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Speci District White Paper <br /> Within Lane County the provisions of OR Chapter 199, "Local Government Boundary <br /> Commissions," also apply and supercede a number of Chapter 198's provisions for special districts <br /> under boundary commission jurisdiction. This is the case with park and recreation districts, county <br /> service districts, rural fire protection districts and library districts, all of which are subject to the <br /> Boundary Commission and Chapter 199. On the other hand, port districts and county road districts <br /> are not subject to the Boundary Commission or Chapter 199. <br /> Single- purpose Districts <br /> Single- purpose special districts are found throughout Oregon. These types of districts may engage <br /> in a set of related activities necessary to accomplish the district's single primary purpose. They are <br /> separate political subdivisions of the State, typically have an independent elected board of directors <br /> and generally have municipal powers. The primary purposes of several types of single - purpose <br /> districts that might be useful to provide urban services in the Eugene - Springfield metropolitan area <br /> are noted below. <br /> Library District <br /> A library district (ORS 357.216 to 357.286) can acquire sites for and construct, reconstruct, alter, <br /> operate and maintain facilities, and perform other activities necessary to provide public library <br /> services. Library special districts have independent, elected governing boards with five members. <br /> Library districts currently serve the Florence and Fern Ridge areas of Lane County. <br /> Park and Recreation District <br /> Park and recreation districts (ORS Chapter 266) can acquire, own, operate, and maintain parks, <br /> lakes, land and facilities for parks and recreation uses within or outside the district boundary, and <br /> provide park and recreation services. The River Road Park and Recreation District now serves <br /> unincorporated areas northwest of Eugene. Willamalane Park and Recreation District currently <br /> serves incorporated and unincorporated areas of Springfield. An elected board of either three or five <br /> members governs a park and recreation district. <br /> County Road District <br /> A county road district may be formed within a city under ORS 371.055 to 371.110 to improve, <br /> construct, maintain and repair public roads within the city's boundary. If it includes area within a city, <br /> the county road district cannot extend outside the particular city, but separate county road districts <br /> can serve unincorporated areas. <br /> There is no independent elected district board; the county board of commissioners serves as the <br /> board of a county road district. But state statutes provide that in the case of a county road district <br /> wholly within a city, control is divided between the county board and the city council. The county <br /> board serves as the road district's governing board and controls levying and collecting of all district <br /> property tax revenue, which is then transferred to the city. The city council decides on how to <br /> budget the revenue and oversees its expenditure. The county board explicitly has no role in <br /> supervising the district's budget or expenditures. <br /> Rural Fire Protection District <br /> A rural fire protection district (ORS Chapter 478) can provide fire protection and emergency medical <br /> services to both rural and urban areas. Incorporated areas may be within the district with the <br /> c <br /> Special Districts Paper - Final 11- 8- 01.doc Page 9 of 41 <br /> City Council Agenda page 33 <br />