HomeMy Public PortalAbout11459 O R D I N A N C E NO. 11459
AN ORDINANCE, repealing Ordinance No. 11423, as adopted January
23, 2003, in order to postpone the bond election as scheduled for April 8, 2003 in The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, with an emergency clause.
WHEREAS, through Ordinance No. 11423, as adopted January 23, 2003,
the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District called for a bond
election to be held on April 8, 2003 in The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District on the
proposition whether to issue Five Hundred Million Dollar ($500,000,000.00) principal
amount of sewer revenue bonds, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees now believes that the public would be
better served if said election were postponed,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Ordinance No. 11423, as adopted January 23, 2003, is
hereby repealed in order to postpone the bond election as scheduled for April 8, 2003 in
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
Section Two. The General Counsel and staff of The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District are hereby directed to pursue any and all legal actions as may be
necessary to effect the postponement of said bond election.
Section Three. Insofar as proper notice for the postponement of said bond
election must be given to the Boards of Election Commissioners of St. Louis City and
St. Louis County, respectively, without delay, and may require legal action, so that
time is of the essence, thus creating an emergency within the meaning of the District
Charter, this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its enactment.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted March 10, 2003 by the following vote-
Ayes – R. Baer, C. Brown, M. Rhodes, D. Joyce-Hayes, B. Margiotta, and J. Swartz.
Nays – None.
Secretary-Treasurer