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Resolution No. 09-28
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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 323.445, 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
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WHEREAS, the City of Springfield provides six out of seven municipal services enumerated in O.R.S.
221.760:
I. Police protection
2. Fire protection
3. Street construction, maintenance and lighting
4. Sanitary sewers
5. Storm Sewers
6. Planning, zoning and subdivision control
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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, a public hearing before the Budget Committee was advertised in ~ newspaper of general
circulation on April 19, 2009 and April 26, 2009; and i
WHEREAS, a rescheduled public hearing before the Budget Committee was Jdvertised in a newspaper of
general circulation on May 4, 2009 and May 8, 2009; and :
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WHEREAS, on May 12,2009, the Budget Committee held a public hearing gIving citizens an
opportunity to comment upon the proposed uses of State Revenue Sharing fun,~s; and
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WHEREAS, a public hearing before the Common Council of the City of-Springfield was advertised in a
newspaper of general circulation on June 8, 2009; and
WHEREAS, on June 15,2009, the Common Council of the City of Springfield held a public hearing on
the proposed uses of State Revenue Sharing funds; and
WHEREAS, a second public hearing before the Common Council of the City of Springfield was
advertised in a newspaper of general circulation on July ~, 2009; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2009, the Common Council of the City of Springfield held a second public
hearing on the proposed uses of state revenue sharing funds; and
WHEREAS, this resolution supplements and clarifies Resolution No. 09-24 enacted June 15,2009.
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 I. The City of Springfield hereby certifies its eligibility to participate in state shared
revenues disbursed pursuant to ORS 221.760 and compliance with the provisions ofORS
221. 770(1)( c).
Section 2. Approval is given for the City of Springfield to participate in the State Revenue
Sharing program for the 2009/1 0 fiscal year, beginning July I, 2009, and ending June 30, 20 I O.
Section 3. The City of Springfield hereby elects to receive state revenues pursuant to ORS
221.770 for the 2009-10 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010.
Section 4. Tht: City Manager is directed to file a certified copy of this resJlution with the State of
Oregon, Executive Department, prior to July 31, 2009.
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 20th day of July, 2009, by a vote of
6 for and 0 against. r-
ATTEST:
CitYReC~
~f\!!EWE[) it J.\PP~O\!ED
AS TO. FORM
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DATE: 7til/e??;
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY
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