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1998-27172-Order No. 98-090 Recorded 6/11/19980239 REVIEWE® 98-2'71'7 ooL LE� covNsIL BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES An Order Initiating the Formation of the Deschutes Public Library District. rI P , ORDERNO.98-090w` r ,''" v:0 UNIT, Y LEi,r� WHEREAS, ORS 357.216 to 357.286 authorizes the formation of a library district in Deschutes County, Oregon; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Deschutes County, Oregon (Board) has received a document entitled "Proposal to Form the Deschutes Public Library District," marked Exhibit "A," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, from its Library Advisory Board; and WHEREAS, ORS 198.835 authorizes the Board to initiate the formation of a library district located entirely within Deschutes County, Oregon, by order of the Board; and WHEREAS, the Board finds that there is a need for a library district in Deschutes County, Oregon, and that it is in the public interest to initiate the formation of the library district as proposed in Exhibit "A" to this order; and WHEREAS, the Cities of Bend, Redmond and Sisters, by proper resolution, certified copies of which are marked Exhibits "B," "C" and "D," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, approved the order initiating the formation of the Deschutes Public :Library District pursuant to ORS 198.835(3); and WHEREAS, the issue of forming the Deschutes Public Library District was before the electors of Deschutes County at the May 19, 1998, Primary Election and was approved by a majority of the electors voting at the election. The measure, however, was invalidated because less than 50 percent of the registered electors voted at the election; now, therefore, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ORDERS as follows: Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Deschutes County, Oregon, hereby declares its intention to form the Deschutes Public Library District pursuant to ORS 357.216 to 357.286. Section 2. The library district shall be named the Deschutes Public Library District. Section 3. The boundary of the Deschutes Public Library District is the boundary of Deschutes County as set forth in O.RS 201.090 and depicted on the map of Deschutes County, respectively marked Exhibits "E" and "F," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. Section 4. Pursuant to ORS 357.231, the proposed :Deschutes Public Library District, if formed, will have, five (5) district board members elected by zones. The zones for the five board members are as set forth in Exhibit "A," page 6, and depicted on the map marked Exhibit "G," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. Section 5. The proposed Deschutes Public Library District, if formed, will have a permanent rate limit for operating taxes of $0.55 per $1,000 assessed value which will raise an estimated $3,479,000 in operating funds for the :District in the 1999-2000 fiscal year. 1 - ORDFR No. 98-090 (6-10-1998) OCROP_.c�rfKEYP G D —,, JUL 0 d 1998 JU 199 168 a 0240 Section 6. That a hearing on the order of the Board of County Commissioners initiating the formation shall be at 10 a.m. on July 13, 1998, in the Administration Building Hearing Room, 1130 NW Harriman Street, Bend, Oregon. Section 7. Notice of Hearing shall be given in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit "H," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. The recording secretary shall cause the notice to be published in The Bulletin on June 19 and July 5, 1998, and posted on June 19, 1998, in three public locations within the county as follows: one notice shall be posted on or near the doors of the meeting room of the Board of County Commissioners; one notice upon any official bulletin board customarily used for the purpose of posting public notices within the county; and one notice shall be posted upon any official public bulletin board customarily used for the purpose of posting public notices within the proposed district. Notices posted shall be for not less than five (5) consecutive days. Section 8. The :Director of the Deschutes County Community .Development :Department shall cause to be filed with this Board prior to July 13, 1998, a land use compatibility statement regarding this proposed special district formation as contemplated in ORS 197.175 and 199.462, and any other applicable statutory authority. DATED this I Ot" day of June, 1998. ATTEST: (14-c c• �_ e e Recording Secretary 2 - ORDER. No. 98-090 (6-10-1998) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON 16$ m 0241 PROPOSAL TO FORM THE DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT Adopted By The Deschutes Public Library Board December 3, 1997 The Deschutes County Library Board recommends that the Board of County Commissioners place the following measure before the electorate: Shall the Deschutes Public Library District Be Formed With A Tax Rate of Fifty -Five Cents Per Thousand Dollars of Assessed Valuation. IMPACT OF PROPOSAL Fills The Shelves Keeps Libraries Open Adequate, Stable Funding Implements Information Age Technology Professional Children's Services at All Branches Annual Cost: $55 for $100,000 home This proposal was developed in an intensive planning process involving library leaders throughout Deschutes County. Each of the five library advisory boards have participated in the design of the proposed library district. Library and county administration worked with legal staff to analyze requirements and to develop appropriate timelines. The Oregon State Library and the Special District Association were also consulted. FINAL DRAFT EXHIBIT Page 1 168 0242 The Library Mission The five branch libraries of the Deschutes Public Library are important community centers that promote literacy and learning, and provide equal access to information for all the citizens of Deschutes County. Literally thousands of Deschutes County residents visit their local library every day to solve real problems and to pursue a life-long comrnitment to learning. Typical uses include: ♦ Artists peruse periodicals, art history books, and method guides ♦ Citizens review newspapers, magazines, and government documents to track the Last Year 455,825 visits were recorded at the five facilities. 730,000 items were circulated. 35,606 requests for information were submitted to reference librarians. 600 local residents paid dues to become Friends of the Library. 190 volunteers are currently working on a countywide campaign to replace lost book budget funds. actions of local, county, state, & federal government agencies ♦ Consumers research purchase decisions ♦ Entrepreneurs develop marketing skills and business plans ♦ Family members research medical diagnosis and prescribed medications ♦ Homeowners plan gardens and research home repair and remodeling ♦ Investors consult financial tools such as Value Line and Wall Street Journal ♦ Job candidates refine resumes and interview skills ♦ Life-long readers peruse recent publications or investigate the classics ♦ Mechanics research specifications for automobile repairs ♦ Parents work with preschool students to develop school readiness skills ♦ Students research school assignments EXHIBIT. Deschutes Public Library District - 2 - A Library In Crisis 168 - 0243 The Deschutes Public Library System is in crisis. Funding for library operations stagnated and then declined during the 1980s and 1990s even as the demand for library services and the dawning of the Information Age required the library to reinvent itself. Every county department has stretched to meet the needs of a population that has essentially doubled over the past two decades. Competition for limited resources has been fierce. Despite strong community support, the library program has been unable to successfully compete with departments that provide mandated services. The gradual erosion of library services reached a climax in the 1997/98 fiscal year. Staff was cut by over 16%, the libraries closed on Mondays and reduced evening open Over the past twenty years ♦ The "demographic landscape" changed. ➢ The population doubled in size. ➢ The population changed to include a larger percentage of seniors. ➢ Many more residents have attended college. ➢ Annual library circulation increased from 430,000 to 730,000 items. ♦ Library facilities were updated. ➢ La Pine and Sisters opened libraries in the 1980s. Bend, Redmond and Sunriver constructed larger, state-of-the-art facilities in the 1990s. A Libraries increased from 16,600 to 73,900 square feet. ♦ Information Age technology was implemented. ➢ The card catalog and circulation system were automated. ➢ Library collections were expanded to include videos, cassettes, and compact disks as well as books and microforms. ➢ Microcomputers, local area networks, and the Internet all became standard library tools. hours, and the library book budget was reduced by over 80%. These reductions occurred less than a year prior to the opening of the new facilities in Bend and Sunriver, and less than two years after the dedication of the new Redmond Branch Library. The county commissioners and the budget committee expressed concern for the future of the library program in each of the past three fiscal years. During the 1997/98 budget process, the commissioners urged library leaders to be proactive and develop a plan to achieve adequate, stable funding for library services beginning with the 1998/99 fiscal year. •EXHIBIT— Deschutes Public Library District - 3 - 168 m 0244 Alternatives Oregon Revised Statues permit public libraries to be operated as departments of a municipal corporation such as Deschutes County, as county service districts, or as autonomous special districts. Libraries operating as a county department can be funded from the general fund or from rate levies that must be renewed periodically. Voters approve a permanent tax rate when they form a county library service district or a special library district. The Library Board considered each of these alternatives. The Library Board recommends the formation of an autonomous special library district for the following reasons: Library district taxes are dedicated to library funding. This complete separation of library funding from Deschutes County would allay taxpayer concerns that library funding could be transferred to other county departments. Library leaders agreed that separation of funding will be a key election issue. Library board members are elected and would answer directly to local residents. This method of governance would remove a layer of government between area voters and library operations and insure that the library system responds to local needs. Voters approve a permanent tax rate. Approval of the proposed library district would provide the permanent stable funding that the library requires to build a solid, well-planned program. Library leaders are committed to living within this rate for at least 10 years. This rate could not be adjusted without the specific approval of area voters. EXHIBIT, Deschutes Public Library District - 4 - F,. 168 0245 THE DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT Governance Structure The Deschutes Public Library District would consist of the system headquarters located in the old Bend library and the five branch libraries located in Bend, La Pine, Redmond, Sisters, and Sunriver. The system would be governed by a five -member library board that would be elected by zone to insure wide geographic representation. A district library director, appointed by the library board, would administer the library system. Support services such as automation, acquisitions, building maintenance, finance, and staff development would be centrally coordinated to insure efficient operations. The following would also play key roles in the governance of the library district: ♦ Five branch advisory boards will work with branch managers and the district library board to establish goals and priorities and develop appropriate library policies. ♦ Library facilities in Bend, Redmond, and Sunriver were constructed with voter approved bonds issued by local county service districts. These county service districts will continue to exist in order to service the outstanding bonds. The library district would lease these facilities for a $1 nominal fee. s Five, independent Friends of the Library groups will continue to provide support services and assist in local library development. ♦ The Deschutes County Public Library Foundation will continue to work with the library leadership to solicit grants and endowments to supplement library funding. Deschutes Public Library District - 5 - EXHIBIT 168 - 0246 DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY ZONES All rive advisory boards endorsed the proposal to elect candidates from specific zones in order to insure broader representation on the district board and reduce election costs. Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) require that each of the five zones have approximately equal population based on the most recent (1990) census. The county clerk, county planning department, and the county library board worked together to draw the five zones. The library board and staff were faced with the dilemma of drawing zones that adhere to the statutory requirements but also reflect defined communities within Deschutes County. The Redmond and Bend areas contained sufficient population to allow the Board to draw zones which meet the "common sense" test. Other "natural" areas lacked the population base to meet statutory requirements. The Board had little choice but to add several remote precincts to the zone that includes the Sister's area, and by necessity added precinct 26 to the zone that includes the Sunriver & La Pine areas. Municipal corporations routinely adjust zones as new census data becomes available. The library board recommends that the newly elected district library board review the zones at the earliest convenience. It is important to note that board members elected from a zone are not representatives of a specific branch library. The zones are only a mechanism to insure broad geographic representation on the district board. The five branch advisory boards will continue to operate with the charge of advising the district library board on matters of policy. Precincts Within Each Zone - Precincts As Mapped By Deschutes County on December 17 1997 Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 17 10 5 2 1 18 12 16 3 4 28 13 24 21 6 29 14 26 23 7 31 15 38 25 8 36 19 39 27 9 48 20 40 33 11 60 22 42 34 32 61 30 50 43 35 69 37 52 44 46 70 41 62 45 47 73 49 72 55 54 51 56 65 53 64 66 57 67 68 58 71 59 63 EXHIBIT. Deschutes Public Library District - 6 - 168 ® 0247 PROPOSED SERVICE LEVELS A series of meetings were held throughout the county to discuss the service levels for the proposed Deschutes Public Library District. Proposals were developed with the following considerations: ♦ Staffing requirements for local facilities in Bend, Redmond, and Sunriver, and anticipated expansions at Sisters and La Pine. ♦ Comparisons with recommended standards prepared by the Oregon Library Association. ♦ Comparisons with library systems serving similar sized populations. ♦ Technology requirements for a library system serving 100,000 residents with five branch libraries. Community Response Deschutes County residents want to accomplish four objectives by forming the library district: Get off the roller coaster. Deschutes Public Library has historically moved from funding crisis to funding crisis. Library supporters want to bring a level of stability to the program. Operate a Quality Program. Deschutes has outgrown the bare -bones library program. Library leaders want to build a quality program that provides the same level of services offered in similar sized communities. Keep the Libraries Open. Local taxpayers have built three new libraries in recent years. Residents value libraries and want these facilities to be open convenient hours. Fill the Shelves. "We have all these empty shelves - where are all the books," commented more than one Redmond resident. The message from Redmond was typical of feedback from all the branch libraries - build the library collection. The new libraries in Sunriver and Bend will require a significant investment in the collection. EXHIBIT Deschutes Public Library District - 7 - Paw Specific Services System Services 16� 0248 System headquarters will move into the old Bend library in the fall of 1998. Initially, administrative offices will be housed in this facility. Collection development and technical services will move to system headquarters within five years. The proposed budget incorporates funding for the following services: ♦ Administration, including Finance, & Personnel ♦ Building Maintenance ♦ Professional support for children's services for La Pine, Sisters, and Sunriver ♦ Collection development ♦ Courier Service ♦ General Liability & Property Insurance ♦ Legal Services ♦ Technical services, including support for the wide area network and library automation Many of these services will be obtained through contractual agreements with other municipal corporations or by outsourcing to private enterprise. Redmond Branch Library The Redmond Public Library moved from a 2,000 square foot facility to the new 22,000 square foot facility in 1996. This new facility doubled the shelving capacity, and introduced a separate children's area. The proposed budget incorporates funding for the following services: ♦ 82% increase in the library collection to 51,000 current items within 6 years ♦ 32% increase in open hours - open every day including Sunday afternoons and 4 evenings ♦ Professional children's librarian to staff children's area ♦ Quick response to requests for reference assistance ♦ Adequate building maintenance and janitorial service EXHIBIT_ Deschutes Public Library District - 8 - 16a - 0249 Bend Branch Library The Bend Public Library will move from a 14,000 square foot facility to the new 40,000 square foot facility in the Fall of 1998. This new facility increases shelving capacity by more than 50%, houses an expanded children's area, and incorporates Information Age technology. New library facilities result in increased usage. Based upon the experience of similar libraries, circulation and reference should increase by 30% to 50% within rive years. The proposed budget incorporates funding for the following services: ♦ 42% increase in library collection to 171,000 items within 6 years ♦ 31% increase in open hours - open every day including Sunday afternoons and 4 evenings ♦ Support for local area computer network maintenance ♦ Adequate building maintenance and janitorial service ♦ Quick response when -checking out materials or requesting reference assistance, including renewals and ready -reference by telephone ♦ Expanded children's services, including support for local daycare centers, Boys & Girls Club, and other agencies that promote school readiness. La Pine Branch Library The La Pine Public Library is located in an inadequate facility which should be expanded or replaced within the next rive years. The proposed budget incorporates funding for the following services: ♦ 67% increase in library collection to 23,500 items within 6 years ♦ 43% increase in open hours - open every day including Sunday afternoons and 2 evenings ♦ Improved service during peak periods. ♦ Support from a professional children's librarian ♦ Adequate building maintenance and janitorial service EXHIBIT, Deschutes Public Library District - 9 - f 16a - 0250 Sisters Branch Library The Sisters Public Library is located in an attractive facility that should be expanded within the next five years. The proposed budget incorporates funding for the following services: ♦ 114% increase in library collection to 23,500 items within 6 years ♦ 43% increase in open hours - open every day including Sunday afternoons and 2 evenings ♦ Improved service during peak periods ♦ Support from a professional children's librarian ♦ Adequate building maintenance and janitorial service Sunriver Area Branch Library The Sunriver Area Public Library will move into the new 6,800 square foot facility in the spring of 1998. This new facility will feature a children's area, a large meeting room, and increased seating. The proposed budget incorporates funding for the following services: ♦ 14.2% increase in library collection to 17,000 items within 6 years ♦ 43% increase in open hours - open every day including Sunday afternoons and 2 evenings ♦ Improved service during peak periods ♦ Support from a professional children's librarian ♦ Adequate building maintenance and janitorial service Deschutes Public Library District -10 - EXHIBIT 168 - 0251 Sample Budget This Sample Budget reflects the priorities recommended by the five advisory boards and endorsed by the county library board as discussed in the previous section. All libraries would be open every day of the week with extended evening hours, children's services would be expanded, and the collection of books and AV materials would be expanded to 286,000 items within six years. The Sample Budget assumes: The library district will issue tax anticipatory notes during the first several years of operation until such time as ending cash balance is sufficient to fund operations through November when tax receipts are deposited. The County will allocate $375,000 for library services during the 1998/99 fiscal year. These funds would be used to offset indirect costs assigned to other departments that provide infrastructure and administrative support. This action would allow for a smoother transition as the Library District assumes responsibility for these services, and will provide stability for other county departments during the 1998/99 fiscal year. This Sample Budget demonstrates the feasibility of the service plan outlined in this document. The actual budget would be reviewed and adopted by the elected district board following budget law outlined in the Oregon Revised Statues. Income Year I Year III Starting Balance $0 $597,827 Fines & Fees $50,000 $55,000 Interest $43,925 $48,224 One -Time Transfer from County to offset Indirect Costs $375,000 $0 Property Taxes $3,479,076 $3,799,151 Total Income $3,948,001 $4,500,202 Expenditures Personnel Services $1,872,227 $2,064,130 Materials & Services $742,120 $802,677 Capital Outlay $735,140 $779,910 Interest $12,100 $9,043 Contingency $100,000 $100,000 Total Expenditures $3,461,587 .•, $3,755,761 Ending Balance $486,414 $744,441 EXHIBIT Deschutes Public Library District - 11 - 168 ® 0252 RATE COMPARISONS LIBRARIES IN OREGON SERVING 50,000 + POPULATION The following table represents the best information that was available following the implementation of Measure 50. In instances in which libraries were not funded by a separate levy, tax rates were calculated by dividing the general fund transfer by the assessed valuation. It was not feasible to calculate a meaningful tax rate for several systems that are funded by a combination of county and city tax rates with overlapping jurisdictions. LIBRARY POPULATION BRANCH RATE LIBRARIES KLAMATH COUNTY LIBRARY 61,600 3 $0.34 EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY 126,325 1 $0.38 SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY 120,835 2 $0.45 SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY 50,140 1 $0.49 PROPOSED DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY 102,000 5 $0.55 MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY 636,000 6 $0.60 JACKSON COUNTY LIBRARY 168,000 8 $0.66 COOS COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT 61,700 5 $0.73 AVERAGE RATE $0.53 IMPACT UPON OTHER MUNCIPAL CORPORATONS Almost all of Deschutes County is well below the $10 compression limit for municipal corporations. Some specific properties with stagnated or reduced market value may experience compression resulting in a small revenue loss (less than 1%) for the library district as well as other municipal corporations. The county appraiser's best estimate is that few if any properties would be placed under compression by the formation of the library. district: PNIfful Deschutes Public Library District - 12 - C TRANSITION Library services will not be interrupted if the proposal to form the Deschutes Public Library District is approved by area voters at the May 1998 election. The Library District will rely upon Deschutes County for support and guidance during the first year of operation and many administrative services will be provided by the County via intergovernmental agreement. The Library District will need to work with the County to resolve a number of issues, including the transfer of library property and employees. The county library board and library administration will work with the county administrative staff to develop preliminary agreements that would then be reviewed and ratified by the elected district library board. The county library board and library administration will work together to prepare a proposed budget for the 1998/99 fiscal year. The newly elected library board would immediately convene a budget committee to review and adopt the proposed budget. POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS There are a number of reasons to suggest that the proposal to form the Deschutes Public Library District will be successful. Indicators include: ♦ Strong voter support from the Redmond community in support of a library bond in 1995. ♦ Strong voter support from both the Bend and Sunriver communities in support of library bond issues in 1995 and 1996. ♦ Strong Friends of the Library organizations in five communities. ♦ An active volunteer program. EXHIBIT Deschutes Public Library District - 13 - 158 m 0254 ♦ Active leadership within the county library board and each of the five branch library boards. ♦ A substantial portion of area residents actively use the five libraries. ♦ Library leaders perceive that the community agrees that drastic action is needed to restore library services. Library leaders have identified several key issues that must be addressed in order to insure approval of the proposed library district: ♦ It would be helpful if the County would identify specific uses for the funds that have historically been appropriated to the library program. This is a County issue, but it will impact the library district election. ♦ It would be helpful if the County would clearly state its intentions regarding the future of county funded library services in subsequent years. What level of library service can local residents expect if the proposed district is not approved? ♦ A clear and enthusiastic endorsement of this proposal by Deschutes County would enhance the likelihood of voter approval. EXHIBIT Deschutes Public Library District - 14 - 168 - 0255 117 RESOLUTION NO. 2231 A RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF THE FORMATION OF THE DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City of Bend desires that the issue of the formation of the Deschutes Public Library District be presented to the citizens of Bend; now, therefore, IT IS RESOLVED that the City of Bend does hereby approve that the area within the boundaries of the City of Bend be included in the proposed Deschutes Public Library District election scheduled for November 3, 1998, and approves Order 98-090 initiating the formation of the District. Adopted by the City Council the 3rd day of June, 1998 - YES: 6 NO: 1 Authenticated by the Mayor the 3rd day of June, 1998. ATTEST: `�.J �l6 Patricia Stell, City Recorder Carntx to crautee, I t f2v +r7ti. Ss QE�tc9f� I `� Y �1 Recorder for the tit of OW400 helytot co►Uty that tat egoptp hae been ootttpafad with tat oriphM as t a coned and to a copy of the orloW ae h ,. g n: zre o�n"Is �with the CRY and in r acro a rsaxi 14-Q2 4 ordit EXHIBIT B 168 - 0256 REDMOND RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NO. 9845 A RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF THE FORMATION OF THE DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT. WHEREAS, the City of Redmond desires that the issue of the formation of the Deschutes Public Library District be presented to the citizens of Redmond, now, therefore, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the City of Redmond does hereby approve that the area within the boundaries of the City of Redmond be included in the proposed Deschutes Public Library District election scheduled for November, 1998, and approves Deschutes County Order 98-090 initiating the formation of the District. APPROVED by the City Council and SIGNED by the Mayor this 9th day of June, 1998. A "I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct opy of the o'igi I hereof." City Reco er, City'of R and C-/�A Z' /� Nancy anken , City Recorder EXHIBIT C RESOLUTION 98-8 16� w 0257 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SISTERS AUTHORIZING THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF SISTERS BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT. WHEREAS, Deschutes County desires the formation of the Deschutes Public Library District; now, therefore, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City of Sisters does hereby authorize that the area within the boundaries of the City of Sisters be included in the proposed Deschutes Public Library District, to be submitted to the voters during the November 3, 1998 election, and approves Deschutes County Order 98-090 initiating the formation of the District. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sisters, Oregon, this 28th day of May, 1998 CITY SISI #" Mayor A Barbara J. Warren, Cj�Ey Administrator A j = F . Q EXHIBIT D 201.090 Deschutes County. The boun- dary of Deschutes County is as follows: Be- ginning at the southeast corner of township 22 south, range 23 east of the Willamette Meridian; thence westerly along township lines to the summit of the Cascade Range; thence northerly along the summit of the Cascade Range to the line between township 13 and 14 south; thence easterly along such township line to the northeast corner of township 14 south, range 13 east; thence southerly along the east line of range 13 east to the southwest corner of township 16 south, range 14 east; thence easterly to the southeast corner of such township; thence southerly along the range line to the south- west corner of township 18 south, range 15 east; thence easterly along township lines to the northwest corner of township 19 south, range 17 east; thence southerly to the south- west corner of such township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of township 20 south, range 19 east; thence southerly to the southeast corner of such township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of township 21 south, range 20 east; thence southerly to the southeast corner of such township; thence easterly to the range line between ranges 23 and 24 east; thence southerly along such range line to the place of beginning. 168 - 0258 EXHIBIT Page I' Z O U 168 - 0259 EXHIBI' Page I m 0 0 ti co O O We O M O N O O �d co z z 'off m a =o � zW REM �; J ui Ul LLJ aaaW�Yz W 168 - 0259 EXHIBI' Page I m 0 0 ti co O O We O M O N O O 168 - 0260 <lZ EXHIBIT G 168 - 0261 EXHIBIT "H" NOTICE OF HEARING BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON A public hearing regarding the proposed formation of the Deschutes Public Library District will be held on Monday, July 13, 1998, at 10 a.m. in the Administration Building Hearing Room, 1130 NW Harriman Street, Bend, Oregon. The Board of County Commissioners of Deschutes County, Oregon, has entered an order declaring its intention to initiate this formation. The boundaries of the proposed district are the boundaries of Deschutes County as described in ORS 201.090. The proposed Deschutes Public Library District will include all of the territory within Deschutes County including incorporated areas of the Cities of Bend, Redmond and Sisters. The proposed district shall be referred to as the "Deschutes Public Library District." The proposed district has a proposed permanent tax rate limit for operating taxes of $0.55 per thousand dollars assessed value which will raise an estimated $3,479,000 in operating fluids for the district in the 1999-2000 fiscal year. The purpose of the proposed district formation is to provide library services for the inhabitants within Deschutes County in accordance with ORS 357.216 to 357.286. The proposed district will have five (5) district board members elected by zone. All interested persons may appear and be heard. The meeting location is wheelchair accessible. For the deaf or hard of hearing, an interpreter or assistive listening system will be provided with 48 hours notice. Materials in alternate formats may be made available with 48 hours notice. To arrange for these services or for more information, please contact Anita Mutchie at (541) 388-6572. For hearing impaired, call TDD (541) 385-3203. :BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON NANCY POPE SCHLANGEN, Chair To be published in The Bulletin: June 19, and July 5, 1998 To be posted no later than: June 19, 1998