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Resolution No. 23
April 6, 1965
Member Teresi introduced the following resolution and MOVED
its adoption:
"RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY AND
EXPEDIENCY OF ISSUING PARK SYSTEM BONDS
AND CALLING SPECIAL ELECTION TO VOTE ON
THEIR ISSUANCE"
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Golden
Valley, Minnesota, as follows:
1. It is hereby found and determined that it is necessary and
expedient for the Village to develop and improve park lands in order
to provide a park system more adequate to the needs of the Village,
and to issue its negotiable coupon general obligations bonds in an
amount not to exceed $185,000 for the development and improvement of
said park system.
2.. The proposition of issuing such bonds, as set forth in the
form of ballot prescribed below, shall be submitted to the voters at
a special election which is hereby called and directed to be held on
Tuesday, the 29th day of June, 1965 between the hours of 7:00 o'clock
a.m. and 8:00 o'clock p.m. Said election shall be held at the
following polling places within each of the election districts hereto-
fore established, and there are hereby appointed three persons to act
as judges of election at each polling place, as follows:
Election
District Polling Place Judges of Election
No. 1 Noble School Irene Hafterson
2600 Noble Avenue Lorraine R. Mueller
Elizabeth Thompson
No. 2 Golden Valley High School Hilma Sandell
4800 Glenwood Avenue Cecily Helgesen _
Norma Sjoquist
No. 3. Civic Center Karen Moe
7800 Golden Valley Road Marge Reiss
Margaret Ek
No. 4 Church of the Good Shepherd Gunhild Ostroot
115 Jersey Avenue South Helen Voss
Genevieve Mellberg
The judges of election in each election district shall appoint two
residents thereof to serve as clerks of election.
3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause
notice of said election to be posted at each of said polling places
and at least three other public and conspicuous places within each
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election district, not less that ten days before the date of said
election, and to cause such notice to be published in the Golden
Valley Press not less than two weeks before said date, which notice
shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL VILLAGE ELECTION
ON PARK SYSTEM BONDS
VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in
and for the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 29th
day of June, 1965, between the hours of 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 8:00 o'clock
P.M., at which the following proposition will be submitted to the voters
of the Village:
Shall the Village of Golden Valley borrow money and
issue its negotiable coupon general obligation bonds
in an amount not exceeding $185,000 for the purpose
of development and improvement of park properties
and recreational areas.
All registered and qualified voters of the Village are entitled
to vote at said election within the respective election districts in
which they reside, as heretofore established for municipal elections,
and the polling places within each of said election districts will be
as follows:
Election District Polling Place
No.l Noble School, 2600 Noble Avenue
No.2 Golden Valley High School
4800 Glenwood Avenue
No.3 Civic Center
7800 Golden Valley Road
No -4 Church of the Good Shepherd
115 Jersey Avenue South
BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
/s/
Helen Penniman, Clerk
Dated: June 1, 1965
4. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause
official ballots to be prepared for said election and to be
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distributed to the judges at each of said polling places. Said
ballot shall be of paper and printed in black ink on light green
paper, if paper of such color is obtainable, and the face thereof
shall read as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
SPECIAL ELECTION
VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
June 29, 1965
VOTE ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
SHALL THE VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY BORROW 14ONEY AND ISSUE ITS
NEGOTIABLE COUPON GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT
EXCEEDING $1$5,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE-
MENT OF PARK PROPERTIES AND RECREATIONAL AREAS?
YES
NO
.......
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ABOVE
PROPOSITION, MARK A CROSS (X) IN THE SQUARE OPPOSITE THE WORD "YES"
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SUCH PROPOSITION: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE AGAINST THE
PROPOSITION, MARK A CROSS (X) IN THE SQUARE OPPOSITE THE WORD "NO"
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SUCH PROPOSITION.
On the back of each ballot there should be printed the words "OFFICIAL
BOND BALLOT", the date of election, the facsimile signature of the
Village Clerk and lines for the initials of two judges.
A sample ballot shall be posted by the Village Clerk at every polling
place and in the office of the Village Clerk at least four days before
the election.
Voting at said election shall be done by paper ballot in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 205 M.S.A. and, for that purpose,
proper ballot labels shall be prepared substantially in accordance
with the form of official ballot above set forth and, in addition,
sufficient paper ballots shall be prepared to satisfy estimated
requirements for absentee voting purposes.
5. The Comrd.ssioner of Registration shall accept registrations
of voters until the 20th day prior to said election and shall then
complete the election register for each district and deliver the
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register to the judges for the respective districts on the day
Village Clerk also the
preceding said election. The shall provide
election judges with suitable tally sheets, form for official
returns, ballot boxes and other necessary supplies for the conduct
of said election. Said election shall be held and conducted in the
manner prescribed by law, and the judges shall record opposite the
name and address of each registered voter appearing in the election
registers the words "voted" or "not voted" as the case may be, and
any challenge, affidavit or other information as may be required. The
judges at each polling place upon the closing of the polls shall forthwith
count the votes cast, and record the same in the official tally books,
and said books, with the ballots cast and the election registers and
the official returns shall thereupon be returned to the Village Clerk.
Within two days after the election, to wit, on June 30, 1965, at 7:30
o'clock P.M., this Council shall meet as a canvassing board and declare
the results appearing from said returns.
1,
Mayor
Attest:
Village Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by Member Flannagan, and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof: Flannagan, Garis, Nadasdy,
Schaphorst, and Teresi: and the following voted against the same:
None, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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