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Home My WebLink About2010-03-09 - Voters Pamphlet �J-VES co v ter o < pamphlet Oregon Vote-by-Mail Special Election I March 9, 2010 Index to Voters' Pamphlet This Voters'Pamphlet is provided to give the voter additional information on measures.Your ballot will contain only those issues for which you are eligible to vote,based on where you live.The text of the statements are printed as submitted. Measures 9-75 Referendum Approving Redmond Business Tax on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dealers........................................................... 9-3 9-76 Referendum Approving Sisters Business Tax on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dealers ............................................................... 9-4 VotingInformation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9-2 Drop Site Locations Bend Redmond Deschutes Service Center Redmond City Hall 1300 NW Wall St 716 SW Evergreen Ave Box located on Parkway side of building Feb 22—Mar 8:8 am-5 pm Available 7 days a week (Usual Business Hours&Days) Election Day,Tuesday, March 9: open until 8 pm Election Day,Tuesday, Mar 9: 8 am-8 pm Drive-By Drop Site Sisters Redmond Public Library Sisters City Hall 827 SW Deschutes Ave 520 E Cascade Ave Friday&Monday, Mar 5&Mar 8: 8 am—6 pm Feb 22—Mar 8: 8 am-5 pm Election Day,Tuesday, Mar 9: 8 am-8 pm (Usual Business Hours&Days) Election Day,Tuesday, Mar 9: 8 am-8 pm Remember! All ballots must be received at a drop site or the Deschutes County Clerk's office no later than 8 pm, Election Day, Tuesday, March 9, 2010 Postmarks Do Not Count! County Clerk's office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm Election Day,Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 7 am to 8 pm 1300 NW Wall St, Upper Floor, Bend—Privacy Booths Provided Deschutes County Election Results:Unofficial Election results are available after 8:00 pm on March 9th from the County Clerk's office or on the Internet at www.deschutes.org.The results will be updated throughout the night. Voting Information Registering to Vote check your ballot! To be eligible to vote in the March 9, 2010 Special Make sure you have completely Election, a completed voter registration card must be filled in the oval next to your choices. postmarked by February 16,2010. To Register To Vote In Oregon,You Must Be: 1. A resident of Oregon. 2. A United States citizen. ii \ 3. At least 18 years old by election day. Y You Must Update Your Registration If: 1. Your residence or mailing address changes. If you vote for more candidates than allowed,or if you vote both Yes and No on 2. Your name changes. a measure, it is called an overvote. 3. You wish to change your party affiliation. Your vote will not count for that candidate Important Note: If you have moved or your name has or measure. changed and you have not yet updated your registra- tion,you are still eligible to vote.Contact the Deschutes County Elections office, 541-388-6547 for further infor- dy '7 " matron. µ Voters With Disabilities: , If you are unable to vote your ballot without assistance, , contact the Deschutes County Elections office at 541-388-6547. We will provide two persons to assist You do not have to vote on all contests. you in voting.To assure your voted ballot is received by Those you do vote on will still be counted. election day,contact the elections office early to arrange for assistance.You may also select someone else of your Contact Deschutes County Elections office at own choice to assist you. 541-388-6547 to request a replacement ballot if: A cassette edition of the Voters' Pamphlet is available. -3 you make a mistake To order,please contact Independent Living Resources 4 your ballot is damaged or spoiled at 503-232-7411 or TTY 503-232-8408. a your ballot is lost Voting Instructions or for any other reason. Check Your Ballot! 1 866-ORE-VOTES Ise habla Espanol) To vote you must blacken the oval(�) completely www.oregonvotes.org with a pencil or pen(black or blue ink). TTY 1-800-735-2900 To write-In a name--Blacken the oval (�)to the left of the dotted line and write in the name on the dotted line. If you vote for more candidates than allowed,or if you vote Deschutes County JIM U both Yes and No on a measure,it is called an overvote. Elections and Voting Your vote will not count for that candidate or measure. 1300 NW Wall St. Bend,Oregon You do not have to vote on all contests.Those you do vote o on will still be counted. Contact Deschutes County Elections office at 541-388-6547 to request a replacement ballot if: N -+ you make a mistake — your ballot is damaged or spoiled Q - your ballot is lost � or for any other reason. 1-866-ORE-VOTES(se habla Espahol) www.oregonvotes.org TTY 1-800-735-2900 Remember, if stated on your ballot, vote both sides of your ballot. WIN 9-2 1 Voting Information Measure 9-75 City of Redmond Ballot Title be paid primarily by the public,both residents and non-residents who purchase motor vehicle fuel within the City of Redmond. Fuels to be taxed would include gasoline,diesel,mogas,metha- nol and any other flammable or combustible gaseous, liquid,or solid substance,by whatever name such substance is known or Referendum approving Redmond business tax on sold,usable primarily as fuel for the operation of motor vehicles. motor vehicle fuel dealers Administration: QUESTION:Shall the City of Redmond approve Ordinance The tax would be collected by the City or its designee. Much of No.2009-'10,imposing a business license tax'on motor vehicle the ordinance deals with the technical aspects of administration. fuel dealers? Dealers would be subject to penalties,including license revoca- SUMMARY: On September 8, 21700, the Redmond City lion,for failure to comply with ordinance requirements. Council adopted Ordinance No.2009-10,imposing a business'' Effective Date: license tax on motor vehicle.fuel dealers. The Ordinance The tax would take effect January 1,2011. Would require each motor vehicle fuel deafer within the City oi,Redmond to collect a business license tax on each gallon of„motor vehicle fuel sold. The business IICanSe tax of$0.03 (This information furnished by Chris Doty,Public Works Director, per gallon; would not begin•until-January i%, 2011. The net City of Redmond.) revenue collected from the business llcense tax would be used I�lirgulrient 1A7 FaV.Or exclusively for the construction,recgnstruut'ion,improvement, repair,maintenance,operation','use,,streetilghting,aria storm My name is Alan Unger,past Mayor of Redmond. r ,0'r, inage of the public highways,rends andtteets Within the Without regular maintenance our roads will go into disrepair and pity of Redmond.' become very expensive to repair. This Ordinance has been referred to the Oity of Redmond I don't want to pay more in taxes either but I also want to drive i3lectors to determine whether to epprdve the,Redmond City on good roads and I don't want to be saddled with greater costs Council action in adopting Ordinance 2009-10, in the future. Road repair is like changing your oil. Spend a little each year or Explanatory Statement buy a new engine later. This measure affirms City of Redmond Ordinance 2009-10 which The City does not have sufficient budget to maintain the roads would establish a 3-cent per gallon tax on motor vehicle fuel sold so the council has two choices to fund road maintenance: within the Redmond city limits. The funds generated would be Gas Tax or Road Utility Fee used exclusively to fund street maintenance, construction, and Road Utility Fee: associated improvements. Collected through the city utility bill. Background: You pay an extra 3 dollars a month X 12 months=$36 dol- lars per year, The growth and usage of the City's transportation system has The grandmother who drives very little pays the same as a outpaced the revenue dedicated for transportation system mainte- family with four cars. nance. The current pavement condition index reveals an average People living outside the city use our roads but pay nothing. score of 80(out of 100),with a low of 17(very poor condition)and a high of 100(new street)on various street segments. The cur Gas Tax: rent level of investment in pavement maintenance is insufficient to Collected through gas sales in the city limits maintain the system in its current condition and would contribute miles a year at 25 miles per gallon=400 gallons X 3 cent to a gradual decline in the pavement condition index over time. As 3 cents=$12 dollars per year. The grandmother who drives a little pays proportional to her roadways begin to deteriorate,low cost preventative maintenance treatments such as thin pavement overlays and chip seals are use Quite simply,a gas tax is the fairest way ineffective and give way to eventual high cost street reconstruc- spread the cost tion.(Pavement Management and Budget Options Report,Capital of road maintenance to all users of the system,tem,rather than Asset and Pavement Services Inc,November 2008.) just those who live in the City. • Council delayed effective date to the year 2011 –hopefully The City currently faces a$1,200,000 annual pavement main- better economic times. tenance deficit(Staff Report to Redmond City Council,July 23, 2009). The City is projected to receive approximately$500,000 You have heard the Oregon Petroleum Association (read–gas annually from the State c e result of the state fuel tax and vehicle station owner marketers)say that collecting a gas tax statewide legislature (city is better than locally. Ask the school district. Every time there is registration fee increases enacted by the 2009 legis allocation per Jobs and Transportation Act,House Bill lature The a budget crisis,the state threatens to cut school budgets because 3-cent per gallon mater vehicle fuel tax would generate approxi- the state controls them. Keep as much local control as you possi- mately$300,000 annually for the City of Redmond(Staff Report bly can by supporting and controlling local taxes and expenditures. to Redmond City Council,July 23,2009). Please vote YES Tax Imposed: Want to talk about it?Call me 541-419-0556 The tax would be collected from motor vehicle fuel dealers within the city that engage in sales,distribution,or use. Dealers would (This information furnished by Alan G.Unger.) have a city license and pay a monthly tax of three cents for each The printing of this argument does not constitute an endorsement by the gallon of motor vehicle fuel brought into the city. Since the tax County of Deschutes,nor does the county warrant the accuracy or truth may be passed along by dealers to the retail level,the tax would of any statement made in the argument. Official Deschutes County 2010 Special Election Voters'Pamphlet 9-3 1 Measures Measure 946 city of Sisters Ballot Title 9w76 Referendum approving Sisters business tax on motor vehicle fuel dealers QUESTION:Shall the City of Sisters approve Ordinance No. 388, imposing-a'business license tax on motor vehicle fuel dealers? SUMMARY:On August 13 2009,the Sisters City Council ad- opted Ordinance No.388,imposing a business license tax on motor vehicle fuel dealers,The Ordinance would require each motor vehicle fuel dealer Within the City'of Sister's to collect a license tax of$0,03 on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel sold. The net revenue collected from the license tax would'be used exclusively for the construction,reconstruction,improvement, repair,maintenance,operation,use,street lighting,and storm drainage of the public highways,roads and streets within the City of Sisters. This Ordinance has been referred tp the pity of Sisters elgc tors to determine whether to approve the Sistars City,,Council :action in adopting'Ordinance 388, No Explanatory Statement Filed Official Deschutes County 2010 Special Election Voters'Pamphlet 9-4 1 Measures