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K. To fund the above-described package of services, the $23.6 million will generally be allocated among the services as follows: 65% for police services; 10% for fire and emergency medical services; 15% for municipal court and prosecution services; and, 10% for prevention and homelessness services. L. By using the $23.6 million in payroll tax revenue to increase community safety services, the community can expect that, as the safety system ramps -up over the next one to five years, the following is will occur: • Faster and more responsive police services. • Increased proactive community policing by sworn officers, achieved through the use of Community Response Units and Community Service Officers (CSOs) that can provide public safety support to assist with non -emergency calls like routine crashes and retrieving stolen property. • Crime deterrence through the establishment of a 10 -person Street Crimes Unit that will proactively deter crimes and increase officer presence in neighborhoods. • Implementation of prevention efforts aimed at keeping people and youth off the streets, such as adding homeless services that help people stabilize and improve their lives, strengthening the network of support with nonprofit and medical organizations to help reduce the number of people who chronically use the system, and growing youth programs to engage and help at -risk youth, including after-school programs, 15th Night and inclusion programs. • More people who commit crimes will be held accountable through the addition of detectives to investigate crimes, the opening of a third courtroom to resolve cases more quickly, the addition of more prosecutors, court appointed attorneys and court staff, and the increase in the number of jail beds and probation officers. M. The City Council has determined that the voters should vote on capping payroll tax rates and limiting the use of payroll tax revenues to funding community safety services. If approved by the voters, the Charter amendment would prohibit (1) any increase in the payroll tax rates above 0.0021 for employers and 0.0044 for employees, and (2) any use of payroll tax revenues for reasons other than funding community safety services or tax administration without voters first amending the Charter. NOW, THEREFORE, based on the above findings, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (3) of Section 2.971 of the Eugene Code, 1971, a city election is called for the purpose of referring to the legal electors of the City of Eugene an amendment to the Eugene Charter that states: Any payroll tax imposed by the City is capped at 0.0021 on total wages paid by employers and 0.0044 on wages earned by employees. Revenues from a payroll tax imposed by the City may only be used to fund community safety services and administration of the tax. Resolution - Page 3 of 4