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MillerCountyLiberal Colquitt, GA SPLOST WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 • MILLER COUNTY LIBERAL • PAGE 15 A RESOLUTION OF THE MILLER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION-ERS IMPOSING A COUNTY ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX AS AUTHORIZED BY PART 1 OF ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 48 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED, SPECIFYING THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX ARE TO BE USED; SPECIFYING THE PERIOD OF TIME FOR WHICH SUCH TAX SHALL BE IMPOSED; SPECIFYING THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE FACILITIES TO BE FUNDED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX; REQUESTING THE ELECTION SUPERINTENDENT TO CALL AN ELECTION OF THE VOTERS OF MILLER COUNTY TO APPROVE THE IMPOSITION OF SUCH SALES AND USE TAX; APPROVING THE FORM OF BALLOT TO BE USED IN SUCH AN ELECTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (the “Act”) authorizes the imposition of a county one percent sales and use tax (the “SPLOST”) for the purpose, inter alia, of financing certain capital outlay projects which include those set forth herein; and WHEREAS, the Miller County Board of Commissioners (the “Board of Commissioners”) has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of Miller County, Georgia (the “County”) that a one percent SPLOST be imposed in a special district within the County to Raise approximately $3,600,000.00 for the purpose of funding capital outlay projects (the “projects”); and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners delivered a written notice (the “Notice”) to the Mayor regarding the imposition of the SPLOST; and WHEREAS, the Notice contained the date, time, place, and purpose of a meeting at which designated representatives of the County and the City of Colquitt (“the City”) met and discussed the possible proj-ects for inclusion in the referendum, including municipally owned and operated projects; and WHEREAS, the Notice was delivered or mailed at least 10 days prior to the date of the meeting, and the meeting was held at least 30 days prior to the issuance of a call for the referendum; and WHEREAS, the Miller County and the City of Colquitt have entered into an intergovern-mental agreement and constitute all the parties to the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the City represents 32.0 percent of the total population of the County, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commission-ers of Miller County, Georgia as follows: A. Assuming the question of imposing a County SPLOST is approved by the voters of the special district in the election hereinafter referred to, the SPLOST shall be imposed for the term, purposes and cost as follows: 1. In order to finance the Projects described herein, a SPLOST in the amount of one percent (1%) on all sales and uses in the County is hereby authorized to be levied and collected within the special district created in the County as provided in the Act. 2. The proceeds of such tax are to be used to fund the Projects. The Projects consist of “County Projects” and “City Projects”. The County Projects, the City Projects, and the estimated costs are set forth below: 3. The SPLOST is to be imposed for a period of six (6) years. B. No general obligation debt will be issued in connection with the SPLOST. C. Call for the Election; Ballot Form; Notice. 1. The Superintendent of Elections of Miller County is hereby re-quested to call an election in all voting precincts in the County on the 6th day of March, 2012 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the County the question set forth in paragraph 2 below. 2. The ballots to be used in the election shall have written or printed thereon substantially the following: “( ) Yes Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the special district of Miller County for a period of time not to exceed six (6) years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $3,600,000.00 for the purpose of (1) funding “County Projects” consisting of Public Emergency Services to include Fire, Emergency Medical Services, E-911, Emergency Management Agency, Public Safety Sheriff, Public Service Roads & Bridges, Public Services Buildings, and Public Parks and Recreation; and (2) funding “City Projects” consisting of Public Works, Public Safety Police and Public Service Buildings? ( ) No” 3. It is hereby requested that the election be held by the Superin-tendent of Elections of Miller County in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia, including, without limitation, the election laws relating to special elections. It is hereby further requested that the Superintendent of Elections of Miller County canvass the returns, declare the result of the election and certify the result to the Secretary of State and to the Commissioner of Revenue. 4. The Superintendent of Elections of Miller County is hereby autho-rized and requested to publish a notice of the election as required by law in the newspaper in which Sheriff’s advertisements for the County are published once a week for four weeks immediately preceding the date of the election. The notice of the election shall be substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. D. The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to deliver a copy of the resolution to the Superintendent of Elections of Miller County with a request that the Superintendent of Election of Miller County issue the call for an election. E. The proper officers and agents of the County are hereby authorized to take any and all further actions as may be required in connection with the imposition of SPLOST. MILLER COUNTY, GEORGIA By: /Jimmy C. Haywood/ JIMMY C. HAYWOOD, CHAIRPERSON ATTEST: /Deborah Pearce/ DEBORAH PEARCE, COUNTY CLERK (Seal) Date adopted: 10-3-11 EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF MILLER COUNTY, GEORGIA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 6th, day of March, 2012, an election will be held at the regular polling places in all the election districts of Miller County, Georgia (“the County”), at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of the county for their determi-nation the question of whether a one percent county special purpose local option sales and use tax (the “SPLOST”) shall be imposed on all sales and uses in the special district created in the County for a period of six (6) years for the raising of approximately $3,600,000.00 for the purpose of funding capital outlay projects (“the Projects”) specified in the form of the ballot set forth below. “( ) Yes Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the special district of Miller County for a period of time not to ex-ceed six (6) years and for the raising of approximately $3,600,000.00 for the purpose of (1) funding “County Projects” consisting of Public Emergency Services to include Fire, Emergency Medical Services, E-911, Emergency Management Agency, Public Safety Sheriff, Public Service Roads & Bridges, Public Services Buildings, and Public Parks and Recreation; and (2) funding “City Projects” consisting of Public Works, Public Safety Police and Public Service Buildings. ( ) No” /Brenda G. McNease/ Brenda G. McNease Superintendent of Elections Miller County, Georgia CALL FOR A REFERENDUM TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX IN MILLER COUNTY, GEORGIA Notice is hereby given by resolution of the Miller County Board of Commissioners adopted on October 3, 2011, that there will be a special election on March 6, 2012 for the purpose of submitting to the electors of Miller County the following question: ( ) Yes ( ) No Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the special district of Miller County for a period of time not to exceed six (6) years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $3,600,000.00 for the purpose of (1) funding “County Projects” consisting of Public Emergency Services to include Fire, Emergency Medical Services, E-911, Emergency Management Agency, Public Safety Sheriff, Public Service Roads & Bridges, Public Services Buildings, and Public Parks and Recreation; and (2) funding “City Projects” consisting of Public Works, Public Safety Police and Public Service Buildings? All persons desiring to vote in favor of imposing the tax shall vote “Yes” and all persons opposed to levying the tax shall vote “No.” If more than one-half of the votes cast are in favor of imposing the tax, then the tax shall be imposed as provided in this article; otherwise the tax shall not be imposed. All qualified electors shall be eligible to vote in this special election. The last day to register to vote is February 6, 2012. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Said election will be held in compliance with the Georgia Election Code and by Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Given under my hand and seal this 20th day of October, 2011. BRENDA G. McNease Superintendent of Elections Miller County, Georgia SPLOST RESOLUTION <pagedata>14:0.0291435886:0.98731631:0.986154735:0.0376718454</pagedata>