NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION FOR RENEWAL OF MUNICIPAL EXCESS LEVY
TAKE NOTICE
That a special meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Cairo, State of West Virginia, held on the 2nd day of December, 2014, as provided by law, the following order was made and entered of record to-wit:
The Council of the Town of Cairo being of the opinion that the maximum levies for current expenses authorized by Article 8, Chapter 11, of the code of West Virginia, as amended, will not provide sufficient funds for payment of current expenses of the Municipality, including expenditures for the purpose or purposes hereinafter set forth, and that an election should be held to renew such levies under the provisions of Section 16, Article 11, of the Code, as amended, it is hereby ordered:
1.)That the purpose for which the
additional funds are needed is as
follows:
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE
2.) That the approximate amount for
said purpose for each year is:
$6,761.00
3.) That the total approximate amount
for said purpose: $33,805.00 Grand
Total for Levy Term
4.) That the separate and aggregate
assessed valuation of each class of
taxable property within the Town of
Cairo is as follows:
Class II: $2,109,140
Class IV: $1,850,398
5.)That the proposed additional rate
of levy in cents per one hundred
dollars of assessed valuation on
each class of property is as follows:
Class II: 12.50 Cents
Class IV: 25 Cents
6.)That the proposed years to which
the additional levy shall apply are
the fiscal years beginning July 1,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
7.)That the Council will not issue
bonds upon approval of the
proposed levy.
8.)That the question of such additional
levy shall be submitted to a vote at
a Special Election to be held on the
10th day of February, 2015.
9.)That notice of such election shall be
given by publication of this order at
least once each week for two
successive weeks before said
election in two newspapers of
opposite politics and for general
circulation in the territory in which
the election is held. If there is only
one newspaper published in
the county, said publication shall
be made therein. All provisions of
the laws concerning general
elections shall apply as far as they
are practicable, except that a
separate ballot shall be used at
such election when held in
connection with any other election.
10.)That the ballot be used in the
following form:
OFFICIAL LEVY BALLOT
“Special Election to authorize levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and the purpose of MAINTAINING STREETLIGHTS according to the order of the Cairo Town Council entered on the 2nd day of December, 2014.”
“The additional levy shall be on Class II property 12.50 Cents per $100 of assessment, Class IV property 25 Cents per $100 of assessment.”
Levy revenue exceeding may be expended under the line items of the Special Levy as determined by the Council of the Town of Cairo:
( ) FOR THE LEVY
( ) AGAINST THE LEVY
Instructions to voters: Those favoring the additional levy will place an “X” in the square before FOR THE LEVY; those against the levy will place an “X” in the square before AGAINST THE LEVY.
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CAIRO TOWN COUNCIL
Entered this 2nd day of December, 2014.
Gary S. Haugh, Mayor
Dorsey S. Sampson, Notary Public