Abilene City Question - Abilene Sales Tax

WHEREAS, the governing body of the City has determined it is necessary to authorize the levy of a 0.25% retailers' sales tax, to begin as soon as the tax may be levied by the Kansas Department of Revenue, which date is expected to be April 1, 2023, with revenue received from the tax used for the specific government purposes as described in the ballot question. Shall the following be adopted? Shall a retailers' sales tax in the amount of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) be levied in the City of Abilene, Kansas to take effect April 1, 2023 or as soon thereafter as such tax may be levied by the Kansas Department of Revenue, with revenue from such tax used to fund a Local Street Improvement Program; and provided that such retailers' sales tax shall expire on the date ten years after it is first levied, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?