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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 23 State Shared RevenuesAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL Meeting Date: Meeting Type: Staff Contact/Dept.: Staff Phone No: Estimated Time: Council Goals: 6/20/2022 Regular Meeting Neil Obringer/ Finance 541.736.1032 05 Minutes Mandate ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE CITY'S ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE STATE SHARED REVENUES FROM CIGARETTE, MARIJUANA, GAS AND LIQUOR TAXES ACTION Conduct a public hearing and adopt/not adopt the following resolution: A REQUESTED: 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 State law provides that cities located within counties having more the 100,000 STATEMENT: 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/ To be eligible to receive state shared revenues in the ensuing fiscal year, the City FINANCIAL must provide at least four of seven eligible services and perform five additional IMPACT: 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 10, 2022. 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. A RESOLUTION 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(1) in provides, in relevant part, as follows: 'The officer responsible for disbursing funds to cities under ORS 323.455, 366.785 to 366.820 and 471.805 shall disburse such funds in the case of a city located within a county having more than 100,000 inhabitants, according to the most recent federal census, ... if the city provides four or more of the following municipal services: (a) Police protection (b) Fire protection (c) Street construction, maintenance and lighting (d) Sanitary sewers (e) Storm Sewers (f) Planning, zoning and subdivision control (g) 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; WHEREAS, ORS 221.770 requires the City of Springfield to elect to receive state revenues under that section 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 11, 2022 and advertised in a newspaper of general circulation on April 15, 2022; and WHEREAS, as required by ORS 221.770(1)(b), on May 10, 2022, 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 7, 2022; and WHEREAS, as required by ORS 221.770(1)(c), on June 20, 2022, 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; Attachment 1, Page 1 of 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD: Section 1. The City of Springfield hereby certifies that it is eligible to participate in the distribution of state shared revenues under ORS 221.760 because the City provides the following six municipal services enumerated in ORS 221.760: (a) Police protection; (b) Fire protection; (c) Street construction, maintenance, and lighting; (d) Sanitary sewers; (e) Storm Sewers; and (f) Planning, zoning, and subdivision control. Section 2. The City of Springfield certifies its compliance with the requirements of ORS 221.770(1)(b) and (1)(c). Section 3. The City of Springfield hereby elects to receive state revenues distributed pursuant to ORS 221.770 for the 2022/23 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023. 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, 2022. Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption by the Council. Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 20th day of June, 2022, by a vote of for and against. ATTEST: City Recorder Attachment 1, Page 2 of 2