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No, since each city still must concur in the Metro Plan amendment and adopt a resolution supporting formation to be forwarded to the Boundary Commission. (See ORS 199.462 (2)(a)). One of the criteria for Boundary Commission approval is consistency with the ' applicable comprehensive plans. After that, the voters make the final decision. 6. Could creation of Public Safety District be made contingent on gaining all of the other city approvals of the proposed Public Safety District? (Sorenson) Currently, if all the cities are to be part of the district, we need resolutions from each city to proceed to the Boundary Commission. Lane County has the option to exempt cities that do not want to participate. To create such a contingency could increase the burden in getting the district established. The Springfield Planning Commission recommended adoption of language that would make it clear that not all cities would need to participate. There might be a point where district formation may not be reasonable if too many cities opt out. 7. If the cities approve the district formation, would the Board of Commissioners set the level of taxation and the level of compression, or do the cities have a role? (Sorenson) Yes, at the time of application to the Boundary Commission the County would initially propose the tax rate. The cities, however, have a role because consent is required for the resolutions of support needed to go to the Boundary Commission. The level of compression is calculated under Measure 5 and is a function of all taxing district rates, including the public safety district rate. It varies from year to year. The cities have a role in that changes in billing rates, changes in local option rates, and changes in urban renewal all affect the level of compression. If the Boundary Commission approves the formation, then the tax rate is proposed to the voters, along with the question of formation. 8. What role do the cities have in setting the rate once they agree to the formation of the district? (Sorenson) It is anticipated as part of the city resolution process that Lane County and the cities will have discussed and resolved tax rate issues. (See answers to public hearing question No. 7 above for more). 9. What language in Policy 15 is restrictive? (Bettman) The current language in Metro Plan, Growth Management, Policy 15, makes it unclear whether a new district would be consistent with the Metro Plan, which seems to make the policy restrictive. Note also there are three alternatives that could limit the scope of services in proposed policy 1509, presented in increasingly restrictive language. 10. Is the $20 million that would be generated for the Public Safety District in addition to the $35 million already spent for public safety from the County General Fund? (Bettman) Page 7 of 10