2024-105-Resolution No. 2024-011 Recorded 4/24/2024Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2024-105
Steve Dennison, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal 04/24/2024 12:56:05 PM
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DESCHUTES COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-011
A RESOLUTION OF DESCHUTES COUNTY AS ONE OF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE
ENTERPRISE ZONE SPONSOR TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOOL SUPPORT FEE
OF 15%.
WHEREAS, the Enterprise Zone (E-Zone) program encourages economic development by
waiving property taxes on declared investments for eligible businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Rural Enterprise Zone was established in 2008 and
reauthorized in 2018; Deschutes County and the City of La Pine serve as the Governing Bodies
of the Deschutes County Rural Enterprise Zone; and Sunriver/La Pine Economic Development
Program in collaboration with Economic Development for Central Oregon serve as the
administrator for the Deschutes County Rural Enterprise; and
WHEREAS, the Redmond Area Enterprise Zone was established in 1988, renewed in 1998, and
reconfigured in 2009 to include the City of Sisters; the Cities of Redmond and Sisters and
Deschutes County serve as the Governing Bodies of the Redmond Area Enterprise Zone; and
Redmond Economic Development Inc. (REDI) serves as the administrator of the Redmond Area
Enterprise Zone; and
WHEREAS. HB 2009 (2023) was passed in 2023 and became part of ORS 285C.067; and
WHEREAS, HB 2009 (2023) requires the governing body of each school district along with the
governing body of the zone sponsor to set a rate for the school support fee imposed pursuant
to Sections 48 (2) and 51 (2) of HB 2009 (2023); and
WHEREAS, this rate must be at least 15 percent and not more than 30 percent; and
WHEREAS, the Bend -La Pine School District has coordinated with the Governing Bodies of the
Deschutes County Rural Enterprise Zone to set the rate and the Redmond and Sisters School
Districts have coordinated with the Governing Bodies of the Redmond Area Enterprise Zone to
set the rate; and
WHEREAS, by November 1 in any applicable year, the Governing Bodies of the zone sponsor will
provide the district with all information necessary for the district to collect the fee directly from
the business firm; and
WHEREAS, by December 1 in any applicable year, the district shall send to the business firm a
notice of the required fee, with a due date not later than December 31 of the same year; and
WHEREAS, the districts shall be responsible for making refunds to business firms of
overpayments; and
Resolution No. 2024-008 Enterprise Zone School Support Fee
WHEREAS, if a fee payment is delinquent for more than 60 days following the date of
delinquency or any later date allowed for curing the delinquency, the Board shall give written
notice of the delinquency to the business firm and the Deschutes County Assessor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Deschutes County Commission as part
of the Governing Body of the Deschutes County Rural Enterprise Zone and Redmond Area
Enterprise Zone establishes the rate of the school support fee of 15 percent.
ADOPTED by the Deschutes County Commissin and signed by the Chairperson on this
3rd day of April 2024. � `�
Pa ti Adair, Chairperson
Deschutes County Commission
ATTEST:
(name and title) EYe�-FVC
Resolution No. 2024-008 Enterprise Zone School Support Fee