On November 2, 2010, Ypsilanti voters will have the opportunity to provide stable, secure funding for public transit in the City of Ypsilanti.
Public transit is critical to Ypsilanti’s economic wellbeing, quality of life, and general environment, and we encourage you to vote YES to Keep Ypsi Rollin’!
The text of the ballot proposal is as follows:
CHARTER AMENDMENT – PUBLIC TRANSIT
An amendment to Section 6.01 of Article VI, Taxation, of the City Charter to restore the levy of 0.9789 mills for Public Transit purposes.This amendment will authorize, in any year a millage is NOT otherwise levied for county wide or regional public transit, or when needed to supplement a county wide or1 regional millage, as approved by City Council, a tax of 0.9789 mils solely for public transit purposes. Approval would increase the tax levy by 0.9789 mils as new additional millage in excess of the limitation imposed by law, restoring the authorized Charter millage to 20 mils, since reduced by the Headlee amendment. It is estimated that if levied, 0.9789 mills would raise approximately $281,429 when first levied in 2011.
Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?
__YES
__NO
The question will also appear on the August 3 primary ballot, but the results of that vote will be invalid, due to a technical error.
“Keep Ypsi Rollin’” is the registered campaign in support of the Charter Amendment. The campaign officers for Keep Ypsi Rollin’ are David Alber, 308 Maple, and Richard Murphy, 406 Florence.