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MEASURE NO. 24-101 City of Keizer Ballot Title: Referred to the People by the City Council Charter Amendment Approves Tax on Dwellings/Commercial Units for Parks Question: Shall Charter be amended approving City establishing/collecting specific tax per dwelling/commercial unit to maintain, operate, improve, acquire parks? Summary: This is a Charter amendment. This measure adds the following paragraph to the Charter: Section 45. PARKS TAX. The City Council by Ordinance may establish and collect a specific tax (not ad valorem tax) per dwelling and commercial unit as that term is defined by the ordinance establishing the specific tax. The revenue raised by this specific tax will be used to maintain, operate, improve and acquire municipal parks. This measure approves of the Keizer City Council establishing and collecting a specific tax. A specific tax is a tax imposed as a fixed sum on each article or item or property of a given class or kind, without regard to its value. The Keizer City Council sets the specific tax by adopting an Ordinance. This specific tax is imposed upon a dwelling and commercial unit as defined in the ordinance establishing the specific tax. The ordinance also establishes the collection procedure. The revenue raised by the specific tax will be used by the City of Keizer to maintain, operate, improve and acquire municipal parks. |