Special Meeting

CITY OF MARSHALL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, November 14, 2023 The special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Marshall was held November 14, 2023, at City Hall, 344 West Main Street. The meeting was called to order at 4:30 P.M. by Mayor Robert Byrnes. In addition to Byrnes the following members were in attendance: Craig Schafer, Amanda Schroeder, John Alcorn, See Moua-Leske, James Lozinski and Steve Meister. Absent: None. Staff present included: Sharon Hanson, City Administrator and Steven Anderson, City Clerk. Canvass Special Election Results from November 7, 2023 City Clerk Anderson explained that as part of the special election process the city council must form a canvassing board to formally accept the results from the special election that was held on November 7th for the Aquatic Center sales tax extension. The single question on the ballot that was posed to the citizens of Marshall was: CITY BALLOT QUESTION ADDITIONAL USE AND EXTENSION OF SALES AND USE TAX Shall the City of Marshall be authorized to (a) extend a sales and use tax of one-half of one percent (0.50%) for the purpose of paying the costs of collecting and administering the tax and paying for the construction of a new municipal aquatic center in the City, plus associated bonding costs, including interest on any bonds, and (b) issue its general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $18,370,000, plus the cost of issuing the bonds, including interest on the bonds, to finance the construction of a new municipal aquatic center in the City? Anderson went into detail with the following information: Number of persons registered as of 7 a.m. 7269 Number of persons registered on Election Day 64 Number of accepted regular, military, and overseas absentee ballots and mail ballots 171 Total number of persons voting 2190 Precinct Yes No MARSHALL W-1 443 210 MARSHALL W-2 596 307 MARSHALL W-3 416 218 1,455 voted in the affirmative and 735 voters against the referendum to extend the sales tax that was established in 2012. Motion made by Councilmember Meister, seconded by Councilmember Schroeder to accept the results of the November 7, 2023 special election of 1,455 voters approving the additional use and extension of sales and use tax and 735 voters against. Voting Yea: Mayor Byrnes, Councilmember Schafer, Councilmember Meister, Councilmember Schroeder, Councilmember Alcorn, Councilmember Moua-Leske, and Councilmember Lozinski. The motion Carried. 7-0. Adjourn At 4:40 PM Mayor Byrnes adjourned the special meeting. Attest: _________________________ _________________________ Steven Anderson, City Clerk Robert Byrnes, Mayor