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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-33 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AUTHORIZING THE CALLING AND HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION IN SAID CITY OF NORMAN, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, (THE CITY), ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, 2014, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED, QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY THE QUESTION OF APPROVING OR REJECTING ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-33 OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, LEVYING AND ASSESSING A SALES TAX OF ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT (1/2%) IN ADDITION TO PRESENT CITY AND STATE SALES TAXES UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OR GROSS RECEIPTS DERIVED FROM ALL SALES TO ANY PERSON TAXABLE UNDER THE SALES TAX LAW OF OKLAHOMA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CERTAIN ENUMERATED SALES LISTED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT (1/2%) SALES TAX TO BE USED, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE FROM THE REVENUES GENERATED HEREBY, FOR RETENTION OF THE SEVENTY-ONE (71) PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL INITIALLY ADDED WITH REVENUES FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX OF 2008 COLLECTED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. O-0708-32; ADDITION OF THIRTEEN (13) POLICE PERSONNEL TO IMPLEMENT A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM, FOUR (4) EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS, AND TWO (2) EMERGENCY VEHICLE MECHANICS; REPLACEMENT OF CITY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND DISPATCH FACILITY; REPLACEMENT OF FIRE TRUCKS AND APPARATUS; RELOCATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION NO. 5; DEBT SERVICE IF INCURRED FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSES; AND THEN FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES AS SPECIFIED HEREIN; TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2015, AND TERMINATE ON THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025; PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS EXEMPTED FROM THE SALES TAX LAW OF OKLAHOMA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CERTAIN ENUMERATED EXEMPTIONS LISTED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF TAX; REQUIRING THE FILING OF RETURNS; PROVIDING FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAX WHEN...
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