Board of Aldermen — 9/12/17 Page 37
“Shall the Board of Aldermen pass the following resolution” and then putting the resolution text into the ballot
and having folks vote yes or no.
MOTION BY CLEMONS TO ADD THE WORDS “SHALL THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN PASS THE
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION” BEFORE THE TEXT OF RESOLUTION R-17-116 AND TO PLACE IT
ON THE BALLOT AT THE NOVEMBER MUNICIPAL ELECTION
ON THE QUESTION
President McCarthy
Before | repeat the motion, I'll ask the city clerk to comment on whether we can get it on the ballot in the time
that we have left.
City Clerk Piecuch
| would have to look at the timeframe. We are drawing the names of the candidates tomorrow and | was
sending the ballot prep out to the printer on Thursday. Without having a schedule and time line in front of me, |
really can’t give that information out right now.
Alderman Clemons
Assuming it passed tonight.
City Clerk Piecuch
Will it require a public hearing?
Alderman Cookson
Just like we did on the Keno.
Attorney Bolton
It certainly doesn’t require a public hearing before you can pass it tonight. We're talking about a non-binding
referendum basically to advise the Board of the voters’ preference. There may or may not be a requirement for
a public hearing prior to the election. If there is, we can let you know that tomorrow and perhaps it can get
scheduled on the same night as another public hearing that is already contemplated.
President McCarthy
The motion is to add the words “Shall the Board of Aldermen Pass the Following Resolution and to place it on
the ballot at the November Municipal Election”
Alderman Clemons
| understand the hesitation of some of my colleagues here this evening. We want to make sure that the 500
signatures that we received tonight, the 200 notarized signatures that we received tonight, the hundreds of
people who are here, the calls are real. So let’s do it. Let’s put it on the ballot and if the people vote yes that
they want this, as we have amended it, with all the different amendments in there, and if they vote yes, all of
you who voted no, can turn around at the end of November and say this is what the constituents wanted and
you can vote with a clear conscience and you don’t have to worry about it. You can sleep at night because the
citizens will know that there’s all these other concerns that the city has and they will be able to say yes, | want
this, or no, | don’t. Nothing more democratic than that so that’s what | propose. Let’s put this theatre on the
ballot and have the people decide.
