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State Bond Commission clears dozens of local propositions for Nov. 15 ballot
Summary
The commission recommended items 3–42 — a slate of ad valorem and sales taxes, fees, bonds and charter propositions — for placement on the Nov. 15 ballot after staff legal and technical review and with a Sept. 22 Secretary of State deadline.
The State Bond Commission voted Sept. 18 to present items 3 through 42 to voters on the Nov. 15 ballot, approving a range of ad valorem taxes, sales taxes, parcel fees, general obligation bonds and home-rule charter propositions after staff review by the Bond Commission, the Attorney General’s Office and the Secretary of State’s Office.
Staff told commissioners the slate meets technical and legal requirements and urged the measures be placed before voters before the Secretary of State’s proposition deadline of Sept. 22. The staff also noted an ad hoc election subcommittee will meet on Sept. 20 to consider three additional applications that could not be taken up at the Sept. 18 meeting.
The propositions listed in items 3–42, if approved by voters, would fund a broad set of local services and projects identified by applicants, including gravity drainage and sewage, streets and highways, police and fire protection, senior services, schools and public facilities, crime prevention and security, flood protection, affordable housing, libraries, parks and recreation, and other local needs.
Speaker Duvalier moved approval of items 3 through 42; President Henry seconded. There were no objections and the commission approved the slate.
The commission’s staff report said the propositions were reviewed by bond commission staff, the Attorney General’s Office and the Secretary of State’s Office and ‘‘meet the technical requirements’’ for placement on the ballot. The staff recommendation and the commission’s approval do not guarantee voter approval; placement only allows voters in the affected jurisdictions to decide on the measures in the Nov. 15 election.
