On March 11, 2008, Norman City Council passed
Ordinance No. O-0708-32. This Ordinance calls for an election to ask the voters
to provide for the assessment of a seven year ½ percent sales tax for the
purpose of providing, primarily, for staffing of 41 police personnel and 30 fire
personnel. Also considered will be two fire stations, one in the vicinity of
36th Avenue NW and Tecumseh Road, and one in the vicinity of East Alameda and
36th avenue SE.
"SHALL ORDINANCE NO. O-0708-32 PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF A SALES TAX OF
ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT (.5%) IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENT CITY AND STATE SALES
TAX UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OR GROSS RECEIPTS DERIVED FROM ALL SALES TO ANY
PERSON TAXABLE UNDER THE SALES TAX LAW OF OKLAHOMA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, CERTAIN ENUMERATED SALES LISTED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE
ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT (.5%) TO BE USED, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE FROM THE
REVENUES GENERATED HEREBY, FOR STAFFING OF FORTY-ONE (41) ADDITIONAL POLICE
PERSONNEL AND THIRTY (30) ADDITIONAL FIRE PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
STAFFING PLAN ADOPTED HEREIN, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR SUCH PERSONNEL,
ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, AND EQUIPPING TWO FIRE STATIONS IN THE CITY OF NORMAN,
OKLAHOMA, AND THEN FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES OF THE CITY BE APPROVED; AND
PROVIDING THAT SUCH ADDITIONAL ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT (.5%) SHALL BEGIN TO BE
LEVIED ON OCTOBER 1, 2008, AND CEASE TO BE LEVIED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2015?"
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