Candidates on June 2008 ballot
City Commission (in ballot order—vote for two)
Eugene A. Dumont
Linda Coates
Mike Williams
Dave Piepkorn
Park District (vote for two)
Joel Vettel
Barb Johnson
Municipal Judge (vote for one)
Thomas A. Davies
Voters will have the opportunity to write in candidates for the offices above.
Questions on June 2008 ballot
Home Rule Charter Amendment: Shall Article 4(F) of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Fargo be amended to provide that initiated or referred ordinances approved by a vote of the voters may only be repealed or amended by a vote of the voters, all as provided in the Notice of Proposed Home Rule Charter Amendment as published in THE FORUM on the 26th day of May, 2008?
Currently, Article 4(F) of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Fargo provides that an initiated or referred ordinance approved by the voters may be repealed or amended by a two-thirds majority of the city commissioners within one year of the effective date of the initiated or referred ordinance and by simple majority thereafter.
Shall such amendment be approved?
Initiated ordinance: Shall an initiated ordinance relating to prohibiting smoking in public indoor workplaces in the city of Fargo including all bars, truck stops and certain places of public access rented for private functions, all as published in The Forum on the 26th day of May, 2008, be adopted?
Shall this initiated ordinance be adopted?
Referred ordinance: Shall ordinance number 4639 relating to prohibiting smoking in public indoor workplaces in the city of Fargo except for an all-enclosed bar area which prohibits entry of customers under the age of 21; in designated areas of truck stops restricted for use of professional drivers and their adult companions only; and in J.T. Cigarro Tobacco Bar, all as published in The Forum on the 26th day of May, 2008, be adopted?
This ordinance was an initiated ordinance, approved by the Fargo board of city commissioners, and subsequently referred to a vote of the voters.
Shall this referred ordinance be adopted?
Publication of City Commission minutes: According to state law, once every four years, each city must place on the ballot a question as follows:
Shall the minutes of the Fargo City Commission be published in the official newspaper of the city?