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I Mr. Baines said the property value increase and the tax bill will come on , the same piece of paper in the Lane County October billing. Thi swill cause a need for two boards of equalization because the property owner has - until February 15 to file his value and that means the refund account will have to be bigger. To the question by Mr. Hamel about the homeowners that lived in their home until June 30, and moved to a new home on July 20, Mr. Baines said that the owner would not get a tax deduction because the new house was not registered as an owner-occupied principal residence on June 30. To Mr. Haws' question on property tax, that some people believe they might get cash or a check refund next year that could be applied to next year's tax, Mr. Baines said that if people do not file by August 1, 1979, it will not be on this year's tax bill. They will get a check after January 1, 1979. Lending institutions are going to handle this rebate differently, he said. Some people who have loans with the Department of Veteran1s Affairs will not file before August 1 in order to get a check back because the Department of Veteran's Affairs has decided to add the tax back to the principal balance each year. Some institutions will send Christmas presents of the rebate. To the question from the Mayor on the A and B ballots, Mr. Baines said the City staff was well versed in the A and B ballots, but that he would run through it. IIAII ballot must only contain the prior year's operating levy or the average of the last three years, plus the factor for growth in the Portland Consumer Price Index. The IIBII ballot is any new programs or additional dollars. If you have a program that exceeds the population and - the Consumer Price Index, you will have to put it on IIB.II IIBII can't pass unless IIAII does. The disclosure must be made on the ballot itself. The safety net provision says that if the City has been out of the six-percent limitation in three out of the last four years, the City has to bring to the voters a new tax base election and the voters may vote on that new tax base only in three elections. Manager said there was a bill that established election dates from the previous eight to six. The six are the third Tuesday in February, last Tuesday in March, third Tuesday in May, last Tuesday in June, third Tuesday in September, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. He said having August or July elections is not allowed. The voters must approve the IIAII ballot first, or the IIBII ballot does not pa s s . IV. Jetboats on Willamette River: Report from City Attorney on Possible Options Mr. Long outlined three possible courses of action that the City could take. The first would be to appear before the Army Corps of Engineers on the July 26 and present a City position. The City could join with other groups and may have some impact. Second, the City could become involved e .38'7 7/18/79--6