2019-09-17 - Ballots Official Special Election Ballot
Deschutes County 22-1
September 17, 2019
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Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District
9-128 Renewal of Current Five-Year Local Option Tax for General Operations
Question: Shall District impose upto $1.76per$1,000 of assessed value forgeneral operations for five years
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beginning FY 2020/2021? This measure renews current local option taxes.
Summary: This measure may be passed only at an election with at least a 50 percent voter turnout.
Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District(the "District") provides Fire and Emergency Medical Services to its
residents on a 24 hour 7 day per week basis. The Districts current permanent tax rate is$1.4677/$1,000 of
assessed value of property in the District.
The District requires additional funds to maintain current programs and levels of service. The local option tax would
be up to $1.76/$1,000 of assessed value of property and begin FY 2020/2021. This levy would renew the current
levy ending June 2020 of up to$1.76/$1,000 of assessed value of property.
The ESTIMATED local option taxes, if fully imposed, over 5 years are:
$1,215,655 in 2020/21
$1,252,124 in 2021/22
$1,289,688 in 2022/23
$1,328,379 in 2023/24
$1,368,230 in 2024/25
Revenues from this five year operating levy will enable the District to continue current staffing and service levels;
avoiding reduction or deletion of services. Less than 47%of the districts expenses are covered by the permanent
tax rate. The remaining 53%of needed revenues are covered by this levy and other resources.
The estimated tax cost for this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best information available from the
county assessor at the time of estimate and may reflect the impact of early payment discounts, compression and
the collection rate.
CD Yes
CD No
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