
8 Registered Voters 26,352
9 Voter Turn-out 41.9
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) ~1C8,8i~~~{$~'c~al) meeting _,~ ~;.._ fo .
on the ..~.tb-• ............... day of ........s~!.1~,~?..._........-......._.....-..............., 1994..., by the ;
following vote: .......~- ---- ---- - -------
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AYES: Parkerson, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Sobel, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: None
ABSENT: Hamilt~on,/Bart - /
ATTEST : ...............1.-~---•••-. -- .................. ....----•---....-•--••--•--.....-.. ~ .1
City Clerk Mayor
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