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<br /> issue does not get confused with other issues that may come up <br /> in this election. I would prefer not to have an issue as <br /> jrnportant as this get rejected because of other overriding <br /> concerns. My recommendation is that we gather more <br /> information and hold off on putting this on the ballot. Perhaps <br /> if it is necessary, we can have a special election, rather than <br /> increasing the complexity of the general election with this issue. <br />Davidson: Since the use tax doesn't apply to the average resident who <br /> goes down to Hugh M. Woods and buys six two-by-fours, is <br /> there any way in the ballot language to show that? I have to <br /> agree with Kevin, the way I read each one of these it sounds <br /> like we are increasing taxes on the people of Louisville, when <br /> in fact we are not. I just wondered if there was any way to do <br /> that? I think if people understood it they wouldn't have any <br /> problem with it. People may think it means that they will be <br /> taxed every time they go to Hugh M. Woods and buy six nails. <br />Griffiths: One of the difficulties with the use tax is trying to explain it to <br /> people that it is really the opposite of the sales tax. If you pay <br /> a sales tax on the item, then you don't pay a use tax on it. <br /> What would have to be done to get that idea across on a ballot <br /> title is to explain what a use tax is and how it applies. I'm not <br /> saying you couldn't do it but you'd have a long ballot title. It <br /> might be clearer at the end of the time and it might not be that <br /> much clearer just because of the difficulty of understanding <br /> how a use tax operates. <br />Fauson: I would hate to see us go to a special election. A special <br /> election would cost us quite a few dollars. It would probably <br /> negate any gain that the City would have from this. I think the <br /> voters are sophisticated enough that they would inform <br /> themselves of this issue. If Council so desires we could help to <br /> educate the people to what we are trying to do with this. I <br /> would like to see, if we are going to put it on a ballot, that we <br /> do it this November. <br />Brand: One of the reasons that we are moving forward is because in <br /> order to get it on the November ballot we would have to have <br /> an ordinance adopted at the next Council meeting, September <br /> 3, to allow the time to get it on there. Your decision tonight <br /> is: do you let it ride until a later time or, if you want it to be <br /> on the November ballot, you need to authorize the City <br /> Attorney to draft an ordinance to be on the agenda for <br /> September 3. <br />