The resolution must be passed by Council to prepare the City for the beginning of a new fiscal year on July 1, 2025. The item is included because ORS 221.760 requires the City to certify that it provides certain municipal services in order to qualify for state shared revenues (cigarette and liquor taxes).
Official proposal and impact statementResolution2025-238
What is Portland deciding about certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenue?
The resolution must be passed by Council to prepare the City for the beginning of a new fiscal year on July 1, 2025. The item is included because ORS 221.760 requires the City to certify that it provides certain municipal services in order to qualify for state shared revenues (cigarette and liquor taxes).
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Certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenue
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Passed · 11–0
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Final action on 2025-238: Certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenue
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The resolution makes the City eligible for an estimated $21,000,000 in cigarette, liquor, and state marijuana taxes in FY 2025-26.
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WHEREAS, ORS 221.760 provides as follows: Section 1. The officer responsible for disbursing funds to cities under ORS 323.455, 366.785 to 366.820 and 471.805 shall disburse such funds in the case of a city located within a county having more than 100,000 inhabitants, according to the most recent federal decennial census, only if the officer reasonably is satisfied that the city meets the requirements set out in subsection (2) of this section, or if the city provides four or more of the following municipal services: a) Police protection b) Fire protection c) Street construction, maintenance, and lighting d) Sanitary sewers e) Storm sewers f) Planning, zoning, and subdivision control g) one or more utility services. WHEREAS, City officials recognize the desirability of assisting the state officer responsible for determining the eligibility of cities to receive such funds in accordance with ORS 221.760; WHEREAS, the City of Portland is a city located within a county having more than 100,000 inhabitants; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Portland hereby certifies that the following services enumerated in Section 1 of ORS 221.760 are provided by the City: Police protectionFire protectionStreet construction, maintenance, and lightingSanitary sewersStorm sewersPlanning and zoningWater service BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Budget Office shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the State of Oregon, Department of Administrative Services to establish the City’s eligibility for State Shared Revenues.
Meetings, motions, amendments, and votes2 meetings · 1 votes
AdoptedAgenda item 5
ContinuedAgenda item 3
Final Council action · Jun 18, 202511 yes · 0 no · 1 absent
Final action on 2025-238: Certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenue
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