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pamphlet
Oregon Vote-by-Mail Special Election September 15, 2009
This Voters' Pamphlet is provided to give the voter additional information on this measure. The
text of the statements are printed as submitted.
Index T Voter Registration Information
Measure Deschutes County Election Results
Election results are available after 8 pm on
9-72 Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection September 15 from the County Elections office or
District Five-Year General Operations Local on the internet at www.deschutes.org. The
Option Tax..................................................2 results will be updated throughout the night.
Drop Sites To be eligible to vote in the September 15, 2009
Special Election, a completed voter registration
Sisters City Hall
card must be postmarked by August 25, 2009.
520 E Cascade Ave To register to vote in Oregon,you must be:
Aug 31 —Sept 14: 8 am -5 pm 1. A resident of Oregon.
(Usual Business Hours & Days) 2. A United States citizen.
Election Day, Tuesday, Sept 15: 8 am -8 pm 3. At least 18 years old by election day.
Bend You must update your registration if:
Deschutes Service Center 1. Your residence or mailing address changes.
1300 NW Wall St 2. Your name changes.
Box located on Parkway side of building 3. You wish to change your party affiliation.
Available 7 days a week
Election Day, Tuesday, Sept 15: open until 8 pm Important Note:
If you have moved or your name has changed
and you have not yet updated your registration,
Replacement Ballot: you are still eligible to vote. Contact the
You can request a replacement ballot if you make Deschutes County Elections office, 541-388-6547
a mistake, your ballot is damaged or spoiled, your for further information.
ballot is lost, or for any other reason. Contact the Voters with Disabilities:
Deschutes County Elections office at 541-388- If you are unable to vote your ballot without
6547 to request a replacement ballot. assistance because of a physical disability or
because you are unable to read or write, contact
the Deschutes County Elections office at 541-
Reminder: 388-6547. We will provide two persons to assist
Your ballot will not be counted if your envelope is you in voting. To assure your voted ballot is
not signed! All ballots must be received no later received by election day, contact the elections
than 8 pm on Tuesday, September 15. Postmarks office early to arrange for assistance. You may
do not count. also select someone else of your own choice to
assist you.
Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Explanatory Statement:
Protection District The Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection
District(the"District") provides fire and
emergency medical services to its residents on a
Measure 9-72 24 hour 7 days per week basis. The District's
current permanent tax rate is$1.4677 per$1,000
Black Btitte'Ranch FO Five�Year General of assessed value of property in the District.
Operations Local Option Tax
The District has proposed a local option tax to
Question: increase the budget for operations. The local
Shall the District impose$T.56,per$1000 of option tax would be $1.56 per$1,000 of assessed
assessed value for five years for general value of property. On a$500,000 home, the
operations beginning FY 2010-2011? This assessment would be $65 per month or$780 per
measure may cause property taxes to increase year. The proposed rate would raise
more than three percent. approximately$809,064 in 2010-2011; $825,245
in 2011-2012; $850,002 in 2012-2013, $875,502
Summary: in 2013-2014; $901,768 in 2014-2015.
This measure may be passed'only at an election
with at least a 50 percent voter turnout. A"yes" This levy would replace the current levy of$0.90
vote on this measure is a vote to increase taxes. per$1,000 of assessed value of property,
resulting in a net increase on a $500,000 home of
The District needs additional funds to maintain $0.66 per$1,000 which computes to a monthly
current programs and current,levels of operation. increase of$27.50 or an annual increase of$330.
This would begin in the fiscal year 2010-2011,
The Districts average expenditures for the next 5
The revenues from this operating levy will enable years are expected to grow at approximately
the district to continue 24/7 fire and paramedic 4.57% per year as follows;
service levels. Less than 45.5%of the district
costs are covered by the permanent tax rate and 2010-11 Approximately $1,401,644;
other resources'., The remaining 54,5% of the 2011-12 Approximately$1,494,647
needed revenues are covered by this levy. 2012-13 Approximately$1,542,561;
2013-14 Approximately$1,632,155
If this levy passes, the existing local option tax for 2014-15 Approximately$1,722,509
operations($0.90 per$1000 of assessed value),
which has one remaining year, will not be levied. The Oregon Constitution allows for a 3% annual
increase in the assessed value for each property,
The proposed rate miill"raise approximately and because Black Butte Ranch is nearly built to
$809,064 in 2010=2011; $825,245 in 2011-2012; ' capacity, there is minimal or no growth from new
850,002 in 2012-2013;;$875,502 in 2013-2014; construction or expansion. An increase of less
$901,768 in 2014-2015. The estimated cost for than 3% could be realized if property values
this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on continue to drop. With overhead increasing at a
the best information available from the county greater rate, the district is not able to maintain the
assessor at the time of the estimate.' current level of service.
The current operations levy funds 2.87 FTE (18%
of total staff)career firefighter/paramedic
positions, the student scholarship program
consisting of 7 resident students (44% of total
staff) and the equipment reserve fund which has
not been funded for either 2008/2009 or
2009/2010. If the local option tax is not approved,
there would be a budget shortfall which would
result in the reduction or deletion of services.
(This information furnished by Fire Chief Dan Tucker,Black Butte
Ranch Fire Protection District.)