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3. DISBURSEMENT OF STATE FINES AND FEES <br /> <br /> The burden of uncollected fines/fees should be shared equally between the state and the <br /> city. <br /> <br /> Recommendation: <br /> <br /> 1. The City supports any effort to allow cities and the State to equally divide any <br /> monies collected, so that the burden of uncollected monies is shared by both. <br /> <br /> 4. ABILITY TO RECOUP COSTS OF STATE COLLECTIONS <br /> <br /> When the City acts as a collection agent for the State, it should be allowed to retain its <br /> legitimate overhead costs before forwarding funds to the State. <br /> <br /> 5. FEE FOR SERVICES TO TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS <br /> <br /> Cities should be allowed to collect payments in lieu of property taxes for municipal <br /> services provided to tax-exempt organizations. <br /> <br /> 6. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL <br /> SERVICES PROVIDED TO STATE-OWNED PROPERTY <br /> <br /> The League of Oregon Cities is supporting legislation to require State agencies with <br /> property within a city's boundaries to make Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTS) <br /> equivalent to the portion of the city's taxes that goes to support police, fire and <br /> emergency medical services. <br /> <br /> As an example, state-owned properties with an estimated assessed value of about $400 <br /> million receive police, fire and emergency medical services provided by the City of <br /> Eugene yet are exempt from payment of property taxes to help support those services. <br /> Other Oregon cities, like Salem, with many state-owned properties face similar demands <br /> for services. <br /> <br /> Recommendation: <br /> <br /> 1. The City supports proposals to require State-owned property within city <br /> boundaries to contribute to police, fire and emergency services, using <br /> payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) funding mechanisms. <br /> <br /> 7. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PERS) <br /> <br /> The City's employer rates for the Public Employees Retirement System grew at a volatile <br /> and alarming pace in the last 10 years. The 2003 Legislative Session produced HB 2003, <br /> the PERS Reform and Stabilization Act. This reform package was spurred on at the <br /> <br />City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2005 Session 14 <br /> <br /> <br />