Ballot Issue H: Water System
Shall the City of Hills in the County of Johnson be authorized to establish a city utility municipal water system (water works) to include wells, treatment, storage facilities and distribution system?
Public Measure C (Bar admission age)
Whereas, it is in the public interest to provide, unless otherwise exempted by law or ordinance, that a person shall have attained legal age (currently 21 years of age or more) to lawfully be on the premises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to closing of any Iowa City establishment holding a liquor control license, a wine or beer permit, that authorizes on premises consumption.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that Article 4, Chapter 5, Section 8 of the City Code of Iowa City – entitled Persons Under 19 Years of Age in Licensed or Permitted Establishments – shall be modified to replace “nineteen (19) years of age” wherever and however it appears within such Section 8 with “the legal age”.
Public Measure D (Police Citizen Review Board)
That Article V (Boards, Commissions and Committees), Subsection 5.01 (Establishment) of the Home Rule Charter of Iowa City, Iowa be amended by adding the following underlined words:
With the exception of the Police Citizens Review Board, the Council may establish Boards in addition to those required by State law and shall specify the title, duties, length of term, qualifications of members and other appropriate matters. The Council may reduce or increase a Board’s duties, transfer duties from one Board to another or dissolve any Board, except as otherwise provided by State law or this Charter.
A. There shall be a permanent Police Citizens Review Board, which shall have vested in it the following minimum powers:
1. To hold at least one community forum each year for the purpose of hearing citizens’ views on the policies, practices, and procedures of the Iowa City Police Department, and to make recommendations regarding such policies, practices, and procedures to the City Council.
2. To investigate citizen claims of misconduct by sworn police officers and to issue independent reports of its findings to the City Council; and
3. The authority to subpoena witnesses.
Public Measure E (50% required): Hotel/motel tax
Summary: To authorize imposition of a hotel/motel tax in the City of North Liberty, Iowa at the rate of seven percent (7%) to be effective July 1, 2008.
Shall the City of North Liberty, Iowa impose a hotel/motel tax as provided by Chapter 423A, Code of Iowa, at the rate of seven percent (7%) effective July 1,2008 upon the gross receipts from the renting of any and all rooms in any hotel, motel, inn or public lodging house and direct that one hundred percent (100%) of revenue from this tax be used for the promotion and encouragement of tourism related activities as provided by Chapter 423A in the City and surrounding areas.
Public Measure F (50% required): Length of Terms
Shall the terms of offices for city council members and mayor of Shueyville, Iowa be changed from two to four years in order to provide staggered terms?
Public Measure G (50% required): Hotel/motel tax
SUMMARY:
Should Tiffin impose a 7% hotel-motel tax beginning July 1, 2008?
FULL TEXT:
Should the City of Tiffin impose a hotel-motel tax under the provisions of Iowa Code Chapter 423A at the rate of 7% upon the gross receipts from the renting of any and all rooms in any hotel, motel, inn or public lodging house and on all lodgings covered by Chapter 423A, beginning July 1, 2008 with revenues of the tax payable to the City general fund for community betterment and economic development projects?