Item 3: Ratification of Unanimous and Non-Uanimous IGR Actions

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the City of Eugene would be provided by sections 10 and 11, which remove the statutory exemption of taxable personal property with a total value less than $12,500. In FY10, almost $7,000,000 in otherwise taxable personal property fell within this exemption in the City of Eugene, representing about $50,000 in lost revenue. While this is a small revenue improvement it does move the City's revenue in the correct direction. This bill should be monitored and any amendments that would expand or add new property tax exemptions should be opposed. SB 0407 Relating Clause: Relating to exceptions to prohibition against operating a motor vehicle using a mobile communication device; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 811.507. Title: Removes exception for person operating motor vehicle in scope of person’s employment from offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device. Sponsored by: Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Judiciary) URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0407.intro.pdf Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Eric Jones PW-ADM 1/25/2011 Pri 3 Oppose Comments: We're trying to protect the situation where a Public Works motor vehicle operator uses a cell phone to communicate with dispatch or with an incident commander when the emergency command center has been activated. It is unclear whether the existing law at Section 1(3)(e) would allow this possibility (because the phrase "as a volunteer" at the end of the clause might exclude a Public Works equipment operator). It's also not clear to this reviewer what "one-way voice communication" would entail (and whether the exemption at Section 1(3)(j)(C) would apply). As written, the bill would continue to allow two-way radio communication. However, cell phones are increasingly a viable communication tool for Public Works equipment operators. Recommend priority 3 oppose, seeking an amendment at Section 1(1)(e) to strike the words "as a volunteer" (i.e., to allow the use of a cell phone for a Public Works equipment operator providing emergency services). Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Jamie Iboa Craig Sorseth CS-RS 1/20/2011 Pri 3 Oppose Comments: The City already has a policy on this issue which, while it was being developed, considered what this bill proposes. I believe that the feedback received from managers for the City was that it would unnecessarily limit the ability to communicate or respond under some circumstances. 21