Item 3: Discuss and Approve Non-Unanimous IGR Positions

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Comments: Similiar to HB 2497. This bill is being supported by the Oregon Employer Drug-Free Initiative, AOI, and the Oregon State Council, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management. This bill specifies that employers are not required to accomodate the medical use of marijuana in the workplace. According to the City's insurance broker, many workers’ compensation experts report to have evidence that the use of medical marijuana has contributed towards accidents and injuries in the workplace. HB 3056 Relating Clause: Relating to urban renewal. Title: Requires 50 percent of increment to be added to total assessed value of property within urban renewal area whenever increment equals total assessed value. Sponsored by: Representative HUNT URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3056.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Sue Cutsogeorge CS-FIN 3/20/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesII. A3 Oppose Comments: This bill would affect the Downtown district immediately, but the Riverfront district has not yet reached the condition where the bill would kick in. It's unclear how this would work from a practical level. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Richie Weinman PDD-DEV 3/18/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesII. A3 Oppose Comments: This is counter to our adopted legislative policy. HB 3057 Relating Clause: Relating to property tax deferral; prescribing an effective date. Title: Authorizes counties to designate educational development zones in which graduates of Oregon post-secondary institutions may defer payment of property taxes on newly purchased homes. Directs Director of Economic and Community Development Department to adopt rules directing counties in designating zones and establishing criteria for eligibility. Directs Director of Department of Revenue to adopt rules establishing terms of and procedures for claiming tax deferral. Applies to tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2010. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. Sponsored by: Representative READ; Representatives BENTZ, CANNON, CLEM, FREEMAN, GARRARD, HUFFMAN, JENSON, SHIELDS URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3057.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 3/11/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesII. A2 Oppose Comments: HB 3057 would not have an immediate financial impact on the City of Eugene. The bill would allow a county to designate ares within which individuals, who graduated from a community college, college, university, training school or other post-secondary institution within Oregon, would have a property tax deferral for their primary residence. Cities would have no authority regarding estblishment of these areas, and the state would not replace deferred property tax revenue lost by a city. 24