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2003-773-Order No. 2003-046 Recorded 4/10/2003RFV1FM:frn COUNTY NANCYUBLANKENSHIP,F000NTY CLERKDS COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 4411012003 11917M PM IIVI IIIIIVIIN~ 2e 73 For Recording Stamp Only BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE DESCHUTES COUNTY 911 COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT An Order Declaring the Result of the March 11, 2003 Measure Election on the Deschutes County 911 County Service District Local Option Tax. ORDER NO. 2003-046 WHEREAS, an election was held in Deschutes County 911 County Service District on March 11, 2003, on the measure set forth in Exhibit A concerning the proposed local option tax for operations for the District; and WHEREAS, the Notice of Measure Election authorized by the Board and submitted to the Deschutes County Clerk sets forth the required statements in ORS 280.080; and WHEREAS, an Abstract of Votes, copy of which is attached as Exhibit B, shows that a majority of the registered electors of the District cast their ballots at the election and a majority of those persons voting voted to approve the measure; now, therefore, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE DESCHUTES COUNTY 911 COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT HEREBY ORDERS as follows: Section 1. That the election held in the Deschutes County 911 County Service District on March 11, 2003, as evidenced by the Abstract of Votes, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B and incorporated by reference herein, 37,582 electors constituting 52.3 percent of the registered electors in the District cast ballots on the issue of the local option tax for operations and, of those electors 24,705 electors voted "yes," 12,864 electors voted "no," 12 electors chose not to vote either way and one elector chose to vote both "yes" and "no" on the measure captioned "FOUR-YEAR LOCAL OPTION TAX FOR OPERATIONS," as set forth in the attached Exhibit A, incorporated by reference herein. Section 2. The number of electors who voted at this election represents more than fifty percent (50%) of the electors registered in the Deschutes County 911 County Service District and a majority of the electors voting approved the measure as required by Art. XI, Sec. 11(8)(a) of the Oregon Constitution. The measure is declared to have passed. DATED this 9th day of April 2003. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ACTING AS THYGOV NING BODY OF THE DESCHUTES COCOUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT DE NIS R. LUKE, Chair ~,Z~4k ATTEST: TOM DEWOLF, Commiss I e4o/ /1-_A~~- .04V,,t4 J Recording Secretary I EL M. DA Y, Com i PAGE 1 OF 1- ORDER No. 2003-046 (04/09/2003) SALEGAL\911 COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT\LEVY 2003\ORDER 2003-046 911 CSD [CANVASING VOTES].DOC Deschutes County Voters' Pamphlet Special Election March 11, 2003 This Voters' Pamphlet is provided to give the voter additional information on this measure. INDEX VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMOTIAN MEASURE 9-18 Deschutes County 9-1-1 Service District Four- Year Local Option Tax For Operations ..........2 BALLOT DROP SITES ..........................................4 MADE MISTAKE ON BALLOT OR NEED A NEW BALLOT If your ballot is lost, destroyed, damaged or you make a mistake in marking your ballot, you may obtain a replacement ballot by contacting the Deschutes County Clerk's office at 388-6546. REMINDER: YOUR BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED IF YOUR ENVELOPE IS NOT SIGNEDI To be eligible to vote in the March 11, 2003 Special Election, a completed voter registration card must be postmarked by February 18, 2003. TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN OREGON, YOU MUST BE: 1. A resident of Oregon. 2. A United States citizen. 3. At least 18 years old by election day. YOU MUST UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION IF: 1. Your residence or mailing address changes. 2. Your name changes. 3. You wish to change your party affiliation. IMPORTANT NOTE• If you have moved or your name has changed and you have not yet updated your registration, you are still eligible to vote. Con- tact the Deschutes County Clerk's office, 388-6546 for further information. VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES If you need assistance in voting, please contact the Deschutes County Clerk's office at 388-6546. DESCHUTES COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS Election results are available after 8:00 PM on March 11th from the CountyClerk's office or on the internet at (http://www.deschutes.org). The results will be updated throughout the night. Ord. No. 2003-046 Ex. A, Pg. 1 of 3 umciai uescnuies county marcn 11, zuu3 -special Election voters' Pamphlet DESCHUTES COUNTY 9-1-1 SERVICE DISTRICT Measure No. 9-18 1 BALLOT TITLE 9-18 FOUR-YEAR LOCAL OPTION TAX FOR OPERA- TIONS QUESTION: Shall County 911 Service District impose $.09 per $1,000 of assessed value for operations for four years beginning 2003-2004? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent. SUMMARY: The current taxing authority for the Deschutes County 911 County Service District comes from a tax base passed by voters in 1994. Funds provided by this four- year local option tax will be used to maintain existing 911 services, continue the Emergency Preparedness Network (EPN), which notifies residents by telephone of emergency situations in their area, and establish a cost-efficient, ef- fective way to integrate the public safety information sys- tems. This measure would provide stable funding for 911 emer- gency services for four years. The proposed rate will raise approximately $989,726 in 2003-2004,$1,049,109 in 2004-2005, $1,112,056 in 2005- 2006, and $1,178,779 in 2006-2007 for a total of $4,329,670. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT Deschutes County voters are being asked to vote on a four- year local option tax to provide funding for the Deschutes County 911 Service District. 911 is the consolidated communications center for all public safety agencies in Deschutes County, including police, fire and medical emergency response personnel. In addition to answer- ing all 911 calls (which makes up a small percentage of the center's call volume), 911 personnel answer all other emer- gency and non-emergency calls, and provide all dispatch ser- vices for the following agencies. Redmond Police Department Redmond Fire Department Bend Police Department Bend Fire Department Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #1 Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2 Sunriver Police Department Sunriver Fire Department La Pine Fire Department Black Butte Ranch Police Black Butte Fire Services Sister/Camp Sherman Fire District Crooked River Ranch Fire Services Cloverdale Fire District United States Forest Service Law Enforcement Oregon Department of Forestry Bureau of Land Management Air Life In addition to answering calls and dispatching emergency-ser- vices personnel, 911 dispatchers are trained and certified to give lifesaving emergency medical instructions to callers until the emergency personnel arrive at the scene. In 2001, 911 answered more than 250,000 calls for service. The proposed tax is being requested to raise sufficient rev- enue to continue 911 operations at current levels. In addition, the tax will provide funding for a cost-efficient, effective sys- tem that will integrate the information systems of all public- safety agencies in Deschutes County. Currently, public-safety agencies cannot transfer information on crimes or suspects quickly or efficiently due to incompatibilities in records and dis- patch systems. The 911 Service District's current taxing authority is a perma- nent rate limit approved by the voters in 1994. This measure would provide supplemental funds for 4 years and would ex- pire at the and of fiscal year 2006-2007. If approved, the cost of this local option tax would be 9 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value. The tax impact of this measure on a $100,000 home would be $9.00 per year. (This information furnished by R. David Malkin, 9-1-1 Director.) ARGUMENT IN FAVOR 'THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR YOU... NOW IT'S YOUR TURN" We ask you to support the proposed Deschutes County 9-1-1 Service District levy to fund services essential to fire and emer- gency medical response throughout Deschutes County. 9-1-1 is our link to you. Every time you dial 9-1-1 or call a fire or emergency-medical response organization such as your fire department, 9-1-1 answers that call and dispatches the help you need. 9-1-1 dispatchers are trained and certified to give lifesaving medical Instructions until emergency personnel ar- rive. The fire and medical-response agencies served by 9-1-1 in- clude the Redmond, Bend, Sunriver, and La Pine Fire Depart- ments, Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection Districts 1 and 2, Black Butte Fire Services, the Sisters/Camp Sherman Fire District, Crooked River Ranch, Cloverdale Fire District, Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, and AirLife. 9-1-1 also dispatches city, county, state, and federal law-enforcement personnel. 9-1-1 also operates the Emergency Preparedness Network- a high-speed telephonic alerting system, which was used to evacuate Black Butte Ranch during the Cache Mountain Fire and is credited with locating and saving an elderly Alzheimer's patient missing one winter's night In La Pine. Approval of this measure will allow 9-1-1 to raise sufficient rev- enue to continue operations at current levels and provide a cost-effective way to Integrate the information systems of all Deschutes County public-safety agencies. This four-year levy expires at the end of fiscal year 2006-2007. If approved, the cost would be 9 cents per $1,000 assessed value. The annual tax impact of this measure on a $100,000 home would be $9. 9-1-1 IS OUR CRITICAL LINK TO YOU. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS MEASURE. Chief Jim Court Chief Ron Oliver La Pine Fire District Redmond Fire Department Chief Don Rowe Chief Rod Bjorvik Sisters/Camp Sherman RFPD Sunriver Fire Department Chief Ed Sherrell Chief Larry Langston Black Butte Ranch Fire Dept. Bend Fire Department Chief Pat Reitz Crooked River Ranch Fire Department (This information furnished by The Central Oregon Fire Chiefs.) The printing of these arguments does not constitute an endorsement by the County of Deschutes, nor does the County warrant the accuracy or truth of any statement made in the arguments. Ord. No. 2003-046 Ex. A, Pg. 2 of 3 OFFI i 41 -u~ 61 M C AL BALLOT • SPECIAL ELECTION DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON • MARCH 11, 2003 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER USE A PENCIL ONLY TO VOTE, COMPLETELY BLACKEN THE OVAL (41M) TO THE LEFT OF THE RESPONSE OF YOUR CHOICE. DESCHUTES COUNTY 911 SERVICE DISTRICT 9-18 FOUR-YEAR LOCAL OPTION TAX FOR OPERATIONS QUESTION: Shall County 911 Service District impose $.09 per $1,000 of assessed value for operations for four years beginning 2003-20047 This measure may cause property taxes to in- crease more than three percent. SUMMARY: The current taxing authority for the Deschutes County 911 County Service District comes from a tax base passed by voters in 1994. Funds provided by this four-year local option tax will be used to maintain existing 911 services, con- tinue the Emergency Preparedness Network (EPN), which notifies residents by telephone of emergency situations in their area, and establish a cost-effi- cient, effective way to integrate the public safety information systems. This measure would provide stable funding for 911 emergency services for four years. The proposed rate will raise approximately $989,726 in 2003-2004, $1,049,109 in 2604-2005, $1,112,056 in 2005-2006, and $1,178,779 in 2006- 2007 for a total of $4,329,670. YES O NO WARNING Any person who, by use of force or other means, unduly influences an elector to vote in any particular man- ner or to refrain from voting, is sub- ject, upon conviction, to imprisonment S An" MPLE Ord. No. 2003-046 Ex. A, Pg. 3 of 3 9-101 v DESCHUTES COUNTY,OREGON DISTRICT REPORT SPECIAL ELECTION Page 1 MARCH 11 , 2003 9-18 911 4-YR LOC AL OPERATION TAX R V V C T Y N U 0 E 0 0 A U E 0 N V G T T S R S D E I E E T N E R S R S 0 R V T S U V 0 E T 0 T R T E E E S D S PRECINCT 1 2148 1053 49.0 % 799 254 0 0 PRECINCT 2 1393 825 59.2 % 553 271 0 1 PRECINCT 3 38 19 50.0 % 8 11 0 0 PRECINCT 4 1167 485 41.5 % 357 128 0 0 PRECINCT 5 2350 1189 50.5 % 793 396 0 0 PRECINCT 6 2212 1043 47.1 % 730 313 0 0 PRECINCT 7 2270 1135 50.0 % 864 271 0 0 PRECINCT 8 35 22 62.8 % 17 5 0 0 PRECINCT 9 1286 641 49.8 % 463 177 1 0 PRECINCT 10 2032 1109 54.5 % 673 436 0 0 PRECINCT 11 444 257 57.8 % 169 88 0 0 PRECINCT 12 1178 622 52.8 % 411 210 1 0 PRECINCT 13 1149 631 54.9 % 378 253 0 0 PRECINCT 14 1266 709 56.0 % 404 305 0 0 PRECINCT 15 727 398 54.7 % 274 124 0 0 PRECINCT 16 1309 828 63.2 % 529 299 0 0 PRECINCT 17 1668 812 48.6 % 541 271 0 0 PRECINCT 18 2098 1102 52.5 % 655 447 0 0 PRECINCT 19 2299 1336 58.1 % 831 504 1 0 PRECINCT 20 1400 775 55.3 % 530 242 3 0 PRECINCT 21 1111 652 58.6 % 418 234 0 0 PRECINCT 22 279 108 38.7 % 55 53 0 0 PRECINCT 23 22 9 40.9 % 2 7 0 0 PRECINCT 24 874 460 52.6 % 287 173 0 0 PRECINCT 25 1971 855 43.3 % 595 260 0 0 PRECINCT 26 911 411 45.1 % 281 130 0 0 PRECINCT 27 1416 630 44.4 % 452 178 0 0 PRECINCT 28 1953 1053 53.9 % 683 370 0 0 PRECINCT 29 1906 1047 54.9 % 666 381 0 0 PRECINCT 30 631 326 51.6 % 224 102 0 0 PRECINCT 31 805 444 55.1 % 277 166 1 0 PRECINCT 32 2345 1147 48.9 % 818 327 2 0 PRECINCT 33 2068 1174 56.7 % 805 369 0 0 PRECINCT 34 1988 992 49.8 % 702 290 0 0 PRECINCT 35 1387 867 62.5 % 608 259 0 0 PRECINCT 36 1964 956 48.6 % 562 394 0 0 PRECINCT 37 1066 616 57.7 % 372 244 0 0 PRECINCT 38 2262 1067 47.1 % 669 398 0 0 W R I T E I N S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ord. No. 2003-046 Ex. B, Pg. 1 of 2 DESCHUTES COUNTY,OREGON SPECIAL ELECTION MARCH 11, 2003 PRECINCT 39 PRECINCT 40 PRECINCT 41 PRECINCT 42 PRECINCT 43 PRECINCT 44 PRECINCT 45 PRECINCT 46 PRECINCT 47 PRECINCT 48 PRECINCT 49 PRECINCT 50 PRECINCT 51 RACE TOTALS DISTRICT REPORT Page 2 1809 980 54.1 % 572 407 1 0 0 1226 656 53.5 % 371 285 0 0 0 1653 873 52.8 % 528 345 0 0 0 2484 1043 41.9 % 653 390 0 0 0 1437 874 60.8 % 593 281 0 0 0 1795 986 54.9 s 680 306 0 0 0 1408 820 58.2 % 524 296 0 0 0 1748 810 46.3 s 565 245 0 0 0 1196 694 58.0 % 483 210 1 0 0 1503 879 58.4 % 513 366 0 0 0 703 373 53.0 % 265 107 1 0 0 1094 599 54.7 % 362 237 0 0 0 300 190 - 63.3 - % 141 - - 49 0 - 0 0 71784 - 37582 - 52.3 % - 24705 12864 - - - 12 - - 1 0 I, Nancy Blankenship, Deschutes County Clerk, do hereby certify that the votes recorded on this District Report correctly summarize the tally of votes cast at the March 11, 2003 Special Election. Dated this 25th day;-of March, 2003. Nancy- an -A_n Deschutes County Clerk Ord. No. 2003-046 Ex. B, Pg. 2 of 2