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SPECIAL SESSION — DECEMBER 20, 2013
CALL TO ORDER
The Cape Girardeau City Council convened in special session on Friday, December 20, 2013, at
4:00 p.m. with Mayor Harry Rediger presiding and Council Members Wayne Bowen, Meg Davis,
Mark Lanzotti, Loretta Schneider, and John Voss present. Trent Summers arrived at 4:10 p.m.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
A. Motion was. made by Loretta Schneider, Seconded byMeg Davis to approve and adopt.
Motion passed. 6-0. Aye: Bowen, Davis, Lanzotti, Rediger, Schneider, Voss. Absent: Summers.
NEW ORDINANCES
BILL NO. 13-172, an Ordinance imposing a use tax for general revenue purposes at the rate of
2.75 percent pursuant to the authority granted by and subject to the provisions of Sections 144.600
through 144.761 RSMO; providing for the use tax to be repealed, reduced or raised in the same
amount as any City sales tax is repealed, reduced or raised; and calling an election in the City of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on the question of whether to impose the local use tax; designating the
time of holding the election; authorizing and directing the City Clerk to give notice of the election.
First Reading.
The Mayor stated that Mr. John Mehner, President of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of
Commerce, gave a presentation to the Council regarding this use tax, and he feels the Council
should adopt this Ordinance and allow the citizens to decide on this issue in April. Mrs. Schneider
said that it is important for Cape Girardeau to coordinate its use tax vote with the City of Jackson
and Cape Girardeau County.
A Motion was made by Loretta Schneider, Seconded by Meg Davis to approve.
Motion passed. 6-0. Ayes: Bowen, Davis, Lanzotti, Rediger, Schneider, Voss. Absent: Summers,
but later in the meeting he anrounced that his vote was also Aye, resulting in -1-0.
BILL NO. 13-173, an Ordinance providing for the levying of the annual City revenue tax for the
fiscal year ending on the 30th day of June, 2015. First Reading.
A Motion was made by Wayne Bowen, Seconded by Meg Davis to approve.
Mr. Voss said that he thought the Council has not had sufficient time for discussion about this
change to the annual revenue tax in order to vote at this time.
Mayor Rediger said that per Council policy three Council members requested this Ordinance. He
has asked staff to research this matter in detail, and bring back further information at a future
Council meeting.
Mrs. Schneider said that she would feel much better voting on this Ordinance, if she had a
recommendation from staff. It is difficult to see what portion of an individual's full property tax
bill actually comes to the City, but it is a very small portion of the full property tax bill. Mrs.
Schneider said that she would support postponing voting on this Ordinance and discussing it at a
future meeting.
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Mr. Bowen said that he received the request from the Chamber of Commerce for the use tax on
Monday, and it is on the agenda. He feels it is appropriate to consider this Ordinance at this time
as well. Mr. Bowen said that he feels the Council has been given sufficient information from City
staff to vote onthis issue now.
[Council Member Trent Summers arrived atthe meeting at this time.]
Mr. Lanzotti said that he supported postponing approving the first reading of this Ordinance only
for the purpose of continuing dialogue. The Ordinance is being presented at this meeting because
it is a timeliness issue, along with the use tax ordinance.
City Attorney Eric Cunningham stated that this Ordinance would not have to be approved by the
Council at this meeting in order to be effective at the same time as the Ordinance imposing a use
tax would be effective. This ordinance would only have to be approved and in effect prior to the
April 8, 2014, election.
Following further discussion by Council, a Motion was made by John Voss, Seconded by Loretta
Schneider to postpone first reading of BILL NO. 13172.
Motion passed. fr 1. Ayes: Davis, Lanzotti, Rediger, Schneider, Summers, Voss. Nays: Bowen
ADJOURN
A Motion was made by Mark Lanzotti, Seconded by John Voss to adjourn at 4:18 p.m.
Motion passed by roll call. 7-0. Aye: Bowen Davis, Lanzotti, Rediger, Schneider, Summers, and
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Harry E. Rddigef, Mayor
6aylFIFConrad, City Clerk