HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-31 Approving a Jackson County order to initiate formation of a Jackson County Law Enforcement Service District.1
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RESOLUTION NO.2019-31
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A JACKSON COUNTY ORDER TO INITIATE
FORMATION OF A JACKSON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
DISTRICT AND CONSENTING TO THE INCLUSION OF CITY TERRITORY
WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT
RECITALS:
a. The Jackson County, Oregon, Board of Commissioners intends to form a county service
district for law enforcement services under the authority of Oregon Revised Statute (ORS)
451.010(1)(n). The name of the proposed district is the Jackson County Local Correctional
Facility Service District (hereinafter "District"). The proposed District would have authority
to construct, operate, and maintain a local correctional facility in Jackson County.
b. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners may initiate the formation of the District by
adopting an order under authority of ORS 198.835. The Board proposes to include all county
territory within the boundaries of the proposed District.
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c. Jackson County voters will be asked to establish a permanent property tax rate limit of
$0.8547 per $1,000 of assessed value for the District as authorized by ORS 451.547.
d. The territory of the City may only be included within the boundaries of the District if the
City Council adopts a resolution approving the proposed Jackson County Order Initiating
Formation of a Jackson County Law Enforcement Service District. The proposed order is
attached hereto.
e. The City Council believes that allowing the citizens of Ashland the ability to vote on a law
enforcement service district for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a local
correctional facility in Jackson County is in the best interests of the citizens of the City.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON, RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby consents to the inclusion of all the territory of the City
within the boundaries of the proposed Jackson County Local Correctional Facility Service District
and approves the Jackson County Board of Commissioners' proposed Order Initiating Formation
of a Jackson County Law Enforcement Service District in substantially the form attached hereto.
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-31
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SECTION 2. In preparing this resolution for publication and distribution, the City Recorder shall
not alter the sense, meaning, effect, or substance of the ordinance, but within such limitations,
may: (a) Change reference numbers to agree with renumbered chapters, sections or other parts of
the Ashland Municipal Code; (b) Delete references to repealed sections of the Code; (c) Change
capitalization and spelling for the purpose of uniformity; and (d) Correct manifest clerical,
grammatical, or typographical errors.
SECTION 3. This resolution is effective upon adoption
This resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this �� day of QuN,,,�12019, and takes
effect upon signing by the Mayor.
Melissa Huhtala, City Recorder „1
SIGNED and APPROVED this 6 day of O", 2019.
John Stromberg, Vayor
RESOLUTION NO.2019-31
Reviewed as to form:
David Lohman, City Attorney
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