HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10- Resolution- State Shared RevenuesAGENDA ITEM
SUMMARY Meeting Date: 6/20/2023
Meeting Type: Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Neil Obringer/ Finance
Staff Phone No: 541.736.1032
Estimated Time: 05 Minutes
SPRINGFIELD Council Goals: Mandate
CITY COUNCIL
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:
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 9,
2023. 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 5, 2023 and
advertised in a newspaper of general circulation on April 13, 2023; and
WHEREAS, as required by ORS 221.770(1)(b), on May 9, 2023, 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 8, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, as required by ORS 221.770(1)(c), on June 20, 2023, 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;
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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 2023/24 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
June 30, 2024.
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, 2023.
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, 2023, by a
vote of for and against.
ATTEST:
City Recorder
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