HomeMy WebLinkAboutELECTION TO DETERMINE REIMPOSITION OR NON RE IMPOSITION SPECIAL ONE PERCENT SALES USE TAX
A RESOLUTION OF THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND
COUNTY COMMISSION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
AN ELECTION HELD ON JUNE 16, 2009 TO DETERMINE
THE REIMPOSITION OR NON-REIMPOSITION OF A
SPECIAL ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX; AND
FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Augusta-Richmond County Commission (the "Commission"), which is
charged with the duties of levying taxes, contracting debts, and managing the affairs of Augusta,
Georgia (the "Consolidated Government"), and the Richmond County Board of Elections (the
"Superintendent of Elections"), which is the Superintendent of Elections of Richmond County,
called an election which was held on June 16, 2009 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters of Richmond County the question of whether or not a special one percent sales and use tax
should be reimposed; and
WHEREAS, the ballots used in the election provided that if reimposition of the tax is
approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general
obligation debt of the County in the principal amount of $52,500,000 (the "General Obligation
Debt"); and
WHEREAS, the returns of the election were duly brought up by the Managers of such
election, as required by law, and were presented to the Superintendent of Elections on its own
behalf and on behalf of the Commission for consolidation and for the declaration of the result of
the election; and
WHEREAS, the returns of the election were received from all of the poll officers and
thereupon the Superintendent of Elections canvassed, computed, and consolidated the returns of
the election and concurrent with the adoption of this resolution delivered a certified copy of the
consolidated return of the election to the Commission, and the result of the election was as
follows:
Total Voted Ballots Cast
Spoiled Ballots
9,663
73
9,736
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6,772
Total Blank Votes Cast
Total Ballots Cast
Total number of votes cast FOR the reimposition
of a special one percent sales and use tax
Total number of votes cast AGAINST the reimposition
of a special one percent sales and use tax
2,891
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission, and it is hereby resolved by authority of the same, that the election resulted in favor
of the reimposition of a special one percent sales and use tax, by an affirmative vote of a
majority ofthe qualified voters of Richmond County voting in the election held for such purpose,
that the reimposition of the special one percent sales and use tax and the issuance of the General
Obligation Debt have been authorized as required by law, and that the results of the election are
hereby declared to be as set forth above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the authority aforesaid, and it is hereby resolved by
authority of the same, that a duly certified copy of the consolidated election return of the
Superintendent of Elections be attached to this resolution as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof.
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PASSED, ADOPTED, SIGNED, APPROVED, AND EFFECTIVE this 1-st day of
September 2009.
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
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STATE OF GEORGIA
RICHMOND COUNTY
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, LENA J. BONNER, Clerk of Commission, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Augusta-
Richmond County Commission (the "Commission") at an open public meeting duly called and
lawfully assembled at 2:00 p.m., on the l5thday of September 2009, in connection with declaring
the results of an election pertaining to the reimposition or non-reimposition of a special one
percent sales and use tax, the original of such resolution being duly recorded in the Minute Book
of the Commission, which Minute Book is in my custody and control.
I do hereby further certify that the following members of the Commission were present at
such meeting:
Deke S. Copenhaver
Betty Beard
Joe Bowles
Jerry Brigham
Don A. Grantham
J. R. Hatney
Calvin Holland, Sr.
Joe Jackson
Corey Johnson
Alvin Mason
Jimmy Smith
and that the following members were absent:
and that such referendum resolution was duly adopted by a vote of:
Aye 10 Nay 0
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of Augusta, Georgia, this the l'hday of
September 2009.
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