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City attorney says bond referendum for tennis facility could have been placed under state law; cites 2004 precedents
Summary
During the March 10 meeting the city attorney clarified that under state law the board could have placed a bond referendum for a tennis facility on the ballot with four commissioners' support and noted the same state mechanism was used in 2004 for purchase of green space and the Mallory Lane extension.
The Brentwood city attorney clarified March 10 that the state mechanism for placing a bond referendum on the ballot could have been used to seek voter approval for a bond to fund a tennis facility even without a final project cost, provided four commissioners voted to do so.
During a clarification request on a previously discussed bond referendum, the attorney said the same state law mechanism was used in February 2004 for two referendums: a bond to acquire green space at the Turner property and a bond referendum on the Mallory Lane extension. Commissioners and the city attorney discussed that the mechanism requires the support of four commissioners to place a referendum before voters.
Commissioners asked for the clarification to address confusion in the community about whether a referendum could have been placed without a finalized project cost; the city attorney confirmed the statutory mechanism permits a referendum under the conditions described on the record.
