Item A: Adoption of 2007 Legislative Policies

Home Browse Search

3. DISBURSEMENT OF STATE FINES AND FEES The burden of uncollected fines/fees should be shared equally between the State and the City. Recommendation: 1. The City supports any effort to allow cities and the State to equitably distribute any monies collected, so that the burden of uncollected monies is shared by both. 4. ABILITY TO RECOUP COSTS OF STATE COLLECTIONS When the City acts as a collection agent for the State, it should be allowed to retain its legitimate overhead costs before forwarding funds to the State consistent with City collections of County court assessments. 5. FEE FOR SERVICES TO TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS Cities should be allowed to collect payments in lieu of property taxes for municipal services provided to tax-exempt organizations. 6. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO STATE-OWNED PROPERTY The League of Oregon Cities is supporting legislation to require State agencies with property within a city’s boundaries to make Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTS) equivalent to the portion of the city’s taxes that goes to support police, fire and emergency medical services. As an example, state-owned properties with an estimated assessed value of about $400 million receive police, fire and emergency medical services provided by the City of Eugene yet are exempt from payment of property taxes to help support those services. Other Oregon cities, like Salem, with many state-owned properties, face similar demands for services. City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2007 Session With IGR Mtg 10/17 and 10/26 Amendments C:\Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK10B\LegPol2007Sesxx1.doc Updated on: 11/6/2006 By: Last saved by ceexmfw 23