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IN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LANE COUNTY, OREGON <br /> <br />ORDER 04- 8- 25=~ ) 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 /> WHEREAS, revenue constraints are increasingly pressuring local governments to make <br />difficult choices; and <br /> <br /> WI{ER~AS, Lane County is faced with the challenge of straggling to keep escalating <br />costs balanced with modest revenue growth; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, tho Lane County Strategi.c Plan calls for allocating resources to those <br />services that are cfi .~.tive in addressing immediate and critical life and health safety needs as a <br />first priority; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, special districts can be used as a strategy to provide revenue for certain <br />necessary countywide services; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, any proposed special district within the m'ea of the Eugene-Springfield <br />Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) must be consistent with the Plan; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Metro Plan appears to contain policies and definitions that make it <br />unclear whether formation of a new public safety special district would bo consistent with the <br />Metro Plan; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Lane County is the logical provider of many countywide public safety <br />services for urban, suburban and rural Lane County;, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, these public safety services do not encourage or promote growth or <br />development. <br /> <br /> NOW TI:IEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the Board of County <br />Commissioners dire, em further staffwork necessary to allow the Board to formally initiate <br />formation of a public safety special district. <br /> <br /> IT IS HEREBY FURTHER 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 /> --~ed this/L~~ay of August 2004. <br /> <br /> ", ~ u~ ' Commissioners <br /> APPROVED AS TO FORM <br /> Da,, fi'- t ~'~ :~.~c n~ <br /> <br /> g-~l~E OF-L~dAL (~UNSEL <br /> <br /> <br />