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IN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LANE COUNTY, OREGON <br /> <br />ORDER 04- ) IN THE MATTER OF CONSIDERING CONCEPTS OF A <br /> ) PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL DISTRICT AND INITIATION OF <br /> ) METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS TO CLARIFY AND PROVIDE <br /> ) GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE <br /> ) EUGENE-SPRiNGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA <br /> <br /> WIIEREAS, revenue constraints are increasingly pressuring local governments to make <br />difficult choices; and <br /> <br /> WlIEREAS, Lane County is faced with the challenge of struggling to keep escalating <br />costs balanced with modest revenue growth; and <br /> <br /> WlIEREAS, the Lane County Strategic Plan calls for allocating resources to those <br />services that are effective in addressing immediate and critical life and health safety needs as a <br />first priority; and <br /> <br /> WtIEREAS, special districts can be used as a strategy to provide revenue for certain <br />necessary countywide services; and <br /> <br /> WI:[IgRIgAS~ any proposed special district within the area of the Eugene-Springfield <br />Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) must be consistent with the Plan; and <br /> <br /> WlIEREAS, the Metro' Plan appears to contain policies and definitions that make it <br />unclear whether formation of a new public safety special district would be consistent with the <br />Metro Plan; and <br /> <br /> WttEREAS, Lane County is the logical provider of many countywide public safety <br />services for urban, suburban and rural Lane County; and <br /> <br /> WlIEREAS, these public safety services do not encourage.or promote growth or <br />development. <br /> <br /> NOW TI-IERElrORE IT IS I:IIgREBY ORI)EREI), that the Board of County <br />Commissioners directs further staff work necessary to allow the Board to formally initiate <br />formation ora public safety special district. <br /> <br /> IT IS HEREBY FLIRTtIER ORDERED, that the Board of County Commissioners <br />initiates Metro Plan amendments to clarify and provide greater flexibility in service delivery in <br />the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. <br /> <br /> Dated this day of August 2004. <br /> <br /> Chair, Lane County Board of Commissioners <br /> xo <br /> <br /> <br />