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Consider approving a Resolution relating to the special election called by the Mayor and Council of the City of Lawton for August 27, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to City voters Ordinance No. 2024-____, levying and extending the term of an existing two and one-eighth percent (2.125%) excise tax from terminating on December 31, 2034 to a new termination date of December 31, 2040, with the exception of a one percent (1.00%) existing tax which shall be permanent for an indefinite period; effective October 1, 2024; setting forth the facts required by Section 13-102 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes; directing the City Clerk to submit this Resolution to the Secretary of the Comanche County Election Board before June 12, 2024; further directing the City Clerk to forthwith submit a current, certified copy of the Lawton City Charter to said Election Board as required by law and directing the City Clerk to forthwith provide the Comanche County Election Board with a map designating the municipal limits and ward boundaries of the City of Lawton as required by Section 13-107 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
INITIATOR: Mayor and City Council
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: John Ratliff - City Manager; Kristin Huntley - Interim Finance Director and Timothy Wilson - Deputy City Attorney
BACKGROUND: Over the course of a series of meetings, the Mayor and Council have discussed at length, among themselves and with citizens attending, a 2024 sales tax proposition to be presented to Lawton voters in 2024. The election date for the sales tax proposition in 2024 will be August 27, 2024. The election documents necessary to call and hold the election on that date must be filed with the Comanche County Election Board on or before June 12, 2024. The proposition, if approved, does not increase Lawton sales taxes but extends the existing two and one-eighth percent (2.125%) excise tax from terminating on December 31, 2034 to a new termination date of December 31, 2...
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