2002-09-17 - Ballots OFFICIAL BALLOT•SPECIAL ELECTION • DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON •SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
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INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER STATE MEASURES (CONTINUED)
USE A PENCIL ONLY REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY t t�11 1 O 7 1915
- TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE OVAL (4W) THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT OF THE
RESPONSE of YOUR CHOICE. 20 INCREASES CIGARETTE TAX; USES
- REVENUE FOR HEALTH PLAN, OTHER
PROGRAMS.
- O YES RESULT OF "YES" VOTE:
"Yes" vote increases ciga-
rette tax; funds Oregon
Health Plan and other pro-
grams.
RESULT OF "NO" VOTE:
t 21 - STATE MEASURES O NO "No"vote keeps cigarette tax
at current level;does not in-
- REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY crease Oregon Health Plan or
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY other program funding.
SUMMARY: This measure increases the tax im-
- 19 AMENDS CONSTITUTION:AUTHO- posed on the distribution of cigarettes by 60 cents
RIZES USING EDUCATION STABILITY per 20-cigarette pack. Current law imposes a ciga-
rette tax of 68 cents per 20-cigarette pack,that is a
paid by wholesale distributors of cigarettes. This
CIRCUMSTANCES;TRANSFERS$150 measure would apply the cigarette tax increase to ��
MILLION TO STATE SCHOOL FUND' cigarettes distributed on or after November 1, ,
' 2002, and to existing retail cigarette inventories
CREATES SCHOOL CAPITAL MATCH- when the tax starts. This measure requires $2 w
ING SUBACCOUNT IN STABILITY million and an additional 0.7 percent of revenue a ,f
- raised by the cigarette tax increase to be spent on
FUND. tobacco use reduction programs. Cities,counties
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: and elderly and disabled transportation receive 1.4
- "Yes"vote converts educa- percent of the additional tax revenue. All remain- �T
tion endowment fund to sta- ing revenue raised by the increase is to be spent
- bility fund; specifies condi- on the Oregon Health Plan.
O YES tions for using fund princi- ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:This measure
pal; transfers $150 million increases cigarette tax revenues by$70.7 million
from fund to State School for the 2001-2003 biennium and will raise$113.9
- Fund;creates school capital million in cigarette tax revenues for each yearthere-
matching subaccount in sta- after. Because higher cigarette prices will cause a
bility fund. reduction in consumption,the measure will reduce
- 40 - RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: General Fund revenues by $3.1 million for the
"No" vote rejects: convert- 2001-2003 biennium and by$6.2 million annually
ing education endowment thereafter.
® 410 O NO fund to education stability The net expenditures required by this measure are
fund; using fund principal estimated to be as follows:
under certain conditions;
- 42 M transferring $150 million
from fund to State School Expenditure 2001-2003 Annually after
Fund;creating school capi- biennium July 1,2003
- 43 - tal matching subaccount in Oregon Health
....................zlibl.6 ml io .... mi ion
- SUMMARY:Amends Constitution. Under exist- Tobacco Use
ing law,the state deposits a portion of state lot- Reduction...........$2.5 million......$750,000
tery proceeds into the education endowment fund;
- fund's earnings are used for public education;prin- Cities,Counties and
cipal is retained in fund. Measure converts edu- and Elderly
cation endowment fund to education stability fund. Disabled
- Measure increases percentage of net proceeds Transportation.....$945,000..........$1.5 million
from state lottery placed in education stability fund
and limits amount in fund. Measure authorizes
- legislature to use any portion of education stabil-
ity fund principal for public education if three-fifths
of the members of each house of legislature ap-
prove,and either(1) legislature makes required
finding as to decline in projected state revenue or
in seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment, or
- (2) Governor declares emergency. On May 1,
2003, measure transfers$150 million from sta-
bility fund to State School Fund to be used for kin-
dergarten through grade 12 public education. Cre-
- s1 ates school capital matching subaccount in edu-
cation stability fund. 1 )
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:The education ' r '
stability fund will be reduced by$150 million in
May 2003. This amount will go into the State CF
- School Fund to be distributed to school districts ,
at that time.
- Growth in the balance of the education stability '
fund will be increased by an estimated $10 mil-
lion per year. There is a corresponding reduction
of lottery funding for other programs_mainlythe
Stafe Schoo ul F nrT—and economic development.
Distribution of earnings on the education stability
fund,for debt service on education bonds and for
need-based college scholarships will be reduced
- by about$7 million per year.
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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
or to a fine, or both.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT•SPECIAL ELECTION • DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON • SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
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INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER STATE MEASURES (CONTINUED) BEND METRO PARKS AND
„ USE A PENCIL ONLY RECREATION DISTRICT
REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY
- TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE OVAL (4111111110) THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY RECALL ELECTION
COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT OF THE R9-8 REASON FOR DEMANDING
RESPONSE OF YOUR CHOICE. 20 INCREASES CIGARETTE TAX; USES
REVENUE FOR HEALTH PLAN, OTHER THE RECALL OF RON DELANEY,BEND
-
PROGRAMS. METRO PARKS AND RECREATION DIS-
O YES RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: TRICT BOARD MEMBER, POSITION
"Yes" vote increases ciga- N0. 2.
- rette tax; funds Oregon 1.This Board damaged the reputation of a 30-
Health Plan and other pro- year employee and fired her based on anony-
grams. mous rumors and allegations without ever
RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: providing a chance for the employee to re-
STATE MEASURES
- 2, - O NO "No"vote keeps cigarette tax spond. They also failed to provide accused
at current level;does not in- employee with the names and allegations of
- REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY crease Oregon Health Plan or accusers when they became known to the
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY other program funding. Board.
SUMMARY: This measure increases the tax im- 2.This Board plans to dramatically reduce park
- 19 AMENDS CONSTITUTION:AUTHO- posed on the distribution of cigarettes by 60 cents maintenance and services by putting the Park
RIZES USING EDUCATION STABILITY per 20-cigarette pack. Current law imposes a ciga- District into 20yrs.of significant debt by bor-
FUND PRINCIPAL IN SPECIFIED rette tax of 68 cents per 20-cigarette pack,that is rowing money for the purchase of bare land
- paid by wholesale distributors of cigarettes. This and with no money allocated for the upkeep
CIRCUMSTANCES;TRANSFERS$150 measure would apply the cigarette tax increase to of that land.
cigarettes distributed on or after November 1, 3. Board is unresponsive to district residents'
MILLION TO STATE SCHOOL FUND; 2002, and to existing retail cigarette inventories requests for information despite repeated
- CREATES SCHOOL CAPITAL MATCH- when the tax starts. This measure requires $2 queries.
ING SUBACCOUNT IN STABILITY million and an additional 0.7 percent of revenue
raised by the cigarette tax increase to be spent on 4. Board has overstepped their role as policy
FUND. tobacco use reduction programs. Cities,counties makers and micro-managed the District into
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: and elderly and disabled transportation receive 1.4 turmoil resulting in an all-time low morale for
- "Yes"vote converts educa- percent of the additional tax revenue. All remain- park district employees.
tion endowment fund to sta- ing revenue raised by the increase is to be spent 5. The Board,by going outside of all bounds of
bility fund; specifies condi- on the Oregon Health Plan. official protocol in regards to communication
- O YES tions for using fund princi- ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:This measure with Park staff,has put the reputation of the
pal; transfers $150 million increases cigarette tax revenues by$70.7 million District at risk and has caused long term dam-
from fund to State School for the 2001-2003 biennium and will raise$113.9 age to its own credibility as a Board.
Fund;creates school capital million in ci arette tax revenues for each earthere
matching subaccount in sta- after. Because higher cigarette prices will cause a JUSTIFICATION OF HIS COURSE IN
bility fund. reduction in consumption,the measure will reduce OFFICE BY RON DELANEY, BOARD
- 400 RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: General Fund revenues by $3.1 million for the MEMBER, POSITION NO. 2, BEND
"No" vote rejects: convert- 2001-2003 biennium and by$6.2 million annually METRO PARKS AND RECREATION
ing education endowment thereafter.
41 O NO fund to education stability The net expenditures required by this measure are DISTRICT.
fund; using fund principal estimated to be as follows: There is no truth in petitioner's statements. The
under certain conditions; BMPRD Board was confronted with serious al-
- 42 - transferring $150 million legations. We had a duty to investigate. We did
from fund to State School Expenditure 2001-2003 Annually after so-thoroughly. Sadly,we concluded that termi-
Fund;creating school capi- biennium July 1,2003 nation of a long-time employee was the only
- 43 - tal matching subaccount in Oregon Health option open to us. This recall effort is about
— ................... million.... mi ion people s persona agen as--no -
- SUMMARY: Amends Constitution. Under exist Tobacco Use what is best for Bend.
ing law,the state deposits a portion of state lot-
to proceeds into the education endowment fund; Reduction...........$2.5 million......$750,000 The BMPRD Board recently voted unanimously
- ry p not to incur debt. In fact,we increased the bud
fund's earnings are used for public education; rin- Cities,Counties and
g p p g259,000 over the previous year. Additionally,
ca is retained in fund. Measure converts edu- and Elderly et for park maintenance and services by
$
cation endowmentfund education stabilityfund. Disabled we ended the year with a positive cash surplus
- Measure increases percentage of net proceeds Transportation.....$945,000..........$1.5 million to carry over into 2002-03.
from state lottery placed in education stability fund
and limits amount in fund. Measure authorizes Long awaited exciting projects are underway.
..
legislature to use any portion of education stabil- Through agreement with the City,the develop-
ity fund principal for public education if three fifths ment of the Log Deck Park will begin soon. Ac-
of the members of each house of legislature ap- ' quisition of the Pine Nursery is moving forward.
- prove, and either (1) legislature makes required t4,1 " An annexation campaign to grow the District
finding as to decline in projected state revenue or r#� F � '3 boundaries and tax base has begun. A commit-
in seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment, or sf`' v/ w ja,' tee of District Staff, Board Members and the
- (2) Governor declares emergency. On May 1, r a "t` a ,. public is working to maximize SDC funds to con
2003, measure transfers$150 million from sta ,tinue neighborhood park development and ex
9; and the use of SDC funds to other development
bility fund to State School Fund to be used for kin p
- dergarten through grade 12 public education. Cre sk7E and acquisitions such as ball fields.
ates school capital matching subaccount in edu- The growth and health of the District is as strong
s- :.
cation stability fund. _,,,�• as ever. Let's keep moving forward.
- 520 ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:The education Vote"No."
stability fund will be reduced by$150 million in SHALL RON DELANEY, BOARD MEM-
- May 2003. This amount will go into the State
School Fund to be distributed to school districts BER, POSITION NO. 2, BEND METRO
at that time. PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT,
Growth in the balance of the education stability BE RECALLED?
fund will be increased by an estimated $10 mil-
lion per year. There is a corresponding reduction
of lottery funding for other programs,mainly the
State 5ci1661 Fund and economic d�velopmenT
- Distribution of earnings on the education stability
fund,for debt service on education bonds and for O NO
need-based college scholarships will be reduced
- by about$7 million per year.
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WARNING
yn 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
or to a fine, or both.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT• SPECIAL ELECTION • DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON •SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
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BEND METRO PARKS AND BEND METRO PARKS AND BEND METRO PARKS AND
RECREATION DISTRICT RECREATION DISTRICT RECREATION DISTRICT
RECALL ELECTION (CONTINUED) RECALL ELECTION (CONTINUED) RECALL ELECTION (CONTINUED)
R9-9 REASON FOR DEMANDING R9-10 REASON FOR DEMANDING R9-11 REASON FOR DEMANDING
THE RECALL OF JIM YOUNG, BEND THE RECALL OF DONALD K. SMITH, THE RECALL OF CHARLES BURLEY,
METRO PARKS AND RECREATION BEND METRO PARKS AND RECRE- BEND METRO PARKS AND RECRE-
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, ATION DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, ATION DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER,
POSITION NO. 5. POSITION NO. 3. POSITION NO. 1.
1.This Board damaged the reputation of a 30- 1.This Board damaged the reputation of a 30- 1.This Board damaged the reputation of a 30-
year employee and fired her based on anony- year employee and fired her based on anony- year employee and fired her based on anony-
mous rumors and allegations without ever mous rumors and allegations without ever mous rumors and allegations without ever
providing a chance for the employee to re- providing a chance for the employee to re- providing a chance for the employee to re-
spond. They also failed to provide accused spond. They also failed to provide accused spond. They also failed to provide accused
employee with the names and allegations of employee with the names and allegations of employee with the names and allegations of
accusers when they became known to the accusers when they became known to the accusers when they became known to the
Board. Board. Board.
2.This Board plans to dramatically reduce park 2.This Board plans to dramatically reduce park 2.This Board plans to dramatically reduce park
District into 20 yrs.of significant debt by bor- District into 20 yrs.of significant debt by bor- District into 20 ks.of significant debt by bor-
rowing money for the purchase of bare land rowing money for the purchase of bare land rowing money for the purchase of bare land
and with no money allocated for the upkeep and with no money allocated for the upkeep and with no money allocated for the upkeep
of that land. of that land. of that land.
3. Board is unresponsive to district residents' 3. Board is unresponsive to district residents' 3. Board is unresponsive to district residents'
requests for information despite repeated requests for information despite repeated requests for information despite repeated
queries. queries. queries.
4. Board has overstepped their role as policy 4. Board has overstepped their role as policy 4. Board has overstepped their role as policy
makers and micro-managed the District into makers and micro-managed the District into makers and micro-managed the District into
turmoil resulting in an all-time low morale for turmoil resulting in an all-time low morale for turmoil resulting in an all-time low morale for
park district employees. park district employees. park district employees.
5.The Board,by going outside of all bounds of 5.The Board,by going outside of all bounds of 5. The Board,by going outside of all bounds of
official protocol in regards to communication official protocol in regards to communication official protocol in regards to communication
with Park staff,has put the reputation of the with Park staff,has put the reputation of the with Park staff,has put the reputation of the
District at risk and has caused long term dam- District at risk and has caused long term dam- District at risk and has caused long term dam-
age to its own credibility as a Board. age to its own credibility as a Board. age to its own credibility as a Board.
JUSTIFICATION OF HIS COURSE IN JUSTIFICATION OF HIS COURSE IN JUSTIFICATION OF HIS COURSE IN
OFFICE BY JIM YOUNG, BOARD OFFICE BY DONALD K.SMITH,BOARD OFFICE BY CHARLES BURLEY,BOARD
MEMBER, POSITION NO. 5, BEND MEMBER, POSITION NO. 3, BEND MEMBER, POSITION NO. 1, BEND
METRO PARKS AND RECREATION METRO PARKS AND RECREATION DIS- METRO PARKS AND RECREATION
DISTRICT TRICT DISTRICT.
The BMPRD Board recall is not justified be- TRUTH NOT LIES The petition's statements simply are not true.
cause the charges as outlined in the petitions The BMPRD director was fired due to an in- The petitioners are upset at the Board for its
are completely false. An examination of each of ability to work with the newly elected board. unanimous decision to remove the Executive
the charges and comparison with the facts,which An investigation of corroborated staff allega- Director and I can understand that. Neverthe-
are public record, will reveal that not only are ti0ns was investigated and the results were less,it was a difficult decision,but given the in-
the charges false they are exactly contrary to the disclosed to the Director, the Board, and the formation there was very little choice.
truth. -- - public simultaneously. The Board is working on long-term stable financ-
Upon taking office in July 2001 the new Board The Board completed its first year with a sur- ing for the future. Board and staff met with ex-
set out to bring order and financial stability to plus of$136,000 cash,which includes all ex- ports in public financing and all agreed that the
the District as well as grow, maintain and im- ecutive payout and investigation costs. District is in sound financial shape and able to
prove park facilities. Both short term and long take on debt. However,the budget committee
range goals were established with the objective The board has passed the staff and budget com- and Board agreed not to take on debt in this
of achieving them with no increase in taxes. The mittee prepared 2002-2003 budget with no debt year's adopted budget.
Board's first Budget reflects a plan that is well service while increasing park maintenance As a board member for three years,I have sup-
underway to accomplish these goals. It does budgets by$259,000. ported acquiring the log deck property,trails,and
not include long term debt and not only does it The board has reviewed SDC charges with citi- open space. I've worked to ensure the District
not reduce Park maintenance, it actually in- zen input and may vote to increase revenue continues to have the quality programs and ser-
creases it by over$400,000. $2,000,000 for park development. vices its residents expect. This Board's priori-
The Board continues to explore strategies for The board is proceeding with annexation which ties include projects such as the Bend Pine Nurs-
creating new parks such as the Log Deck park could bring the district$400,000 to$1,200,000 ery, log deck park, sports fields, and a new
as well as the purchase of the Pine Nursery also of general fund revenue with no new taxes to aquatic/community center. I would like to see
with no increase in taxes. district residents. them completed in the future.
It is important that the Board be allowed to The board is investigating new areas for fund- This recall is unnecessary,disruptive,and divi-
pursue it's present course of maintaining and ing, hoping to generate income for park pur- sive and it is about personal agendas. Help bring
improving our Park system and doing it with fi- chase and field development inside the district. the community together and keep the District on
nancial integrity. NO RECALL The board is reviewing a community generated track to meet growing demands.
SHALL JIM YOUNG, BOARD plan to present the taxpayers with a bond issue Please vote NO on the recall.
MEMBER, POSITION NO. 5, BEND to build a new community aquatic/recreation SHALL CHARLES BURLEY, BOARD
METRO PARKS AND RECREATION complex. MEMBER, POSITION NO. 1, BEND
The Board is fostering in kind contributions to METRO PARKS AND RECREATION
DISTRICT, BE RECALLED? complete the Senior Center,The Log Deck Park
and picnic structures at Big Sky Park. DISTRICT, BE RECALLED?
O YES No On Recall O YES
SHALL DONALD K. SMITH, BOARD
ND MEMBER, POSITION NO. 3, BEND O NO
METRO PARKS AND RECREATION
DISTRICT, BE RECALLED?
O YES
NO
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