2012-24RESOLUTION NO. 2012 - 24
COUNCILMEMBER KEPHART INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, Section 77 -27, 142 (1) of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska provides
that:
(1) "Any incorporated municipality by ordinance of its governing body is hereby by
authorized to impose a sales and use tax of one -half percent, one percent or one and one -half
percent of the same transactions within such incorporated municipality on which the State of
Nebraska is authorized to impose a tax pursuant to the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, as
amended from time to time. No sales and use tax shall be imposed pursuant to this Section until
an election has been held and a majority of the qualified electors have approved such tax
pursuant to Section 77- 27,142.01 and 77- 27,142.02 "; and
WHEREAS, the City of Blair, Nebraska, recognizes that numerous improvement projects
have been accomplished using sales and use tax revenue, including construction and repair of
streets, street maintenance including equipment, public safety equipment, storm sewers and
utility infrastructure, construction of sidewalks, repair of sidewalks including maintenance,
public facilities, flood control and prevention, economic development, debt service and property
tax relief, and the maintenance costs associated therewith for the benefit of the City of Blair,
Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, since October 2005 the current 1.5% sales and use tax has provided
$3,217,500 in direct property tax relief and over $8,003,700 in infrastructure improvements and
maintenance and over $1,165,700 in economic development assistance, which helped create
$201,909,000 in new investment and the creation of over 140 jobs, for the benefit of the citizens
of the City of Blair, Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, without the continuation of the 1.5% sales and use tax to provide property
tax relief and to fund infrastructure improvements, the City of Blair, Nebraska, will be faced with
the probability of increased property taxes and /or decreased services for the citizens of the
community, to include, but not limited to, construction and maintenance of infrastructure and
various, future projects that have already been identified by the Municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the Mayor and City Council of
the City of Blair, Nebraska, hereby adopt the following Resolution:
SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Blair,
Nebraska, as the governing body of the incorporated municipality of Blair, Nebraska, hereby
order the submission of the following question to continue to impose a one and one -half percent
(1.5 %) city sales and use tax to the qualified electors of the City of Blair, Nebraska, at the
November 6, 2012 General Election. The question shall be submitted to the qualified electors of
the City of Blair in the following form and shall be subject to the following stated conditions:
"Shall the governing body of the City of Blair, Nebraska continue to impose a
sales and use tax in the amount of one and one -half percent (1.5 %) upon the same
transactions within the City of Blair on which the State of Nebraska is authorized
to impose a tax subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) That proceeds from the one and one -half percent (1.5 %) City sales and use
tax are to be used for the purpose of funding construction and repair of
streets, street maintenance including equipment, public safety equipment,
including but not limited to fire equipment, storm sewers and utility
infrastructure, construction of sidewalks, repair of sidewalks including
maintenance, public facilities, flood control and prevention, economic
development, debt service and property tax relief, and the maintenance
costs associated therewith for the benefit of the City of Blair, Nebraska.
(2) That the priority of the specific projects to be funded and the amount of
such funding from the proceeds of the one and one -half percent (1.5 %)
City sales and use tax shall be determined by the Mayor and City Council
after receiving input from the public through the public budgeting process
pertaining to the priority and funding of such specific projects; and
(3) That if a majority of the votes cast upon such question shall be in favor of
continuing such one and one -half percent (1.5 %) City sales and use tax,
then the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Blair, Nebraska, shall
be empowered to forthwith proceed to continue to impose such one and
one -half percent (1.5 %) City sales and use tax pursuant to the Local
Option Revenue Act.
COUNCILMEMBER KEPHART MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JENSEN.
UPON ROLL CALL, COUNCILMEMBERS SHEPARD, STEWART, KEPHART, RYAN,
JENSEN, CHRISTIANSEN, HALL AND WOLFF VOTING "AYE ", AND
COUNCILMEMBERS NONE VOTING "NAY ", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE
FOREGOING RESOLUTION PASSED A?�TD ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF AUGUST
2012.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
ATTF ST:
BRENDA WHEELER, CITY CLERK
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JA E . REALPH, MA OR
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
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WASHINGTON COUNTY )
BRENDA WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 28th day of
August, 2012.
BRENDA WHEELER, CITY CLERK