VALLEY CITY, N.D (NewsDakota.com) – Three candidates will be seeking two open positions on the Valley City Commission in the June 11th election. Mike Bishop and Dick Gulmon are running for re-election. Peyton Puckett is seeking one of these open positions on the city commission.
In the Valley City Park Board race, Ross Powell and Jordyn Heck are running for re-election. Oscar Suniga is seeking one of these open positions on the park board.
And Municipal Judge Tom Goven is seeking another term unopposed.
Voting will be held in the Barnes County Courthouse Tuesday, June 11th from 7am to 7pm.
Two measures will be on the June 11th ballot as well.
VALLEY CITY MEASURE NO. 1
Shall the City of Valley City publish the minutes of its governing body in the official city newspaper for the next four years?
Yes – Means you approve the measure as summarized above.
No – Means you reject the measure as summarized above.
VALLEY CITY MEASURE NO. 2
ADVISORY VOTE ON QUESTION REGARDING REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF FLAVORED E-LIQUIDS AND E-CIGARETTES
The Board of City Commissioners of the City of Valley City submits the following question for an advisory vote pursuant to its Home Rule Charter, to consider whether to repeal subsection 4 of section 8-04-05 of the Valley City Municipal Code, which prohibits the sale and dispensing of flavored e-cigarettes, flavored e-liquids, and other flavored components and materials involved in the use or consumption of e-cigarettes.
A repeal would be approved by the Board of City Commissioners after considering the advisory vote, by and through two readings of an ordinance as published in the Valley City Times Record on May 29, 2024.
Said ordinance provides that the following language will be removed from the Valley City Municipal Code:
4. No person shall sell or dispense any electronic smoking device or liquid or other materials or components involved in the use or consumption of electronic cigarettes containing, as a constituent or additive, an artificial or natural flavor or an herb or spice, that is a characterizing flavor of the tobacco product or vapor produced by the tobacco product.
QUESTION: Shall the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Valley City adopt the ordinance described above repealing language in the Valley City Municipal Code which prohibits the sale and dispensing of flavored e-cigarettes, flavored e-liquids, and other flavored components and materials involved in the use or consumption of e- cigarettes.
YES – Means that you approve of the repeal of subsection 4, thereby allowing for the sale and dispensing of flavored e-cigarettes and e-liquids in the City of Valley City.
NO – means that you do not approve of the repeal of subsection 4 and wish to retain the prohibition on the sale and dispensing of flavored e-cigarettes and e-liquids in the City of Valley City.
Voting will be held in the Barnes County Courthouse Tuesday, June 11th from 7am to 7pm.