1993-11-09 - Ballots T OFFICIAL BALLOT -SPECIAL ELECTION
UTES COUNTY, OREGON- NOVEMBER 9, 1993
- ary s," F BE N B C 1
- ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL DESCHUTES COUNTY
a, IMPACT--Based on the 1995-97 bien-
» PLEASE Rr:ME nium, when Measure 1 becomes fully 9-1 DESCHUTES COUNTY
- TO USE A PENCIL implemented, government revenues will ROOM TAX
increase by $985 million per fiscal year
ONLY and government expenses will increase QUESTION: Shall County room tax ap-
- by$41 million per fiscal year as follows: ply to all rentals of hotel, motel, condo-
minium and dwelling units rented 30 days
Public Schools and Community or less?
Colleges:
Public school and community college rev- SUMMARY: Renters of hotel,motel and
- TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE enues will increase by $953 million per similar units now pay room taxes to the
OVAL(4M)COMPLETELY fiscal year as follows: County. These funds are used to pay for
TO THE LEFT OF THE • $1.285 billion in sales tax revenues County services and to promote tourism.
- 2 received from the state. ($1.317 This ordinance drops the exemption from
RESPONSE OF YOUR billion in gross sales tax revenues, taxation for houses, condominium units
CHOICE. minus $10 million in tax administra- and cabins personally rented bythe owner
tion expenses and $22 million re- beginning January 1, 1994. Rentals of
- turned to lower-income households less than $4 per day and hospital beds
through a credit.) remain exempt.
• $13 million in interest earnings from
- the Education Trust Fund. Approval of measure ratifies amendments
STATE MEASURE • $345 million in reduced property tax to Deschutes County Code.
revenues.
- REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE Public school and community college ex-
CD YES
BY THE LEGISLATIVE penses will increase by $4 million per
ASSEMBLY fiscal year in sales taxes on purchases. o NO
1. Should we pass a 5% sales tax for State Government:
Notwithstanding distribution of sales tax
- public schools with these restrictions? revenues to public schools and commu-
• The 5%rate can only be raised by a nity colleges, revenues will increase by
- statewide vote of the people. The $35 million per fiscal year as follows:
legislature could not increase the • $35 million in additional corporate
rate. income tax revenues.
- . • The sales tax moneys raised would • $10 million in sales tax revenues for
be dedicated to public schools, in- tax administration expenses.
cluding kindergartens and commu • $10 million in reduced personal in-
- h . nity colleges. This dedication can- come tax revenues.
not be changed without a statewide
vote of the people. State government expenses will increase
- 42 • School property taxes on owner- by$23 million per fiscal year as follows:
occupied homes would be abol- • $10 million in sales tax and related
- p . ished. Sales tax moneys would administration expenses,funded pri-
replace the school property taxes marily from sales tax revenues.
- on owner-occupied homes. • $13 million in sales taxes on state
• The sales tax would be on goods government purchases.
- only, not services. ?
• The sales tax could not be imposed Local Government: �` �#
on food for home consumption, Local government property tax revenues r
- will decrease by$3 million per fiscal year. ,
housing, water, light, heat, power,
prescription medicine, motor fuel, ,� t
essential services, and farm ani- Local government expenses will increase►
- mals, feed, seed, and fertilizer. by$14 million per fiscal year as follows: riu }
These exemptions could not be • $1 million in property tax administra �,r
- changed by the legislature. They tion costs.
can only be changed by a statewide • $13 million in sales taxes on local ;"t
vote of the people, government purchases. v
- • Cities,counties,and other local gov-
ernments cannot impose a sales (Note: During the December 1993 to
tax. July 1, 1995 phase-in period, one-time
- • • Working families, with children, expenses will be as follows:
- earning less than $24,000 a year • $358 million to accelerate property
would receive an earned income tax relief required by 1990's Ballot
credit on their income tax. Measure 5.
- • Low income households would re • $162 million to establish the Educa-
ceive a refund of some or all of the tion Trust Fund.
sales tax they would pay. • $7 million in state and local govern-
- • The corporate income tax rate would ment start-up costs for tax adminis-
be increased from 6.6%to 7.6%. tration.)
• The measure imposes a new con-
stitutional state spending limit, re (Note: In addition to the above effects,
- stricting the legislature's spending after July 1, 1995,half of lottery revenues
authority. -- $91 million per fiscal year -- will be
• At least half of lottery proceeds dedicated to education and children's
- would be used for education and needs.)
the needs of Oregon's children. Cur-
- rently lottery money must be used o YES
for economic development.
• The sales tax for schools would be
- imposed on a trial basis. The tax p NO
and all other provisions would stop
- in 1999 unless we vote to continue
them at the 1998 general election. PLEASE REMEMBER
TO USE A PENCIL
ONLY
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