BILL NO. 1454

ORDINANCE NO. 1444

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMUNDSON, CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015, IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A PROPOSITION TO THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS REGARDING THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE
WHEREAS, the City’s ad valorem tax on commercial property is currently set at $.500; and
WHEREAS, the commercial businesses within the City require a greater level of service than
the residential areas; and
WHEREAS, the City does not currently levy a real estate tax on residential property and the
Board believes that the residents should not be unfairly burdened with the cost of City services
provided to the commercial areas; and
WHEREAS, Missouri law only requires uniformity of taxation within a subclass and not among
the subclasses of property and, therefore, the rate of commercial taxation to be authorized and
eventually levied will not have any effect on residential rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF EDMUNDSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1
An election is hereby called and ordered to be held on the 3 rd day of November, 2015, within the
City of Edmundson for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City a proposition
which shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
PROPOSITION C
Shall the City of Edmundson be authorized to levy an ad valorem
property tax on real property in an amount not to exceed One
Dollar per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation which will
result in an increase on commercial property (the City does not
currently levy a real estate tax on residential property)?
Section 2
The City Clerk shall prepare and cause to be forwarded to the Board of Election Commissioners
of St. Louis County, Missouri, a Notice of Election in compliance with this ordinance and take
such other steps as may be required so that an election may be lawfully conducted.

 Section 3
The Board of Election Commissioners of St. Louis County shall conduct such election according
to the law and certify the results thereof. Said Board of Election Commissioners shall designate
such polling places as shall be required for said election and shall appoint such necessary
election officials as may be required for the conduct thereof. Said Board of Election
Commissioners shall also publish such notice of said election as shall be required by law and
shall do and perform such other necessary acts as may be required to conduct such election in
accord with the statutes of the State of Missouri and the ordinances of the City of Edmundson,
Missouri.
Section 4
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and
approval.
PASSED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF EDMUNDSON,
MISSOURI, ON THIS
11th DAY OF
June
, 2015.

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Presiding Officer
Attest:
City Clerk

Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk