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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 3535
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, THE QUESTION OF
AUTHORIZING THE BOZEMAN CITY COMMISSION TO EXCEED THE STATUTORY
MILL LEVY ALLOWED BY SECTION 15-10-420, M.C.A., BY LEVYING UP TO EIGHT
(8) MILLS ANNUALLY, FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3) YEARS, TO
FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE BOZEMAN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the Bozeman Fire Department has reviewed its capital needs; and
WHEREAS, City staff has conducted a complete analysis of its revenues and expenditures for the
past two years as well as projected revenues for the
upcoming fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the expenditure level necessary to continue to maintain adequate fire
protection services to the citizens of the City of Bozeman
cannot be reached by existing revenues; and
WHEREAS, Section 7-6-4431, Montana Code Annotated, authorizes a municipal governing body
to exceed the maximum mill levy allowed by Section 15-10-420,
M.C.A., upon approval of a majority of the
qualified electors voting in an election; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to present to the electors a proposal to authorize the City
of Bozeman to levy up to eight mills annually for a
period not to exceed three years to fund capital projects
for the Bozeman Fire Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana:
Section 1
That additional monies are needed to fund capital projects in the Bozeman Fire Department, as
follows:
Pumper truck and equipment
$ 420,000.00
(Replace 1979 Darley)
Hazardous materials and rescue truck
(Replace 1978 haz mat van)
300,000.00
Replacement utility vehicle
(Replace 1991 Jeep)
36,500.00
Replacement utility vehicle
(Replace 1993 Suburban)
36,500.00
Clean Room Addition at Fire Station No. 1
100,000.00
Fire Station No. 2
(Remodel to accommodate larger apparatus;
Ventilation system upgrade)
107,000.00
$1,000,000.00
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Section 2
That the ballot question to authorize the Bozeman City Commission to exceed the statutory mill
levy allowed by Section 15-10-420, M.C.A., by levying up to eight mills annually, for a period not to exceed
three years, to fund capital projects for the Bozeman Fire Department shall be submitted to the registered
electors of the City of Bozeman at the general election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, and the
wording of the ballot measure shall be substantially as follows:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 5th day of November 2002, an election will be held in and
for the City of Bozeman, Montana, on the question of authorizing the Bozeman City Commissioners to make
a levy of up to eight (8) mills in addition to the mill levy limit imposed by law for the purpose of funding capital
projects for the Bozeman Fire Department, as follows:
PROPOSITION
That the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, be authorized to exceed the
statutory mill levy allowed by Section 15-10-420, M.C.A., by levying up to eight mills
annually, for a period not to exceed three years, to fund capital projects for the Bozeman
Fire Department. The specific amount of money that is to be raised, based on the City
of Bozeman Fiscal Year 2002 mill rate, is $334,000 annually. The levy shall be for three
years. Approval of this additional mill levy will result in an annual increase of $19.1 0 for
a home with an assessed valuation of $100,000, or an annual increase of $38.20 for a
home with an assessed valuation of $200,000.
o FOR Authorizing the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman to exceed the
statutory mill levy allowed by Section 15-10-420, M.C.A.,
by levying up
to eight mills annually, for a period not to exceed
three years, to fund
capital projects for the Bozeman Fire Department.
o AGAINST Authorizing the City Commission of the
City of Bozeman to exceed the
statutory mill levy allowed by Section 15-10-420, M.C.A.,
by levying up
to eight mills annually, for a period not to exceed
three years, to fund
capital projects for the Bozeman Fire Department.
The election shall be held on November 5, 2002.
Section 3
That, upon a favorable vote of the public, the mill levy may be set and levied by the City
Commission annually, with those property tax revenues being used for the single purpose of funding capital
projects for the Bozeman Fire Department listed in Section 1 above.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a regular
session thereof held on the 19th day of August 2002.
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STEVE R. KI C FF, Mayor
ATTEST:
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ROBIN L. SULLIVAN
Clerk of the Commission
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