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ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: February 14, 2007 Agenda Item Number: B <br />Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Kurt Yeiter <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-8379 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />A work session was requested by the City Council and Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee to <br />develop the council’s legislative policies regarding the Lane County Local Government Boundary <br />Commission. Legislation has been introduced that would eliminate the Boundary Commission and <br />transfer funding through the Lane County Board of County Commissioners (SB 417). <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission is a state agency established in 1969 to <br />review certain types of local government boundary changes. This commission is currently the only <br />boundary commission remaining in Oregon. Its seven members, who are residents of Lane County, are <br />appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. The Governor attempts to make appointments so <br />geographic sections of Lane County are represented on the commission. The commission is currently <br />staffed through the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG). Member jurisdictions help pay costs <br /> <br />through annual assessments based on population. Eugene’s projected assessment for FY08 is $34,300. <br /> <br />The purposes of the commission are to simplify the local government system and guide urban <br />expansion. Boundary changes include minor boundary changes, such as annexations to or withdrawals <br />from cities or districts and transfers of territory from one city to another city, or one district to another <br />district. Major boundary changes include mergers, consolidations, formations, and dissolutions of cities <br />or districts. <br /> <br />The Boundary Commission has jurisdiction over the following: boundaries of cities; domestic water <br />districts; rural fire protection districts; sanitary districts; sanitary authorities, water authorities or joint <br />water and sewer authorities; park and recreation districts; highway lighting districts; vector control <br />districts; county service districts; metropolitan service districts; geothermal heating districts; <br />corporations organized for the purpose of supplying water for domestic use; library districts; and special <br />road districts. The commission also has jurisdiction over the formation of new private water and <br />wastewater companies or community systems and the extension of services outside their boundaries. <br />The commission’s statutory standards of review and additional information are contained in the synopsis <br />attached to this memorandum. <br /> <br />As the sole boundary commission remaining in this state, Lane County’s is a frequent topic during <br />legislative sessions. The reasons for abolishing the Boundary Commission that staff hears include: <br /> <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070214\S070214B.doc <br />