Explanatory Statement:

Explanatory Statement:

The City of Stayton is seeking a 3-year local option tax of $236,300 per year for partial support of the City’s library, pool and parks programs. A portion of the tax will offset the loss of an existing library/pool local option tax that expires at the end of the current fiscal year (June 2002). Some of the proposed tax will be used for capital improvements that could not otherwise be afforded within the City’s regular budget. A specific list of the proposed uses of local option tax proceeds is as follows:

Stayton Public Library:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Replace funds from expiring 1998 Local Option Tax

$56,000

Replace anticipated loss of Regional Library Service funds

$8,000

Increase book budget

$10,000

Reinstate audio-visual and reference materials budget

$10,000

Replace computers which access Chemeketa Regional Library Service

$8,000

Replace public use computers

$8,000

Deferred library building maintenance needs

$8,000

Stayton Family Memorial Pool:

Replace funds from expiring 1998 Local Option Tax

$38,000

Reinstate weekend/other hours that existed prior to 9/2000

$22,000

Offset increased cost of natural gas and electricity

$12,000

Construct new boiler room

$30,000

Replace chlorination system

$22,000

Miscellaneous equipment upgrades and repairs

$8,000

Re-plumb and refurbish shower rooms

$30,000

Stayton City Park System

Replace playground equipment (Westown Park)

$28,200

Replace playground equipment (North Slope Park)

$28,200

Replace playground equipment (Community Center Park)

$28,200

Other:

Necessary allowance for delinquent and uncollectible taxes

$14,100

TOTAL ANNUAL TAX:

$236,300

Based on the most current information available from the Marion County Assessor’s office, the proposed tax would represent a tax rate of sixty-eight cents ($.684) per $1,000 of real property assessed value (not market value). For example, estimated first year cost for a home assessed at $100,000 would be approximately $68.40. Because the previous local option tax passed in 1998 will cease, and will not overlap the proposed new local option tax, the estimated additional tax cost (from the tax bill now being paid), using the same example, will be approximately $39.50 per year.

Submitted by:

Chris Childs, City Administrator

City of Stayton