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Special District White Paper <br /> This intergovernmental relationship between a county service district and an intergovernmental <br /> body has worked well in the metropolitan area. A needed service was identified, the local <br /> governments worked cooperatively to develop a regional solution, and financing, operation, and <br /> responsibility of the regional facility is shared. <br /> DISTRICT FORMATION AND ANNEXATIONS <br /> The Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission has jurisdiction over boundaries of <br /> park and recreation districts, county service districts, library districts and rural fire protection <br /> districts, among others, within Lane County (Appendix E lists all the types of districts that are <br /> subject to the Boundary Commission). However, the Boundary Commission does not have <br /> jurisdiction over port districts or county road districts; the Lane County Board of Commissioners <br /> has jurisdiction over these types of districts instead. <br /> For special districts under the Boundary Commission's jurisdiction, ORS Chapter 199 governs <br /> Major Boundary Changes and Minor Boundary Changes. Major changes include district formation, <br /> merger, consolidation dissolution, while minor changes include annexation, withdrawal or transfer of <br /> territory (see Appendix D for definitions of these terms). For county road districts and port districts, <br /> only ORS Chapter 198 applies, while Chapter 199 does not apply. The terms major and minor <br /> boundary changes are not used in Chapter 198, but the processes of formation and annexation are <br /> addressed. <br /> 41, In the 32 years since its creation in 1969, only three proposals have been submitted for the <br /> formation of new governments in the Eugene - Springfield metropolitan area. Of these the Boundary <br /> Commission has approved only one, the Lane County Metropolitan Wastewater Service District, a <br /> county service district initiated by the County Board of Commissioners. <br /> The Boundary Commission may approve a proposal, modify the proposed boundary only, or may <br /> disapprove a proposal. Since the Commission is a state agency, its decisions are not subject to a <br /> referendum. <br /> Requirements for District Formation <br /> District formation processes are most often initiated by petition by electors as provided in ORS <br /> Chapter 198. ORS Chapter 199 thereafter governs the process for districts under the under the <br /> Boundary Commission's jurisdiction. <br /> Outline of Formation Process <br /> • Before circulating a petition for formation of a district, the petitioners must file with the county <br /> clerk a prospective petition. <br /> • The proposed boundary must be described in the prospective petition. <br /> • Territory within an existing special district may not be included within another new district <br /> subject to the same principal Act. <br /> • Before circulating the petition, the petitioners must complete an economic feasibility <br /> statement. This statement shall form the basis of the proposed permanent rate limit for <br /> c o, operating taxes. It must include: <br /> Special Districts Paper - Final 11- 8- 01.doc Page 19 of 41 <br /> City Council Agenda page 43 <br />