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Central Services <br />Finance Division <br />City of Eugene <br />th <br />100 West 10 Ave, Suite 400 <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5022 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />(541) 682-5802 FAX <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />Date: October 22, 2009 <br />To: Meeting the Challenge Task Force <br />From: Larry Hill, Senior Financial Analyst, 682-5722 <br />Subject: Previously Identified General Fund Revenue Alternatives <br />The City of Eugene has comprehensively reviewed new alternative revenue sources for the <br />General Fund a number of times since the mid-1980s. In the past we have identified the following <br />as possible revenue alternatives for the City’s General Fund. <br />Amusement or Admissions Tax <br /> – An excise tax applied to the price of amusement fees or <br />admissions to spectator events, performances, sporting events, festivals or other forms <br />of entertainment or amusement. <br />Annexation of Additional Property within the Urban Growth Boundary <br /> – Increase property <br />tax revenue by annexing taxable property outside City limits but within the Urban <br />Growth Boundary. <br />Business License Fee <br /> – A fee imposed on a person, partnership, corporation or similar entity for <br />the privilege of conducting business within the City of Eugene. May be a general <br />business license or specifically targeted. <br />Corporate/Business Gross Receipts Tax <br /> – A tax imposed on a person, partnership, corporation <br />or similar entity for the privilege of conducting business within the City of Eugene, <br />measured by gross income within the City of Eugene. <br />Corporate/Business Net Income Tax <br /> – A tax applied to the net income of a person, partnership, <br />corporation or similar entity doing business in the City of Eugene. Tax could be <br />piggybacked on state income tax. <br />Contribution in Lieu of Taxes (CILT) on City-Operated Sewer and Stormwater Utility <br />Revenues - <br /> A percentage of gross revenues the City receives for provision of sanitary <br />sewer and wastewater utility services. City code currently states that revenue derived <br />from the above standard shall be used for the reconstruction, repair, maintenance, <br />operation, and preservation of city-owned roads and streets. The Council can make <br />this source available for general fund operations, but it would require a code change. <br /> <br />