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Special District White Paper - Draft for Internal Revie i' <br /> all district property tax revenue, which is then transferred to the city. The city council decides on <br /> how to budget the revenue and oversees its expenditure. The county board explicitly has no role <br /> in 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 <br /> medical services to both rural and urban areas. Incorporated areas may be within the district <br /> with the consent of the city council. An elected five - member board of directors governs rural fire <br /> protection districts. <br /> Numerous rural fire protection districts (RFPDs) serve the suburban and rural fringes of Eugene <br /> and Springfield (e.g., Goshen, Coburg, McKenzie, Mohawk Valley, Bailey- Spencer, Eugene #1, <br /> Lane Rural, Santa Clara, Zumwalt, Pleasant Hill, and Willakenzie). The trend over the past ten <br /> years in rural Lane County is the merger of a smaller district into a larger district to achieve <br /> better economies of scale. For instance, Walton RFPD and Elmira -Noti RFPD merged into what <br /> is now known as Lane County Fire District #1. Some of the remaining districts serve the <br /> suburban fringe within the urban growth boundary, as well as rural lands within the Metro Plan <br /> boundary (e.g., Willak nzie and ClaraRFPD) . Yetothers exists the fringe of the <br /> metropolitan boundari s and serve primarily rural areas (fpr example, Lane Rural Fire /Rescue <br /> serves both develope areas in\the norifiwesteM portion of the urbarrregion - and extends <br /> westward to Alvadore . The City of Spririgfiald is ciirrentlyientering into a dialogue with its fringe <br /> districts to examine w ysito provide fire and emergency medical Services in a more efficient <br /> manner. i i <br /> As an example of a R PD serving incorporated areas, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is the <br /> second largest fire de rtmerit in Oregon it Protection an&emergency medical <br /> services to over 395,000 citizens throughout its 220 square mile jurisdiction. The Fire District's <br /> service area includes the cities of Beaverton, Durham, King City, Oregon City, Rivergrove, <br /> Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, and Wilsonville, as well as unincorporated areas within <br /> Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties. The District has 23 fire stations, an <br /> Administrative Office, a training facility, and three Operating Centers serving specific <br /> communities. <br /> Multiple- purpose Districts <br /> Multiple - purpose special districts are allowed to have one or more of several primary purposes <br /> that are permitted under their principal Act. The following two types of multiple - purpose district <br /> might be useful in the Eugene - Springfield metropolitan area. A third type of multiple - purpose <br /> district, called a metropolitan service district, cannot be used in Lane County. Under current <br /> state law a metropolitan service district may only be formed in Clackamas, Multnomah and <br /> Washington Counties and so is not discussed here. Future legislative action might allow <br /> metropolitan service districts to be formed in other parts of Oregon. <br /> County Service District <br /> A county service district (ORS Chapter 451) is a versatile type that can provide one or more of <br /> 20 different primary services. When a county service district is formed, the specific primary <br /> services it may provide must be stated in the petition and the final order for formation. Possible <br /> services include: <br /> • Sanitary sewage collection, pumping, treatment and disposal. <br /> Draft #5 Page 10 10/24/01 <br />