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Home My Public Portal About20030826 special tax levySPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 26, 2003 CALL TO ORDER 1 The Special Council Meeting of August 26, 2003, was called to order at 5:45 P.M. by Mayor John Landwehr. ROLL CALL The following Council Members were present: Present: Angle, Berry, Gordon, Groner, Klindt, Olsen, Viessman, Vogel, and Weber Absent: Ferguson A quorum was declared present. Mayor John Landwehr suggested that the Council adjourn the Special Council Meeting and go into Finance Committee meeting at this time. However, Council expressed their wish to remain in Council session, so did not recess at this time. BILLS PENDING Bill 2003 -72, sponsored by Councilman Berry, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF CITY TAXES AND ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI FOR THE YEAR 2003. Bill 2003 -72 was read third time by title by City Administrator Rich Mays and placed on final passage. A motion was made by Councilman Edith Vogel, seconded by Councilman Dan Klindt, to amend Bill 2003 -72 as follows: SECOND: For the purpose of establishing and maintaining Public Parks in the City of Jefferson, Missouri, the sum of $.1754 on the one hundred dollar valuation. Following discussion on the amendment, Councilman Edith Vogel called for the question, and the call for the question was approved with Councilmen Angle and Berry voting "Nay." The original motion to amend Bill 2003 -72 was then defeated by the following roll -call vote: Aye: Berry, Klindt, Vogel, and Weber Nay: Angle, Gordon, Groner, Olsen, and Viessman SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 26, 2003 2 A motion was made by Councilman Richard Groner to vote on the original bill at this time, seconded by Councilman Clyde Angle, and approved unanimously. Bill 2003 -72 was then passed as Ordinance 13597: Aye: Angle, Berry, Gordon, Groner, Klindt, Olsen, Viessman, Vogel, and Weber Nay: None ADJOURN MENT A motion was made by Councilman Cliff Olsen to adjourn the Special Council Meeting at this time for the purpose of convening the Finance Committee meeting, seconded by Councilman Richard Groner, and approved unanimously at 6:10 P.M.