(Published in The Norman Transcript November 16, 2014, 1t) Resolution R-1415-47 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, GIVING THE SECRETARY OF THE CLEVELAND COUNTY ELECTION BOARD NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 13, 2015. § 1. WHEREAS, Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes, §13-102, requires Notice of Election be given to the Secretary of the Cleveland County Election Board by Resolution of the City Council; and § 2. WHEREAS, the purpose of the Special Election is set forth in Ordinance No. O-1415-16 which is incorporated herein by reference; and § 3. WHEREAS, the Special Election is to be conducted on the 13th day of January, 2015. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA: § 4. That notice be given of the Special Election by transmittal of this Resolution to the Secretary of the Cleveland County Election Board. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of November, 2014. s/ Cindy Rosenthal Mayor ATTEST: s/ Brenda Hall City Clerk (SEAL) O-1415-16 (Substitute) AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AUTHORIZING THE CALLING AND HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF NORMAN, COUNTY OF CLEVELAND, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, ON THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2015, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF NORMAN THE QUESTION OF APPROVING OR REJECTING ORDINANCE NO. O-1415-15 WHICH ORDINANCE AMENDS SECTION 21-113 OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, CONTINGENT ON VOTER APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1415-16 INCREASING THE MONTHLY BASE FEE FOR RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM FOUR DOLLARS ($4.00) TO SIX DOLLARS ($6.00); INCREASING THE MONTHLY WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) TO THREE DOLLARS THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($3.35) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR THE FIRST 5,000 GALLONS OF WATER, FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO FOUR DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($4.10) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE BETWEEN 5,001 AND 15,000 GALLONS, FROM TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($2.75) TO FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($5.20) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE BETWEEN 15,001 AND 20,000 GALLONS, AND FROM FOUR DOLLARS AND NINETY FIVE CENTS ($4.95) TO SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS ($6.80) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE OVER 20,000 GALLONS; INCREASING THE MONTHLY BASE FEE FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE FROM FOUR DOLLARS ($4.00) TO SIX DOLLARS ($6.00); INCREASING THE WATER RATES FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO THREE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS ($3.80) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE UP TO SUCH CUSTOMERS AVERAGE WINTER CONSUMPTION AS DEFINED HEREIN AND FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO FOUR DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($4.20) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE EXCEEDING SUCH NON-RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS AVERAGE WINTER CONSUMPTION AS DEFINED HEREIN; ESTABLISHING AN ADDITIONAL HIGH USAGE SURCHARGE OF THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($0.35) PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USAGE FOR EACH ONE THOUSAND GALLONS USED BY A HOUSEHOLD THAT IS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY THOUSAND GALLONS FOR EACH OF THE ONE MONTH PERIODS COINCIDING WITH THE BILLING CYCLES FOR USAGE DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SAID INCREASE SUBJECT TO VOTER APPROVAL; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Norman, Oklahoma: §1. Proposition. That the Mayor of the City of Norman, Oklahoma, or in his or her absence or incapacity, the duly qualified Mayor Pro Tem, be and hereby is authorized and directed to call a special election to be held in the City of Norman, Oklahoma, on the 13th day of January, 2015, for the purpose of submitting to the registered, qualified voters of said City of Norman, Oklahoma, for their approval or rejection the following proposition: PROPOSITION I SHALL ORDINANCE NO. O-1415-15 AMENDING SECTION 21-113 OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, INCREASING THE MONTHLY BASE FEE FOR RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM FOUR DOLLARS ($4.00) TO SIX DOLLARS ($6.00); INCREASING THE MONTHLY WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) TO THREE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($3.35) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR THE FIRST 5,000 GALLONS OF WATER, FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO FOUR DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($4.10) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE BETWEEN 5,001 AND 15,000 GALLONS, FROM TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($2.75) TO FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($5.20) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE BETWEEN 15,001 AND 20,000 GALLONS, AND FROM FOUR DOLLARS AND NINETY FIVE CENTS ($4.95) TO SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS ($6.80) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE OVER 20,000 GALLONS; INCREASING THE MONTHLY BASE FEE FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE FROM FOUR DOLLARS ($4.00) TO SIX DOLLARS ($6.00); INCREASING THE WATER RATES FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO THREE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS ($3.80) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE UP TO SUCH CUSTOMERS AVERAGE WINTER CONSUMPTION AS DEFINED THEREIN AND FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO FOUR DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($4.20) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE EXCEEDING SUCH NON-RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS AVERAGE WINTER CONSUMPTION AS DEFINED THEREIN; ESTABLISHING AN ADDITIONAL HIGH USAGE SURCHARGE OF THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($0.35) PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USAGE FOR EACH ONE THOUSAND GALLONS USED BY A HOUSEHOLD THAT IS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY THOUSAND GALLONS FOR EACH MONTH DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST; BE APPROVED? § 2. That such call for said election shall be by Special Election Proclamation and Notice, signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem and attested to by the City Clerk, setting forth the proposition to be voted on; that the ballots set forth in the proposition be voted upon substantially as set out in Section 1 hereof; and that the returns of said election shall be made to and canvassed by the Cleveland County Election Board. § 3. That the number and location of the polling places and the persons who conduct the elections shall be the same as the regular polling places and persons prescribed and selected by the Cleveland County Election Board for elections in the City of Norman, Oklahoma. § 4. That the Special Election Proclamation and Notice of even date, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk and which is incorporated herein by reference, calling such special election is hereby approved in all respects, and that the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem is hereby authorized to execute said special election proclamation on behalf of the City, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to attest and affix the seal of said City to said Special Election Proclamation and Notice and cause a copy of said Special Election Proclamation and Notice to be published as required by law, and a copy thereof delivered to the Cleveland County Election Board. § 5. That the City Clerk shall serve or cause to be served, a copy of this Ordinance and a copy of the Special Election Proclamation and Notice of Election upon the office of the Cleveland County Election Board, not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of the election. ADOPTED this 10th day of November, 2014. s/ Cindy Rosenthal Mayor ATTEST: S/ Brenda Hall City Clerk (SEAL) Substitute SPECIAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION AND NOTICE OF ELECTION Under and by virtue of the Statutes of the State of Oklahoma and acts complimentary, supplementary and enacted pursuant thereto, and Ordinance No. O-1415-16 dated November 10, 2014, authorizing the calling of an election on the Propositions hereinafter set forth, I, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Norman, Oklahoma, hereby call a special election and give notice thereof to be held in the City of Norman, Oklahoma, on the 13th day of January, 2015 for the purpose of submitting to the registered qualified voters in said City the following Proposition: PROPOSITION I SHALL ORDINANCE NO. O-1415-15 AMENDING SECTION 21-113 OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, INCREASING THE MONTHLY BASE FEE FOR RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM FOUR DOLLARS ($4.00) TO SIX DOLLARS ($6.00); INCREASING THE MONTHLY WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) TO THREE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($3.35) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR THE FIRST 5,000 GALLONS OF WATER, FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO FOUR DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($4.10) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE BETWEEN 5,001 AND 15,000 GALLONS, FROM TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($2.75) TO FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($5.20) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE BETWEEN 15,001 AND 20,000 GALLONS, AND FROM FOUR DOLLARS AND NINETY FIVE CENTS ($4.95) TO SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS ($6.80) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE OVER 20,000 GALLONS; INCREASING THE MONTHLY BASE FEE FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE FROM FOUR DOLLARS ($4.00) TO SIX DOLLARS ($6.00); INCREASING THE WATER RATES FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO THREE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS ($3.80) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE UP TO SUCH CUSTOMERS AVERAGE WINTER CONSUMPTION AS DEFINED THEREIN AND FROM TWO DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($2.10) TO FOUR DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($4.20) PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER USAGE EXCEEDING SUCH NON-RESIDENTIAL METERED USERS AVERAGE WINTER CONSUMPTION AS DEFINED THEREIN; ESTABLISHING AN ADDITIONAL HIGH USAGE SURCHARGE OF THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($0.35) PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USAGE FOR EACH ONE THOUSAND GALLONS USED BY A HOUSEHOLD THAT IS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY THOUSAND GALLONS FOR EACH MONTH DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST; BE APPROVED? The ballot used at said election shall set out the Proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words: 1st o YES - FOR THE PROPOSITION 2nd o NO - AGAINST THE PROPOSITION (If the voter desires to vote for the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly; if he desires to vote against the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly.) That only the registered qualified voters of the City of Norman, Oklahoma, may vote upon the Propositions as above set forth. The polls shall be opened at 7:00 oclock a.m. and shall remain open continuously until and be closed at 7:00 p.m. The special election shall be held at the same places and in the same manner prescribed by law for conducting county and state elections and the numbers and locations of the polling places and the persons who shall conduct said election shall be the same as for county and state elections, all as respectively designated and prescribed by the County Election Board of Cleveland County, Oklahoma. WITNESS my hand as Mayor of the City of Norman, Oklahoma, and the Seal of said City affixed hereto on the 10th day of November, 2014. s/ Cindy Rosenthal Mayor (SEAL) ATTEST: s/ Brenda Hall City Clerk
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