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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 7/15/2024 Item No.: 7.c. Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Review Sales Tax Referendum Ballot Questions 1 2 Background 3 On November 5, 2024, Roseville voters will consider two referendum questions on the 4 ballot regarding the creation of local sales tax of 0.5% that will be used to cover the costs of 5 constructing a new Parks and Public Works Maintenance Facility and License and Passport 6 Center. 7 8 Minnesota Statute § 205.16 requires that the City Clerk provide to the County Auditor 9 written notice of a ballot question, including the title and language of the question, at least 10 84 days before the election, which in this case is on or before August 13, 2024. In order to 11 do so, the Council must determine both the ballot title and the question. A clerk, county 12 auditor, or appropriate governing body must provide a title for each question printed on the 13 ballot. The ballot title must be 10 words or less and must be approved by the City’s legal 14 counsel. Minn. R. 8250.1810, Subp. 10. According to caselaw, ballot language must clearly 15 state the issue and be written in language the average voter can understand. Finally, 16 regarding sales tax measures, Minn. Stat. § 297A.99, subd. 3 (a) says: 17 18…Imposition of a local sales tax is subject to approval by voters of the political subdivision 19 at a general election. The election must be conducted at a general election within the two- 20 year period after the governing body of the political subdivision has received authority to 21 impose the tax. If the authorizing legislation allows the tax to be imposed for more 22 than one project, there must be a separate question approving the use of the tax 23 revenue for each project. Notwithstanding the authorizing legislation, a project that is not 24 approved by the voters may not be funded with the local sales tax revenue and the 25 termination date of the tax set in the authorizing legislation must be reduced proportionately 26 based on the share of that project's cost to the total costs of all projects included in the 27 authorizing legislation. 28 29 The City Attorney has drafted two options for each ballot question for the City Council to 30 review and consider. Option 1 just provides very basic information about the request. 31 Option 2 provides the basic information about the request but also describes what a "YES" 32 or "NO" vote means. The questions are listed below and included as Attachment 1. 33 34 SALES TAX FOR NEW PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE FACILITY. 35 Option 1: 36 Should the City of Roseville impose a one-half of one percent (0.5%) sales and use tax for Page 1 of 3 Qbhf!94!pg!99