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1995-05-16 - Ballots OFFICIAL BALLOT- SPECIAL ELECTION DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON - MAY 16, 19950004-1440 - . rA B C INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER STATE OF OREGON - » REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE OVAL(40W) THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT OF THE RESPONSE OF YOUR CHOICE. 22. INHABITANCY IN STATE PLEASE USE A LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS PENCIL ONLY QUESTION: Shall appointees to legis- lature be inhabitants of district one year before appointment and shall district - STATE OF OREGON inhabitancy be required for legislators? - ■ SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY requires person appointed to fill vacan- THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY cy in office of state Senator or state Representative to be an inhabitant of _ the legislative district the person is - 21. DEDICATION OF LOTTERY appointed to represent at least one year FUNDS TO EDUCATION before the date of the appointment. - Constitutional amendment also requires QUESTION: Shall state lottery dollars that state Senators and state be used for financing education, in Representatives continue to be inhabi- - addition to creating jobs and furthering tants of their legislative districts during economic development? their terms of office. The amendment - also provides exceptions in each case SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment following reapportionment of the state - allows profits from state lottery to be legislature every 10 years. used for financing public education as well as for creating jobs and furthering ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: - economic development. Requires cre- No financial effect on state or local gov- ation of Education Endowment Fund ernment expenditures or revenues. - that receives 15 percent of lottery prof- its after July 1, 1997, and any other moneys appropriated by the Legislative - 4o . Assembly. Investment earnings of o YES endowment fund will be used to support public education. Investments may be p NO a in common stocks as provided by law. Requires Legislative Assembly to allo- - 4z cate lottery moneys for bond payments before allocations for other purposes. M43 - DESCHUTES COUNTY TIMATE-OF FINANCIAL IMPACT.­ --— - --- - _ - - This measure will allow State Lottery 9-23 GENERAL OBLIGATION proceeds to be used to finance public COMMUNITY EVENT education. Currently, these proceeds CENTER BONDS - may be used only for creating jobs and furthering economic development. The QUESTION:Shall the County be autho- - moneys available in 1995-1996 are rized to issue up to$20,000,000 of gen- estimated to be$290 million. eral obligation bonds for a Community Event Center? If the bonds are In addition,this measure establishes an approved, they will be payable from ;C/2 education endowment fund. Fifteen taxes on property or property ownership r - percent of net lottery proceeds, or that are not subject to the limits of ' approximately $50 million, will be Section 11b, Article XI, of the Oregon .: - invested in the fund annually beginning Constitution. " in 1997-1998. The interest earnings generated b are estimat- SUMMARY: Measure authorizes the w;f; ~4e4r 9 Y the moneys Y 51 ed to be $2.5 million in 1997-1998 and County to issue $20,000,000 of bonds will grow as more lottery proceeds are to finance a Community Event Center. ' - deposited each year. Earnings may be The Center would contain facilities for " retained in the fund or expended for community entertainment, cultural and - public education. sporting events, consumer shows, ice skating, and related facilities. Bond pro- ; ceeds will allow the County to acquire - o YES property, construct buildings, make improvements to real property, acquire o--NO, fixtures and construct parking, and to pay related costs of a Community Event Center. - The bonds shall mature over a period of - not more than 20 years. - o YES o NO WARNING Any person who,by use of force or other means, unduly influ- ences an elector to vote in any particular manner or to refrain - from voting, is subject, upon conviction, to imprisonment or to a fine, or both. - LA B 1CM 001-4 A - 101 a OFFICIAL BALLOT- SPECIAL ELECTION i904.`1441 DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON - MAY 16, 1995 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER STATE OF OREGON CITY OF BEND 9-24 A NEW CHARTER FOR THE REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY CITY OF BEND TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE OVAL(-1111111110) THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT OF THE QUESTION: Should the City of Bend RESPONSE OF YOUR CHOICE. 22. INHABITANCY IN STATE adopt a new Charter to replace the - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS existing Charter,which was enacted in PLEASE USE A year 1960? PENCIL ONLY QUESTION: Shall appointees to ar SUMMARY: The new Charter was lature be inhabitants of district one year developed using the Model Charter for - before appointment and shall district inhabitancy be required for legislators? Oregon Cities as a guide. It would con- STATE OF OREGON tinue the Council-Manager form of - ■ SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment government; and would create a requires person appointed to fill vacan- seven-person Council as the govern- REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY cy in office of state Senator or state ing body, with Councilors elected at - THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Representative to be an inhabitant of large and serving four-year terms.The the legislative district the person is Council would elect one of the - 21. DEDICATION OF LOTTERY appointed to represent at least one year Councilors as the Mayor, who would FUNDS TO EDUCATION before the date of the appointment. act as the presiding officer of the - Constitutional amendment also requires Council. The Council could appoint a QUESTION: Shall state lottery dollars that state Senators and state Municipal Judge. be used for financing education, in Representatives continue to be inhabi- o YES - addition to creating jobs and furthering tants of their legislative districts during economic development? their terms of office. The amendment - also provides exceptions in each case p NO SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment following reapportionment of the state - allows profits from state lottery to be legislature every 10 years. BEND METROPOLITAN PARK& used for financing public education as RECREATION DISTRICT - well as for creating jobs and furthering ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: economic development. Requires cre- No financial effect on state or local gov- 9-22 FIVE-YEAR MIXED PURPOSE ation of Education Endowment Fund ernment expenditures or revenues. SERIAL LEVY - that receives 15 percent of lottery prof- its after July 1, 1997, and any other QUESTION: Shall District levy moneys appropriated by the Legislative $2,000,000 each year for five years - 40 Assembly. Investment earnings of o YES outside tax base beginning 1995-96 to endowment fund will be used to support repair/improve parks, facilities, pro- 41 • p public education. Investments may be NO grams? - in common stocks as provided by law. - 42 . Requires Legislative Assembly to allo- SUMMARY:The Bend Metro Park and cate lottery moneys for bond payments Recreation District is funded a tax before allocations for other purposes. base established in 1980. Since 1980 - . DESCHUTES COUNTY the District has experienced a 71% NCIAL 1 - _ population -Beeactse-parks-ard -- - recreation facilities experience This measure will allow State Lottery 9-23 GENERAL OBLIGATION increasingly heavy use and because proceeds to be used to finance public COMMUNITY EVENT inflation has increased cost, the 1980 - education. Currently, these proceeds CENTER BONDS tax base is inadequate. The proposed may be used only for creating jobs and serial levy would fund repair and reno- furthering economic development. The QUESTION:Shall the County be autho- vation of existing facilities, Juniper - moneys available in 1995-1996 are rized to issue up to$20,000,000 of gen- Pool, expansion of after-school and estimated to be$290 million. eral obligation bonds for a Community summer recreation programs for chil- Event Center? If the bonds are dren and teenagers, and development - In addition,this measure establishes an approved, they will be payable from of a new Eastside Youth Sports education endowment fund. Fifteen taxes on property or property ownership Complex and a new Providence - percent of net lottery proceeds, or that are not subject to the limits of Neighborhood Park. approximately $50 million, will be Section 11b, Article XI, of the Oregon The total to be raised by the five-year - invested in the fund annually beginning Constitution. serial levy is $10 million. This amount in 1997-1998. The interest earnings is outside the limitation imposed by - generated by the moneys are estimat- SUMMARY: Measure authorizes the Section 11, Article XI, Oregon ed to be $2.5 million in 1997-1998 and County to issue $20,000,000 of bonds Constitution (tax base). will grow as more lottery proceeds are to finance a Community Event Center. - 520 deposited each year. Earnings may be The Center would contain facilities for This tax is subject to the other govern- retained in the fund or expended for community entertainment, cultural and mental purposes limit of Section - public education. sporting events, consumer shows, ice Article XI, Oregon Constitution. skating, and related facilities. Bond pro- Approval would not reduce the proper- skating, will allow the County to acquire di tax collections of other non-school o YES property, construct buildings, make districts units of local government - available under the provisions of improvements to real property, acquire Section 11(b), . Article_XI, Oregon_ o - NO —- ---- _ furnishings, -equipment, fixtures and Constitution and implementing legisla- construct parking, and to pay related tion. The revenues raised will be used costs of a Community Event Center. exclusively for other governmental pur- The bonds shall mature over a period of poses. not more than 20 years. Estimated tax impact is $0.84 per $1,000. of assessed valuation the first - year,with decreases anticipated there- o YES after as assessed values increase. The estimated tax cost for this mea- N - sure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on WARNING the best information available from the };� ` county assessor at the time of the esti f , ,�=±Z Any person who, by use of for t{, x.x mate.. or other means, unduly influ- fir ,,, ences an elector to vote in any a o YES particular manner or to refrain `, - from voting, is subject, upon ;, o NO conviction, to imprisonment or to a fine, or both. - - L B C 002 B 103 a OFFICIAL BALLOT- SPECIAL ELECTION 0004-1443 DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON - MAY 16, 1995 - . A B C INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER STATE OF OREGON CITY OF BEND REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY 9-24 A NEW CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF BEND TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE OVAL(oiiiiw) THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT OF THE - RESPONSE OF YOUR CHOICE. QUESTION: Should the City of Bend 22. INHABITANCY IN STATE adopt a new Charter to replace the PLEASE USE A LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS existing Charter,which was enacted in 1960? PENCIL ONLY QUESTION: Shall appointees to legis- lature be inhabitants of district one year SUMMARY: The new Charter was before appointment and shall district developed using the Model Charter for - inhabitancy be required for legislators? Oregon Cities as a guide. It would con- STATE OF OREGON tinue the Council-Manager form of SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment government; and would create a - requires person appointed to fill vacan- seven-person Council as the govern- REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY in body, with Councilors elected at THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY cy in office of state Senator or state g y' Representative to be an inhabitant of large and serving four-year terms.The the legislative district the person is Council would elect one of the - 21. DEDICATION OF LOTTERY appointed to represent at least one year Councilors as the Mayor, who would FUNDS TO EDUCATION before the date of the appointment. act as the presiding officer of the Constitutional amendment also requires Council. The Council could appoint a - QUESTION: Shall state lottery dollars that state Senators and state Municipal Judge. be used for financing education, in Representatives continue to be inhabi- - addition to creating jobs and furthering tants of their legislative districts during o YES economic development? their terms of office. The amendment - also provides exceptions in each case p NO SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment following reapportionment of the state - allows profits from state lottery to be legislature every 10 years. used for financing public education as well as for creating jobs and furthering ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: - economic development. Requires cre- No financial effect on state or local gov- ation of Education Endowment Fund ernment expenditures or revenues. - that receives 15 percent of lottery prof- its after July 1, 1997, and any other moneys appropriated by the Legislative - 400 Assembly. Investment earnings of o YES endowment fund will be used to support public education. Investments may be p NO in common stocks as provided by law. Requires Legislative Assembly to allo- sY cate lottery moneys for bond payments before allocations for other purposes. DESCHUTES COUNTY ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: - This measure will allow State Lottery 9-23 GENERAL OBLIGATION proceeds to be used to finance public COMMUNITY EVENT education. Currently, these proceeds CENTER BONDS - may be used only for creating jobs and , furthering economic development. The QUESTION:Shall the County be autho- R_ - moneys available in 1995-1996 are rized to issue up to$20,000,000 of gen- , estimated to be$290 million. eral obligation bonds for a Community - Event Center? If the bonds are In addition,this measure establishes an approved, they will be payable from w education endowment fund. Fifteen taxes on property or property ownership *,y " percent of net lottery proceeds, or that are not subject to the limits of fa approximately $50 million, will be Section 11b, Article XI, of the Oregon - invested in the fund annually beginning Constitution. . in 1997-1998. The interest earningsw generated by the moneys are estimat- SUMMARY: Measure authorizes the - ed to be $2.5 million in 1997-1998 and County to issue $20,000,000 of bonds 4 � will grow as more lottery proceeds are to finance a Community Event Center. - deposited each year. Earnings may be The Center would contain facilities for retained in the fund or expended for community entertainment, cultural and - public education. sporting events, consumer shows, ice skating, and related facilities. Bond pro- ceeds will allow the County to acquire - . o YES property, construct buildings, make improvements to real property, acquire !-" urnishin s �ui rr�ent, Tixfures`and o NO 9 4 P construct parking, and to pay related costs of a Community Event Center. The bonds shall mature over a period of - not more than 20 years. - o YES C73 NO WARNING Any person who,by use of force or other means, unduly influ- ences an elector to vote in any particular manner or to refrain - from voting, is subject, upon conviction, to imprisonment or to a fine, or both. - BM 004 D 107 F1 OFFICIAL BALLOT- SPECIAL ELECTION 0004-1442 DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON - MAY 16, 1995 rrA= C INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER STATE OF OREGON REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE OVAL(-111111111W) THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT OF THE RESPONSE OF YOUR CHOICE. 22. INHABITANCY IN STATE PLEASE USE A LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS PENCIL ONLY QUESTION: Shall appointees to legis- lature be inhabitants of district one year - before appointment and shall district STATE OF OREGON inhabitancy be required for legislators? - 21 ■ SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY requires person appointed to fill vacan- THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY cy in office of state Senator or state - Representative to be an inhabitant of the legislative district the person is - 21. DEDICATION OF LOTTERY appointed to represent at least one year FUNDS TO EDUCATION before the date of the appointment. - Constitutional amendment also requires QUESTION: Shall state lottery dollars that state Senators and state be used for financing education, in Representatives continue to be inhabi- - addition to creating jobs and furthering tants of their legislative districts during economic development? their terms of office. The amendment - also provides exceptions in each case SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment following reapportionment of the state - allows profits from state lottery to be legislature every 10 years. BEND METROPOLITAN PARK& used for financing public education as RECREATION DISTRICT well as for creating jobs and furthering ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: - economic development. Requires cre- No financial effect on state or local gov- 9-22 FIVE-YEAR MIXED PURPOSE ation of Education Endowment Fund ernment expenditures or revenues. SERIAL LEVY - that receives 15 percent of lottery prof- its after July 1, 1997, and any other QUESTION: Shall District levy moneys appropriated by the Legislative $2,000,000 each year for five years - 180 Assembly. Investment earnings of o YES outside tax base beginning 1995-96 to endowment fund will be used to support repair/improve parks, facilities, pro- 41 • p public education. Investments may be NO grams? - in common stocks as provided by law. Requires Legislative Assembly to allo- SUMMARY:The Bend Metro Park and - 42 - cate lottery moneys for bond payments Recreation District is funded a tax before allocations for other purposes. base established in 1980. Since 1980 DESCHUTES COUNTY the District has experienced a 71% poputatb growtPr�cause parks and- ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: �-"� recreation facilities experience - This measure will allow State Lottery 9-23 GENERAL OBLIGATION increasingly heavy use and because proceeds to be used to finance public COMMUNITY EVENT inflation has increased cost, the 1980 education. Currently, these proceeds CENTER BONDS tax base is inadequate. The proposed - may be used only for creating jobs and serial levy would fund repair and reno- furthering economic development. The QUESTION:Shall the County be autho- vation of existing facilities, Juniper - moneys available in 1995-1996 are rized to issue up to$20,000,000 of gen- Pool, expansion of after-school and estimated to be$290 million. eral obligation bonds for a Community summer recreation programs for chil- - Event Center? If the bonds are dren and teenagers, and development In addition,this measure establishes an approved, they will be payable from of a new Eastside Youth Sports education endowment fund. Fifteen taxes on property or property ownership Complex and a new Providence - percent of net lottery proceeds, or that are not subject to the limits of Neighborhood Park. approximately $50 million, will be Section 11b, Article XI, of the Oregon The total to be raised by the five-year - invested in the fund annually beginning Constitution. serial levy is $10 million. This amount in 1997-1998. The interest earnings is outside the limitation imposed by generated by the moneys are estimat- SUMMARY: Measure authorizes the Section 11, Article XI, Oregon - ed to be $2.5 million in 1997-1998 and County to issue $20,000,000 of bonds Constitution (tax base). will grow as more lottery proceeds are to finance a Community Event Center. - deposited each year. Earnings may be The Center would contain facilities for This tax is subject to the other govern- retained in the fund or expended for community entertainment, cultural and mental purposes limit of Section 11(b), public education. sporting events, consumer shows, ice Article XI, Oregon Constitution. - ss skating, and related facilities. Bond pro- Approval would not reduce the proper- ceeds will allow the County to acquire ty tax collections of other non-school - o YES property, construct buildings, make districts units of local government improvements to real property, acquire available under the provisions of o NO ftn�iish#ttrJs,1 ffxtures Section i1(b),_-Articte._XI,_--Oregon construct parking, and , pay related Constitution and implementing legisla- tion.The revenues raised will be used costs of a Community Event Center. exclusively for other governmental - The bonds shall mature over a period of purposes. - not more than 20 years. Estimated tax impact is $0.84 per $1,000. of assessed valuation the first - YES year,with decreases anticipated there- C:73 after as assessed values increase. The estimated tax cost for this mea- NO - sure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on WARNINGS 1s the best information available from the t r county assessor at the time of the esti Any person who, by use of force ' r, mate. or other means, unduly influ- ences an elector to vote in any �`"`�_� �j3 r� t' ' }# µix o YES particular manner or to refrain from voting, is subject, upon NO - conviction, to imprisonment or r to a fine, or both. BI C 105 R OFFICIAL BALLOT- SPECIAL ELECTION 0004--1444 DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON - MAY 16, 1995 mm r � 5 F m a � NIP �- ® '� r �a h pax Rj i k yr 40 NO OCR WON 4 ' 42 �' 49 goo MEIN � t 40 K AMR Aff mp spa AM pla" ma VIA �- p�PQI IN 3 rya ago , HiOp x �.� y R