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Mayor

Selma mayor makes case for property tax increase at public meetings to be held throughout July | News

Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. has kicked off five public meetings to make his case for a property tax increase and to introduce his proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Perkins pitched the idea of raising property taxes and reducing the impact of the increase by having the city take […]

City Council

Minneapolis City Council weighs citizen process for ballot initiative, referendum | #citycouncil

The Minneapolis City Council will continue considering an amendment to the City Charter that would allow residents to take issues straight to the ballot through initiatives and referendums. St. Paul has such a process, and it’s similar to the amendment now on the table in Minneapolis. However, Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley, who spearheaded […]

Alaska

Alaska’s Constitutional Convention spending spree | #alaska | #politics

This is the first part in an exclusive weekly series of articles in The Fulcrum by J.H. Snider on Alaska’s 2022 periodic constitutional convention referendum divided into four parts. Part I describes the spending spree over the referendum. Part II will propose a deterrence theory to explain the extraordinary amount the no side spent. Part […]

City Council

NORWAY TOWN COUNCIL: Organization says mayor can’t override council vote | National News | #citycouncil

A mayor’s decision to override two council members’ votes during the town’s August council meeting has been met with a challenge by at least one council member. The dispute started over an ordinance that would change the way council members are elected in the Orangeburg County Town of Norway. During an Aug. 1 meeting, Norway […]

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NORWAY TOWN COUNCIL: Organization says mayor can’t override council vote |

Mayor

Mayor: ‘I override your vote’; Clemons pushes through Norway ballot question | Government & Politics

RON BAXLEY JR. T&D Correspondent NORWAY – Norway Mayor Tracie Clemons said she was overriding two council members’ votes during the town’s August council meeting, as recorded via Facebook Live. The dispute started over an ordinance that could change the way council members are elected in the town. Clemons said council was giving second reading […]

Mayor

Mayor: ‘I override your vote’; Clemons pushes through Norway ballot question | Government & Politics

City Council

Virginia Beach City Council member criticizes colleagues for excluding several from discussions about referendum – The Virginian-Pilot | #citycouncil

VIRGINIA BEACH — Some members of the Virginia Beach City Council recently discussed the idea of adding a referendum question to the November ballot that would gauge voter’s interest in returning to an at-large voting system. They decided against it for now, but Councilman Aaron Rouse criticized the council members for excluding him and two […]

City Council

City Council to vote on referendum question, 80/20 apartment agreement | Eye On Eau Claire | #citycouncil

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) – The Eau Claire City Council will vote Tuesday on having a referendum question on the November ballot that would raise taxes for city residents. According to paperwork submitted to the city, they want $1.2 million per year to add five new firefighters and paramedics, five more police officers, two community officers […]

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Racine city council to ask voters for $2 million for 11 new police officers | #citycouncil

After nearly two hours of debate, the Racine Common Council voted 9 to 5 to put a referendum on the August ballot, asking voters to increase property taxes $2 million to fund 11 new police officers.In August voters will decide if they want property taxes to increase an estimated 3.5%. A homeowner of a $100,000 […]