HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-325AUGUST 26, 2008 08-325 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: SET REFERENDUM /HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION
INITIATED BY: CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
WHEREAS, the City Clerk received a petition requesting the Council place on the
next general election ballot (i.e. November 4, 2008) a referendum question asking for an
advisory referendum on health care reform legislation; and
WHEREAS, the Clerk reported that the petition meets the requirements contained in
Section 9.20, Wis. Stats., to require a referendum;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that an advisory referendum be referred to a vote of the electors in the City of
Oshkosh, at the next general election, in the form of the question: "Shall the next state
legislature enact health care reform legislation by December 31, 2009, that guarantees
every Wisconsin resident affordable health care coverage as good as what is provided to
state legislators?"