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JANUARY 10, 2006 06-26RESOLUTION
(CARRIED______ LOST __1-6___ LAID OVER ________ WITHDRAWN ______)
PURPOSE:SET REFERENDUM / U.S. TROOP WITHDRAWAL QUESTION
INITIATED BY:COUNCIL MEMBER ESSLINGER
WHEREAS, the City Clerk received a petition requesting the Council place on the
April ballot a referendum question concerning the U.S. troops in Iraq; and
WHEREAS, the Clerk reported that the petition does not meet the requirements
contained in Section 9.20, Wis. Stats., to require a referendum; nevertheless the issue
should be placed before the city electors;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that the proper City officials are hereby authorized and directed to place the
question presented in said petition on a referendum ballot to be voted on at the time
provided by statute for holding the spring general election, i.e. April 4, 2006.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the question presented to the electorate shall be:
Should the United States begin an immediate withdrawal of its
troops from Iraq starting with the National Guard and Reserves?