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1992-05371-Order No. 92-017 Recorded 2/24/199292-05371 BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF An Order Reflecting the Decision of the Board of County Commissioners to Include the County Tax Base Measure, its Ballot Title and Explanatory Statement in the State Voters' Pamphlet. REVIEWED ":Gr COt1NSEt DESCHUTE� COUNTY, OREGON - 01081543 �k e�iC,7 * .ate. ORDER NO. 92-017 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have determined to submit to the qualified voters of Deschutes County, Oregon, a tax base measure in the amount of $9,970,000.00 beginning with the 1992-93 fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners having made the decision to include the measure, its ballot title and explanatory statement in the state voters' pamphlet; now, therefore, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ORDERS as follows: Section 1. That the county tax base measure as set forth in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, referred to the qualified voters of Deschutes County, Oregon, at the May 19, 1992, statewide primary election, be published in the state voters' pamphlet in accordance with Chapter 1.12, Deschutes County Code, and that the explanatory statement for voters pamphlet marked Exhibit "B," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, be submitted as the county's explanatory statement. DATED this 24th day of February, 1992. BOARD OFFOUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESC ES COUNTY, OREGON P , U pini s s A EST: NANCY POP S H GE , Commissi ner ' 7L , eA4,el e�-- Recording Secretary DICK MAUDLIN, Chairman M"CROFILWm 1 - ORDER NO. 92-017 (2/24/92)MAR oxs ZO.zss NOTICE OF COUNTY MEASURE ELECTION �j d DESCHUTES 0108 'T � 44 (NAME OF COUNTY) Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday If May. 19 199 2,, (DAY OF WEEK) (DATE OF ELECTION) a measure election will be held in Deschutes County. (NAME OF COUNTY) The Ballot Title content requirements of ORS 250.035 and 250.039 (10 word maximum Caption, 20 word maximum Question and 85 word maximum Summary) apply to all county measures. Tax levy and bond measures have additional statutory requirements. Below are the different types of measures and the statute which refers to the additional language requirements, if applicable. INDICATE WHAT TYPE OF MEASURE WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT (SELECT ONE): (1) This is a non -money county measure. The ballot title appears on the back. (2) This is a county bond measure. The additional statement required in the Question portion of the Ballot Title by ORS 250.035 shall not be included in the word count. The ballot title appears on the back. (3) This is a county measure authorizing a tax levy or establishing a new tax base. Additional wording required in the Summary portion of the Ballot Title by ORS 310.395 shall not be included in the word count. The ballot title appears on the back. a(4) This is a county tax levy which is in addition to the tax base provided in section 11, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution or which establishes a new tax base. Therefore, the Summary shall be a concise and impartial statement of not more than 175 words, explaining the chief purpose of the measure and giving reasons for the measure (ORS 310.390). The ballot title appears on the back. IF THE TYPE OF MEASURE INDICATED ABOVE IS A TAX LEVY (EITHER 3 OR 4), THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED: The following authorized county official hereby certifies the County of Deschutes (NAME OF COUNTY) conducted the prerequisite meeting to develop the tax coordination plan at Welcome Center, 63085 N. Highway 97. Bend. OR on nPrPmhPr 1, 1991 at 4:00 }-m, (LOCATION OF TAX.COORDINATION MEETING) (DATE OF MEETING) (TIME) as well as the required public hearing for the indicated tax levy measure election at Juvenile Justice Center 1128 NW Harriman St., Bend, OR On February 12, 1992 at 10:00 a.m. , (LOCATION OF PUBLIC HEARING) (DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING) (TIME OF HEARING) in accordance with ORS 310.180 through 310.188 Signature of authorized county official* Date signed * Signature of authorized county official certifying this information is not required to be notarized. EXHIBIT "A" The following shall be the ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the county's voters on this date: CAP'TTON (inwnRnS)' To Establish a Tax Base QUESTION (mo WORDS, EXCEPT WHEN INDICATED ON FRONT): niov� I 045 Shall Deschutes County be authorized a $9,970,000.00 tax base beginning with the 1992-93 fiscal year? SUMMARY (8s WORDS, EXCEPT wHEN INDICATED ON FRONT)-- Proposed RONT)-- Proposed tax base will allow tax -supported services to return to full time with regular Friday business hours. Proposed tax base retains Sheriff's traffic safety team patrols and keeps Deschutes County's libraries open. Funds are provided for new jail operations in the approved jail. No new programs funded. Tax base will be limited to an annual increase of six percent pursuant to section 11, Article XI Oregon Constitution. Levy of the tax base is subject to the limits of section 11b, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution. The revenues to be raised will be used exclusively for other governmental purposes. The County's current tax base is $6,637,203.00. Proposed tax base will raise $9,970,000.00 in the 1992-93 fiscal year and will result in an estimated tax rate for all County services of $1.99 per thousand dollars assessed valu- ation. The estimated tax cost for this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best information from the county assessor at the time of the estimate. Approval of this measure Would not reduce the property tax collections of other non -school district units of local government available under the provisions of section 11b, Article XI, Oregon Constitution and implementing legislation. The following authorized county official hereby certifies the above ballot title is true and complete. Signature of authorized county official* Date signed Tom Throon Acting ng Chai r Printed name of authorized county official Title * Signature of authorized county official certifying this filing is not required to be notarized. SEL 0-0SEE FILING FEES, DEADLINES AND INSTRUCTIONS. ON BACK ORs2Stsa5 REV. 2/102 ` COUNTYIDISTRICT MEASURE FOR STATE VOTERS' PAMPHLET THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED. COUNTY OR DISTRICT NAMES 40 Deschutes County ADDRESS mR�r/ROU TE, CITY,couNTy, STAB zIP CODE) NAME OF CONTACT PERSON AND TELEPHONE NUMBER 1130 N.W. Harriman Street Bend, Oregon 97701 Susan Ma ea 388-6570 FOR THE X❑ PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL ELECTION E] BALLOT MEASURE NUMBER 9-2 IF DISTRICT MEASURE, COUNTY(IES) IN WHICH DISTRICT IS LOCATED: HEADING: A REVISION TO COUNTY OR DISTRICT CHARTER or INITIATIVE o REFERENDU r OTHER TYPE OF measure submitted by the (CIRCLE ONE) Board o OUNTY COMMISSIONE to the electorate of Deschutes Count (NAME OF COUNTY OR DISTRICT) to be voted at th RIMAR GENERAL Election NOVEMBER 3,1992 MAY 19,199_L (CIRCE ONE) CLE ONE) EXAMPLES: An INMA11VE measure submitted to the electorate of the METROPQLTTAN SERVICE DISTRICT by the Board of DIRECTORS to be voted at the PRIMARY Election, MAY 19,1992. A REVISION TO COUNTY CHARTER measure submitted to the electorate of MULTNOMAH COUNTY by the Board of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS to be voted at the GENERAL Election, NOVEMBER 3,1992. i I BALLOT TITLE' CAPTION: TO ESTABLISH A TAX BASE QUESTION: :Shall Deschutes County be authorized a $9,970,000.00 tax base beginning with the 1992-93 fiscal year? SUMMARY: SEE ATTACHED FOR SUMMARY TEXT OF MEASURE (USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY): SEE ATTACHED FOR TEXT OF MEASURE WORD COUNT (INCLUDING BALLOT TITLE): 497 By signing this document, I hereby state THAT I am authorized by the county or district to file this measure, and the couny or district I represent has complied with all requirements of ORS 251.285. Original signature of county or district representative Date signed EXHIBIT "B" GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 0108 1547 1. Each form MUST be typewritten. The form shall be rejected if it is not. 2. The completed form(s) and TWO copies must be received by the Secretary of State, Elections Division, 141 State Capitol, Salem, OR 97310, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the filing deadline day. Any forms received after 5:00 p.m. on that day shall be rejected. 3. An original signature of the individual or representative of the county or district office MUST be included on the completed form(s) or the form(s) shall be rejected. 4. The telephone number and contact person are critical to insure communication with the appropriate person. The telephone numbers are for Elections Division use only and shall not be printed in the voters' pamphlet. 5. Measures and filing fees MUST be submitted at the same time. 6. Measures SHALL NOT be returned to the county or district for proofreading. 7. The Secretary of State shall correct spelling errors. 8. The Secretary of State SHALL NOT correct grammar or punctuation errors. 9. Only error in fact corrections may be made: if the request for the correction is made in writing, if the request is received in this office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the filing deadline day and if the Secretary of State agrees the requested correction is an error in fact. 10. A county or district official may submit an amended measure until 5:00 p.m. on the filing deadline day. No changes shall be accepted after that deadline. The revised measure form must indicate it is amended. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COUNTY OR DISTRICT MEASURE 1. A county or district official must file a county or district measure if a county or district measure is to be printed in the state voters' pamphlet. 2. The county or district official submitting the measure shall be deemed its author and publisher. 3. Measures submitted for inclusion in the state voters' pamphlet become public record immediately upon submission. 4. The space for measures is sold per page. A page is defined as 500 words or 29.8 square inches. However, the word count will depend upon the format used in the measure. The information which appears as the "HEADING" is included in the word count for the measure. 5. If the material submitted exceeds the limit, the Secretary of State, at the Secretary's discretion, may edit the measure to insure compliance. 6. If the ballot title or text of the measure requires more space than provided on this form, it may be typed on a separate sheet of paper and submitted attached to this form. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL THE ELECTIONS DIVISION - 378-4144. VOTERS' PAMPHLET 1992 FILING FEES AND DATES FOR COUNTY/DISTRICT MEASURES COUNTY/DISTRICT MEASURES PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL ELECTION FILING DATES THURSDAY, MARCH 12,1992,5:00 P.M FOR COUNTY(IES)/DISTRICT(S) WITH A POPULATION: 5 50,000 > 50,000 but <_ 100,000 > 100,000 * "PAGE" MEANS 500 WORDS OR 29.8 SQUARE INCHES. $100 per page* $200 per page* $300 per page* TUESDAY, AUGUST 25,1992, 5.00 Pm.