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Special District White Paper — Draft for Internal Review <br /> Policy #18 promotes merger or consolidation of fringe special service districts. <br /> Policy #19 establishes controls on annexation of territory to existing special districts within <br /> the urban growth boundary. <br /> Policy #20 establishes the priority order for providing any new urban service within the urban <br /> growth boundary: (1) annexation to a city, (2) contractual annexation agreement with a city, <br /> (3) annexation to an existing district, and (4) creation of a new service district (with reference <br /> to #14 above). <br /> In addition to the "Growth Management and the Urban Service Area" section, the "Public <br /> Utilities, Services, and Facilities" element, Chapter III -G, contains policy governing special <br /> districts (p. III -G -5): <br /> Policy #5 states: "Efforts shall be made to reduce the number of unnecessary special service <br /> districts and to revise confusing or illogical service boundaries, including those that result in a <br /> duplication of effort or overlap of service. When possible, these efforts shall be pursued in <br /> cooperation with Springfield and Eugerre- <br /> Amendment of Metr po(itan PIa► Policies will P be Necessa <br /> If a proposed new dis ict a p and ree county service district, rural fire <br /> protection district or I rary district among the disfncts discussed in this paper, it will require <br /> Lane Boundary Com fission approval. A coir ty road district or port district would require <br /> approval by the Lane pounty,Boa d of Comrr9issjonerS. Tq win approval in either case the <br /> proposal must be cons�stenfwith th acknowwedged com ensive plan. Since the current <br /> Metro Plan is not favorable to new special districts serving incorporated territory, Metro Plan <br /> amendments must be completed before the Boundary Commission or Board of Commissioners <br /> can be expected to act affirmatively on the proposal. <br /> At least Policies #19 and #20 policies will need to be need reviewed and would likely require <br /> amendment if a new special district were to be formed or an existing district modified to include <br /> a city's territory. To amend the Metro Plan, Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County elected <br /> officials must agree, following citizen involvement and public hearings. If the boundary of a <br /> proposed new special district goes beyond the Metro Plan jurisdictional boundary, the Lane <br /> County Rural Comprehensive Plan and the comprehensive plan of any affected nearby city <br /> would need to be consulted regarding additional goals or policies needing amendment to <br /> maintain land use consistency. That process can take one year or more, and is subject to <br /> approval by the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC). <br /> SEVERAL TYPES OF DISTRICTS SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY <br /> This paper provides only a general overview of a few of the most relevant types of special <br /> districts. Many questions may not be answered here. Each proposal for use of a special district <br /> deserves careful financial and legal analysis, and extensive intergovernmental and community <br /> discussion. Because special district formation and annexations involves complex interactions <br /> among at lease three chapters of the Oregon Revised Statutes (Chapters 198, 199, and a <br /> Draft #5 Page 8 10/24/01 <br />