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ORDINANCE NO. 06-5372 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BILLINGS, PROVIDING THAT THE MONTANA, CITY CODE BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 11 TO INCLUDE REQUIRED BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR ANY MILL LEVY ELECTION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BILLINGS, MONTANA: Section 1. That Section 11 of the Billings, Montana, City Code, be amended to include a new section that shall read as follows: “Section 11-103. Ballot Language. The following will be specified on the face of a ballot for any mill levy election: If the levy is permanent, or has a sunset duration date; If the levy is cumulative or not cumulative; and The dollar amounts and mills for each year and the total mills and dollars after the last increase. Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after the second reading and final adoption, as provided by law. Section 3. Repealer. All resolutions, ordinances, and sections of the City Code inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this ordinance which may be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. APPROVED AS AMENDED by the City Council on first reading this 12th day of June, 2006. APPROVED by the City Council on second reading this 26th day of June, 2006. CITY OF BILLINGS BY Ron Tussing, Mayor ATTEST: By Marita Herold, CMC/AAE City Clerk