Barnes County Measures:<\/p>\n
County Measure No. 1 – for 9-1-1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Should the current fee of $1.00 per month\u00a0per communication connection on all\u00a0assessed communications services\u00a0pursuant to North Dakota Century Code\u00a0section 57-40.6-02 be increased not to\u00a0exceed one Dollar and fifty Cents ($1.50) per\u00a0month per communication connection?<\/p>\n Yes – means you agree to increase the\u00a0fee for the maintenance and service of\u00a0the 9-1-1 emergency communication\u00a0<\/strong>system from $1.00 to $1.50 per month\u00a0per communication connection.<\/p>\n No – means you desire to leave the fee\u00a0for maintenance and service of the\u00a09-1-1 emergency communication\u00a0system at $1.00 per month per\u00a0communication connection.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n County Measure No. 2 – PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION<\/strong><\/span> Yes – means you approve of giving the\u00a0Barnes County Board of Commissioners\u00a0authority to grant a partial or complete\u00a0exemption from ad valorem taxation for\u00a0a project operating in the retail sector\u00a0under North Dakota Century Code\u00a040-57.1.<\/p>\n No – means you do not approve of\u00a0giving the Barnes County Board of\u00a0Commissioners authority to grant a\u00a0partial or complete exemption from ad\u00a0valorem taxation for a project operating\u00a0in the retail sector under North Dakota\u00a0Century Code 40-57.1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Valley City Measures:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Valley City Measure No. 1 – Advisory Vote Re Property Tax Incentive<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n QUESTION: ADVISORY VOTE<\/strong>\u00a0GRANTING A PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE<\/strong>\u00a0TO A NEW OR EXPANDING RETAIL\u00a0SECTOR BUSINESS UNDER THE NORTH\u00a0DAKOTA CENTURY CODE. SHALL THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE\u00a0CITY OF VALLEY CITY BE EMPOWERED\u00a0TO GRANT PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS\u00a0UPON APPLICATION OF NEW OR\u00a0EXPANDING RETAIL SECTOR\u00a0BUSINESSES? Valley City Measure No. 2 – Advisory Vote Flood Protection Sales Tax<\/strong><\/span> SHALL THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE\u00a0CITY OF VALLEY CITY ADOPT THE\u00a0ORDINANCE DESCRIBED ABOVE\u00a0AMENDING CHAPTER 26, TAXATION,\u00a0ENACTING A CITY SALES, USE AND\u00a0GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDICATED USE\u00a0OF NO LESS THAN 83% TO FUND\u00a0PERMANENT FLOOD PROTECTION WITH\u00a0THE BALANCE OF REVENUES RAISED\u00a0GOING TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENT\u00a0RELIEF FOR THE CITIZENS OF VALLEY\u00a0CITY UNDER THE HOME RULE CHARTER\u00a0OF THE CITY OF VALLEY CITY, NORTH\u00a0DAKOTA.<\/p>\n Yes – Means you approve the measure\u00a0as summarized above. <\/p>\n Valley City Measure No. 3 – Advisory Vote Wellness Center Sales Tax<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n QUESTION: ADVISORY VOTE\u00a0<\/strong>AMENDING ARTICLE II, CHAPTER 26,\u00a0TAXATION, ENACTING A CITY SALES<\/strong>, USE\u00a0AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDICATED\u00a0USE OF NO GREATER THAN 17%,\u00a0CAPPED AT $3,000,000 PLUS INTEREST\u00a0FOR A BOND ISSUANCE TO PROVIDE\u00a0FINANCING ASSISTANCE FOR THE\u00a0VALLEY CITY WELLNESS, HEALTH AND\u00a0<\/strong>PHYSICAL EDUCATION CENTER<\/strong> UNDER\u00a0THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY\u00a0OF VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA. SHALL THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE\u00a0CITY OF VALLEY CITY ADOPT THE\u00a0ORDINANCE DESCRIBED ABOVE\u00a0AMENDING CHAPTER 26, TAXATION,\u00a0ENACTING A CITY SALES, USE AND\u00a0GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDICATED USE\u00a0OF NO GREATER THAN 17%, CAPPED AT\u00a0$3,000,000 PLUS INTEREST FOR A BOND\u00a0ISSUANCE TO PROVIDE FINANCING\u00a0ASSISTANCE FOR THE VALLEY CITY\u00a0WELLNESS, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL\u00a0EDUCATION CENTER UNDER THE HOME\u00a0RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF VALLEY\u00a0CITY, NORTH DAKOTA.<\/p>\n Yes – Means you approve the measure\u00a0as summarized above.<\/p>\n No – Means you reject the measure as\u00a0summarized above.<\/p>\n —————————————————-<\/p>\n
\nShall the governing body of Barnes County<\/strong>\u00a0be empowered to grant property tax\u00a0exemptions upon application of new or\u00a0expanding retail sector businesses?<\/p>\n
\nThe City Commission of the City of\u00a0Valley City pursuant to Chapter 40-57.1-3(1)\u00a0(b) of the North Dakota Century Code,\u00a0submits for an advisory vote a question to\u00a0allow City Commission of the City of Valley\u00a0City, Barnes County, North Dakota, to grant\u00a0a property tax exemption to a new or\u00a0expanding retail sector business during the\u00a0taxable year 2015 or 2016, as published in\u00a0the Valley City Times-Record on October 1,\u00a02014.\u00a0Said section of Chapter\u00a040-57.1-1-3(1)(b) of the North Dakota\u00a0Century Code provides a municipality of\u00a0under forty thousand population to put said\u00a0question on the election ballot if the\u00a0municipality wants an option of granting a\u00a0property tax exemption to a new or\u00a0expanding retail business during the taxable\u00a0year 2015-2016.<\/p>\n
\nYes – Means you approve the measure\u00a0as summarized above.
\nNo – Means you reject the measure as\u00a0summarized above.<\/p>\n
\nQUESTION: ADVISORY VOTE<\/strong>\u00a0AMENDING ARTICLE II, CHAPTER 26,\u00a0TAXATION, ENACTING A CITY SALES, USE\u00a0<\/strong>AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAX<\/strong> DEDICATED\u00a0USE OF NO LESS THAN 83% TO FUND\u00a0PERMANENT FLOOD PROTECTION WITH\u00a0THE BALANCE OF REVENUES RAISED\u00a0GOING TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENT\u00a0RELIEF FOR THE CITIZENS OF VALLEY\u00a0CITY UNDER THE HOME RULE CHARTER\u00a0OF THE CITY OF VALLEY CITY, NORTH\u00a0DAKOTA.
\nThe City Commission of the City of\u00a0Valley City submits for an advisory vote\u00a0pursuant to its Home Rule Charter,\u00a0amending Chapter 26, Taxation, updating\u00a0and re-enacting a city sales, use and gross\u00a0receipts tax under the Home Rule Charter of\u00a0the City of Valley City, North Dakota as\u00a0published in the Valley City Times-Record on\u00a0October 1, 2014, which would impose a\u00a0one-half \u00a0(1\/2) percent city sales, use and\u00a0gross receipts tax in addition to and not in\u00a0place of taxes established by all articles of\u00a0Chapter 26, Taxation. Said\u00a0amendment to the Chapter 26, Taxation,\u00a0provides that no less than 83% of the tax\u00a0proceeds shall be dedicated to the\u00a0construction and operation maintenance of\u00a0Permanent Flood Protection with the\u00a0balance of revenues going to Special\u00a0Assessment relief for the Citizens of Valley\u00a0City.\u00a0Said amendment to the Chapter 26,\u00a0Taxation, will begin at the termination of the\u00a0one-half (\u00bd) percent sales tax dedicated to\u00a0Hi-Line Activity Center financing and will\u00a0terminate 30 years thereafter.<\/p>\n
\nNo – Means you reject the measure as\u00a0summarized above<\/p>\n
\nThe City Commission of the City of\u00a0Valley City submits for an advisory vote\u00a0pursuant to its Home Rule Charter,\u00a0amending Chapter 26, Taxation, updating\u00a0and re-enacting a city sales, use and gross\u00a0receipts tax under the Home Rule Charter of\u00a0the City of Valley City, North Dakota as\u00a0published in the Valley City Times-Record on\u00a0October 1, 2014, which would impose a\u00a0one-half (1\/2) percent city sales, use and gross receipts tax in addition to and not in\u00a0place of taxes established by all articles of\u00a0Chapter 26, Taxation.\u00a0Said amendment to the Chapter 26,\u00a0Taxation, provides that the tax proceeds\u00a0shall be dedicated to the construction and\u00a0development of the Valley City Wellness,\u00a0Health and Physical Education Center, no\u00a0greater than 17%, capped at $3,000,000\u00a0plus interest for a bond issuance for the said\u00a0wellness center.\u00a0Said amendment to the Chapter 26,\u00a0Taxation, will begin at the termination of the\u00a0one-half (\u00bd) percent sales tax dedicated to\u00a0Hi-Line Activity Center financing and will\u00a0terminate 30 years thereafter.<\/p>\n