CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Clerk/Canvass Board

RESOLUTION 05-40(S) 

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF HOMER SPECIAL ELECTION HELD MARCH 22, 2005.

 

          WHEREAS, In compliance with the Homer City Code 4.35, the Canvass Board of the City of Homer has opened, counted, and tallied the votes on absentee ballots, including special needs ballots, found to be valid and made determinations on questioned ballots, and has opened, counted, and tallied those questioned ballots found to be valid, cast in the Special Election held on March 22, 2005; and

 

          WHEREAS, The total number of voters voting in the City Election was 800 and reflects the number of voters not the number of votes cast; and

 

          WHEREAS, In accordance with Homer City Code 4.35, the Canvass Board of the City of Homer has opened and inspected the precinct reports, Election Central Logs and entered the results of the absentee and questioned ballots on the Certification of Election along with the results of the precinct counts.

 

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Homer, Alaska, that the Council hereby accepts and certifies the results of the Special Election for the City of Homer held March 22, 2005, as presented in the Certificate of Election by the Canvass Board, in accordance with the Homer City Code; and

 

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council notes the voter answer to the following question:

 

          “Shall the City of Homer Sales Tax rate of levy be increased by 1 (one) percent from 3.5% to 4.5%?”

 

                                                     YES   504        NO   293

 

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Canvass Board’s Certificate of Election be attached permanently as part of this Resolution.

 

          PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 29th day of March, 2005.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        CITY OF HOMER

 

 

 

                                                                                    ___________________________________

                                                                                    JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

 

 

_______________________________________

MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK 

 

Fiscal Note: NA.

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION

City of Homer Special Election

March 22, 2005

We, the Election Canvass Board, duly appointed, of the City of Homer, Alaska hereby certify that the validated absentee and validated questioned ballots were opened, counted, and recorded at a legally authorized and convened meeting of the City of Homer Canvass Board, held March 25, 2005 and that the results of that count are hereon entered with the certified results of the votes counted for the precinct polling places via Accu-Vote Ballot Tabulation System and that the total results are recorded hereon.

Proposition:

Sales Tax Rate

of Levy Increase            

From 3.5% to     4.5%

35-010

Homer No. 1

35-020

Homer No. 2

Absentee/

Questioned/

Special Needs

that were Counted

Total

Regular

Voters

%       

TOTAL

 

Underage

Vote

 

Homer No. 1

Underage

Vote

Homer

No. 2

YES

230

203

 71

504

63%

504

5

5

NO

153

105

 35

293

37%

293

7

6

TOTALS

383

308

106

797

100%

797

12

11

Registered

Voters

2,108

2,049

 

4,157

 

4,157

 

 

 

 

We further certify that there were 691 Regular voters and 106 Absentee voters,  no Special Needs Voters, and 3 Questioned voters for a total of 800 voters that voted in this election.  Percentage of voter turnout is 19%.  Total registered voters for the City of Homer are 4,157 as of February 20, 2005.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of March, 2005.

 

Canvass Board:           ______________________________            __________________________________

                                    Pauline Benson                                                Margaret Lau

 

Staff:                          ______________________________            __________________________________

                                    Jo Johnson, Deputy City Clerk II                     Melissa Jacobsen, Deputy City Clerk I

 

Attest:  _______________________________

             Mary L. Calhoun, CMC, City Clerk