Tuesday, April 13, 1999
$56,000 to mail out mayor proposal
Each registered voter is going to get a copy
BY HOWARD WILKINSON
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The ballot issue that will soon be in the mailboxes of 215,340 registered voters in Cincinnati will cost taxpayers nearly $56,000.
Last week, Cincinnati City Council voted unanimously to mail the ballot language for Issue 4 to every voter in the city. The May 4 ballot issue calls for direct election of the mayor.
The mailing was the idea of Councilman Tyrone Yates, who is heading the opposition to the issue. At last week's council meeting, it appeared the mailing would cost about $17,000.
But that would cover only the cost of hiring Amity Unlimited, a Lockland direct mail company hired to print and process the mailing. Amity Unlimited would be paid $16,460 for its work.
Clerk of Council Sandy Sherman said Monday the cost of postage would be $39,407, bringing the total to $55,867. Mr. Sherman has asked that $56,500 be transferred to his office budget from the city's contingency funds to pay for the mailing.
“We built in a little extra in case the costs are more than we think they'll be,” Mr. Sherman said.
Under Issue 4, the city's charter would be amended to call for direct election of a mayor who would have expanded powers, including veto power over council legislation and the power to appoint council committee chairmen.
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