2017-803-Minutes for Meeting December 18,1997 Recorded 11/15/2017Recorded in Deschutes County
Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk 1
Commissioners' Journal 1/15/2017 12:56:11 PM
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Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Bend, Oregon
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Audio Cassette Recording Titled: SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
December 18, 1997; 10:00-11:30 AM.
A meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held on December 18,
1997. Commissioners present were Nancy Pope Schlangen and Linda
Swearingen. Commissioner Bob Nipper was out of the office. Also in attendance
were Rick Isham, County Counsel; County Administrator Mike Maier; Sheriff Greg
Brown, the media, other staff and a few interested citizens.
This meeting had to do with the financial ramifications of the new 'kicker' tax
rebate program.
Discussion of certification regarding the Sheriff's budget amounts under Measure
50. It was noted that the State used to take the old tax base and add 6%. They
are doing it differently now.
A lengthy discussion occurred regarding the 'black box' and how the numbers are
computed. They used a formula for 1995-96. This has to do with the new 'kicker'
measure.
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The State is not going to help this year, and probably not until 1999. The
legislature may not help due to the impact on the schools. It doesn't do any good
to go to the Attorney General to ask for an opinion, because it appears that it is
clear on its face and they did exactly what the law has stated.
A legal injunction will not provide the County with any relief at this point.
Gresham County has the same problem, and there are eight other counties that
have new levies and the same problem will probably come up. The State just
doesn't want to deal with it.
Measure 50 did not exist when the County put together its levy. So there was no
way to adjust for it. A permanent rate is mostly for the convenience of the State,
and this did not benefit the taxing districts or taxpayers.
There was a long discussion about whether the tax collector could withhold
turning in funds until this is worked out legislatively.
A long, heated discussion about this issue occurred. The County can hold some of
the taxes for a period of days before disbursing it to the schools and other taxing
districts. This would be done in the hope that the State will figure out the impacts
to the counties and find some kind of resolution to the problems this is causing.
The County will send letters to the taxing district, asking if it is okay for the County
to hold onto the tax funds until it is known exactly what can be disbursed,
according to the new law.
There was a discussion about disbursing what would normally be disbursed, and
holding back the rest until this is worked out.
The Treasurer is concerned about legal ramifications if he does not do what the
law says he needs to. However, there will be costs involved in managing this huge
change and the certification method.
A letter will be sent to the legislature detailing the problems this has created, and
ask for some kind of creative solution. The meeting was adjourned until
December 24, 1997.
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I certify that the above is a true and accurate record of a meeting, as reproduced from a
cassette tape identified as Minutes of a Meeting of the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners, held on December 18, 1997. This record was completed subsequent to the
presiding Deschutes County Board of Commissioners' tenure.
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Bonnie Baker
For the Board of County Commissioners
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