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<br />May 28, 2019, Meeting – Item 4 <br />10. Can I submit written comments online about the proposed payroll tax ordinance? <br />Yes. Community members who are unable to attend the upcoming public hearing may submit written <br />comments to councilors online at eugene-or.gov/communitysafety. <br /> <br />11. If implemented, how long will it take for the tax to go into effect? <br />Eugene’s community safety services are currently funded by the one-time bridge funding that Council <br />approved for January 2019 through June 2020, with the intent of identifying a long-term solution to <br />provide funding from July 2020 moving forward. <br /> <br />12. Does Oregon have a payroll tax? <br />The State of Oregon collects a 0.1% employee payroll tax for transportation funding. The revenue <br />funds statewide transportation initiatives including capital projects and infrastructure maintenance. <br />Employers collect the tax on behalf of employees and submit to the Oregon Department of Revenue <br />(DOR). <br />Additionally, two special transit districts collect payroll taxes from employers. The revenue partially <br />funds mass transit in the Lane Transit District (LTD, Eugene/Springfield area) and the Tri-County <br />Metropolitan Transit District (TriMet, Portland area). The 2019 rates were 0.74% and 0.7637%, <br />respectively. Employers submit the funds to the DOR. Nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations are exempt from <br />this tax. <br />