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Resolution No. 2013 -09
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
CERTIFYING ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE - SHARED REVENUES FROM CIGARETTE, GAS
AND LIQUOR TAXES, APPROVING THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD'S PARTICIPATION IN
THE STATE REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM, AND DECLARING THE CITY'S ELECTION
TO RECEIVE STATE REVENUES PURSUANT TO OREGON REVISED STATUTES 221.760
AND 221.770.
WHEREAS, ORS 221.760 in summary provides as follows:
Section 1. The officer responsible for disbursing funds to cities under ORS 323.455, 366.785 to
366.820 and 471.805 shall, in the case of a city located within a county having more than 100,000
inhabitants according to the most recent federal census, disburse such funds only if the city provides four
or more of the following services:
1. Police protection
2. Fire protection
3. Street construction, maintenance and lighting
4. Sanitary sewers
5. Storm Sewers
6. Planning, zoning and subdivision control
7. One or more utility services
and
WHEREAS, the City of Springfield provides six out of seven municipal services enumerated in O.R.S.
221.760:
1. Police protection
2. Fire protection
3. Street construction, maintenance and lighting
4. Sanitary sewers
5. Storm Sewers
6. Planning, zoning and subdivision control
and
WHEREAS, ORS 221.770 requires the City of Springfield to elect to receive state revenues under ORS
221.770 by enactment of an ordinance or resolution expressing the City's election to receive state
revenues under ORS 221.770: and
WHEREAS as required by ORS 221.770(1)(b), a public hearing before the Budget Committee was
advertised in a newspaper of general circulation on April 5, 2013 and April 12, 2013; and
WHEREAS as required by ORS 221.770(1)(b), on April 30, 2013, the Budget Committee held a public
hearing giving citizens an opportunity to comment upon the proposed uses of State Revenue Sharing
funds; and
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WHEREAS as required by ORS 221.770(1)(c), a public hearing before the Common Council of the City
of Springfield was advertised in a newspaper of general circulation on June 7, 2013; and
WHEREAS as required by ORS 221.770(1)(c), on June 17, 2013, the Common Council of the City of
Springfield held a public hearing on the proposed uses of State Revenue Sharing funds.
WHEREAS as required by ORS 221.770(1)(d), levied on property tax for the year preceding the year in
which the revenue sharing is due.
NOW, THEREFORE, BASED ON THE FINDINGS SET FORTH IN THE FOREGOING
RECITALS, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SPRINGFIELD, A Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. The City of Springfield hereby certifies its eligibility to participate in state shared
revenues disbursed pursuant to ORS 221.760 and compliance with provisions of ORS
221.770(1)(c).
Section 2. Approval is given for the City of Springfield to participate in the State Revenue
Sharing program for the 2013/14 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014.
Section 3. The City of Springfield hereby elects to receive state revenues distributed pursuant to ORS
221.770 for the 2013 -14 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the State of
Oregon, Department of Administrative Services Operations, prior to July 31, 2013.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 17 °i day of June, 2013, by a vote of
6 for and 0 against.
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