22-80-Order Recorded 4/7/1976
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1 IN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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FOR THE COUNTY OF DESCHUTES
4 In the Matter of Establishing)
a New Tax Base for Deschutes )
5 County )
6 This matter having come before the Board in the regular course
7 course of County business;
8 And it appearing to the Board that the existing tax base of
9 $831,210.65 is not adequate to cover County expenditures for programs
10 provided for by the County. General Fund, the County School Fund, the
11 Solid Waste Levy and the County Library Levy;
12 And it further appearing to the Board that anticipated require-
13 ments for the 1976-77 fiscal year are as follows:
14 Current Tax Base -
$831,210.65
County Operating Levy -
404,312.00
15 Solid Waste Levy -
217,775.00
County Library Levy -
225000.00
16 Revenue Sharing -
306,000.00
17 And it further appearing to the Board that the total of these
18sums is $1,984.297.00, which sum would provide an adequate tax base
19 commencing the fiscal year 1976-77;
20 And it further appearing to the Board that by establishing the
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25 And it further appearing to the Board that it is necessary to
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2 And it further appearing to the Board that it is necessary to
3 establish a reasonable tax base as soon as possible, and that the
4 May 25th primary could be used for this purpose;
5 And it further appearing to the Board that ORS 310.330 requires
6 the Board to certify to the County Clerk that the increased tax
7 base is necessary; now therefore,
8 THE BOARD CERTIFIES as follows:
9 The existing tax base of $831,210.65 does not provide sufficient
10 funds for existing programs provided for by the County General Fund,
11 the County School Fund, the Solid Waste Levy, and the County Library
12 Levy without the necessity of calling a special election or elections,
13 The purpose of increasing the tax base is to save the expense of
14 holding yearly elections for the purpose of levying taxes outside
15 the 6 percent limitation imposed by Article XI, Section 11 of the
16 Oregon:Constitution. The election on establishing an new tax base
17 shall be held May 25, 1976 and shall propose a new tax base of
18 $1,984,297. The amount of the increase is $1,153,086.35.
19 DATED in Bend, Oregon, this 1A, day of April, 1976.
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