HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 14 State Shared Revenues AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 6/15/2020
Meeting Type: Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Neil Obringer/ Finance
Staff Phone No: 541.736.1032
Estimated Time: 05 Minutes
S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: Mandate
ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE CITY’S ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE STATE
SHARED REVENUES FROM CIGARETTE, MARIJUANA, GAS AND LIQUOR
TAXES
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Adopt/not adopt the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CERTIFYING ELIGIBILITY FOR
STATE-SHARED REVENUES FROM CIGARETTE, MARIJUANA, GAS AND
LIQUOR TAXES AND APPROVING THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD’S
PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
State law provides that cities located within counties having more the 100,000
inhabitants according to the most recent federal decennial census must provide four
or more municipal services from a specific list to be eligible to receive state-shared
cigarette, marijuana, liquor and highway taxes under ORS 221.760. The
accompanying resolution will satisfy that requirement.
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1. Resolution
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
To be eligible to receive state shared revenues in the ensuing fiscal year, the City
must provide at least four of seven eligible services and perform five additional
actions:
1. Advertise and hold a public hearing before the Budget Committee;
2. Advertise and hold a public hearing before the City Council;
3. Adopt a resolution certifying the City is eligible to receive funds
under the ORS 221.760;
4. Adopt a resolution approving the City’s participation in the program;
5. File a copy of the resolution with the State of Oregon by July 31st.
A public hearing was advertised and held before the Budget Committee on May 5,
2020. The attached resolution will satisfy items 2, 3 and 4. Upon adoption, the
City’s Budget Officer will file the appropriate documentation with the State.
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
[FY21 STATE SHARED REVENUE]
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CERTIFYING
ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE-SHARED REVENUES FROM CIGARETTE, MARIJUANA, 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
WHEREAS, City of Springfield officials recognize the desirability of assisting the State office
responsible for determining the eligibility of cities to receive such funds in accordance with ORS
221.760, now, therefore,
Be it resolved, that the City of Springfield hereby certifies that it provides the following six out
of seven municipal services enumerated in Section 1, ORS 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
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 prominent location on the City’s website beginning on April 22, 2020 and
advertised in a newspaper of general circulation on April 29, 2020; and
WHEREAS, as required by ORS 221.770(1)(b), on May 5, 2020, the Budget Committee held a
public hearing giving citizens an opportunity to comment upon the proposed uses of State
Revenue Sharing funds; and
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 10, 2020;
and
WHEREAS, as required by ORS 221.770(1)(c), on June 15, 2020, the Common Council of the
City of Springfield held a public hearing on the proposed uses of State Revenue Sharing funds;
and
WHEREAS, as required by ORS 221.770(1)(d), the City of Springfield levied a 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:
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 2020/21 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2020, and
ending June 30, 2021.
Section 3. The City of Springfield hereby elects to receive state revenues distributed
pursuant to ORS 221.770 for the 2020/21 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2020, and ending
June 30, 2021.
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, 2020.
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 15th day of June, 2020, by a
vote of _______ for and _______ against.
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Mayor – Christine L. Lundberg
ATTEST:
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City Recorder