Idaho § 67-4922 - Submission of proposition to electorate

§ 67-4922. Submission of proposition to electorate

Whenever any board authorized to levy and collect property taxes shall, by resolution, determine that the interest of said district and the public interest or necessity demand the acquisition, construction, installation or completion of any works or other improvements or facilities, or the making of any contract with the United States or other persons or corporations, public or private, municipalities, or governmental subdivisions, to carry out the objects or purposes of said district, requiring the creation of an indebtedness of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or more, and in any event when the indebtedness will exceed the income and revenue provided for the year, said board shall order the submission of the proposition of issuing such obligations or bonds, or creating other indebtedness to the qualified electors of the district at an election held for that purpose. The declaration of public interest or necessity herein required and the provision for the holding of such election may be included within one and the same resolution, which resolution, in addition to such declaration of public interest or necessity, shall recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the works or improvements, as the case may be, the amount of principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on such indebtedness. Such resolution shall also fix the date upon which such election shall be held, subject to the provisions of section 34-106 , Idaho Code, and the manner of holding the same in accordance with the provisions of title 34 , Idaho Code, and the method of voting for or against the incurring of the proposed indebtedness. Such resolution shall direct the county clerk to designate the polling place or places, and appoint judges of each polling place.

[67-4922, added 1959, ch. 137, sec. 22, p. 299; am. 1974, ch. 139, sec. 3, p. 1343; am. 1987, ch. 70, sec. 14, p. 137; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 93, p. 505; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 150, p. 1072.]