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<br />ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR MEASURE 20-114, A MEASURE TO <br />CHANGE THE CHARTER OF lANE COUNTY GOVERNMENT <br /> <br />Whereas, the Lane County Public Safety Task Force (PSTF) consisted of <br />elected officials from Lane County, from the 12 cities in Lane County, the District <br />Attorney, and the Sheriff, and <br /> <br />Whereas, the Task Force analyzed needs, problems, and issues within the <br />public safety system, established a focus and goals for the system for at least the next <br />five years, reviewed a list of new, restored, or enhanced programs and services that <br />would help achieve goals, and chose a budget level appropriate to improve the public <br />safety system in Lane County, and <br /> <br />Whereas, the Board of Commissioners of Lane County has adopted virtually all <br />of the recommendations of the Task Force, and <br /> <br />Whereas, the Board of Commissioners considered a variety of methods to <br />finance the programs and services recommended by the Task Force, and <br /> <br />Whereas, the Board of Commissioners believes that: 1) an income tax is the <br />fairest and most likely financing method that would be supported by the people of Lane <br />County; 2) that compromise is sometimes necessary to achieve goals and an income <br />tax is a reasonable choice compared to other financing techniques; and 3) cities <br />specifically requested that property taxes not be considered as the primary financing <br />technique, and <br /> <br />Whereas, the proposed Charter Amendment to limit the Board of <br />Commissioner's authority would: 1) cap the rate of any income tax at 2 percent of net <br />income; 2) dedicate the revenue only to public safety purposes; 3) require property tax <br />relief equal to 95 cents/$1 000 of assessed property value; and 4) establish a reserve to <br />stabilize services during economic downturns and unforeseen events, and <br /> <br />Whereas, if passed, no changes to these Charter limitations could be made <br />without another positive vote of the people, and <br /> <br />Whereas, the Board of Commissioners would appreciate a Resolution of Support <br />from each city in the county to pass Measure 20-114, a measure to change the Charter <br />of Lane County government, <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCil OF <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE, AS FOllOWS: <br /> <br />1 <br />