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<br />..:1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />repeal this ordinance then we get sales <br />tax in the City and use tax outside the <br />City. The side issue is that we need to <br />look at the service expansion fee to see <br />if builders are paying more than they <br />should. <br /> <br />Carnival: I f the Council chooses to go to the <br />ballot with this issue then who becomes <br />the informers as far as how this Council <br />would like to see the electorate vote on <br />this particular issue? Does it become <br />the Council's obligation to then go out <br />and educate the public? Inform them on <br />what is the correct way of voting on this <br />or how does that happen? <br /> <br />Brand: You could do that. You could send a <br />notice to every water bill recipient in <br />the water bills. <br /> <br />Carnival: The Council has the right to do that as a <br />Council, to use City money to go out and <br />inform/educate the public? <br /> <br />Brand: I believe that we do, but I will have to <br />have Susan check that out. <br /> <br />Davidson: We can educate but we couldn't advise <br />them to vote one way or the other. You <br />could educate them on both sides of the <br />issue. <br /> <br />Sackett: I think we should have staff prepare a <br />recommendation for the future. My <br />editorial comment on educating the public <br />is you can get into deep trouble on <br />deciding what the definition of education <br />is. It is better to let the press do the <br />educating and we'll do the presenting. <br /> <br />Fauson: I think that would be more appropriate. <br />We would present the facts and the facts <br />only. <br /> <br />Sackett: Council people on their own can lobby <br />either way. <br /> <br />Carnival: Don't you believe, John, that if the <br /> <br />16 <br />