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Special District White Paper — Draft for Internal Review <br /> approves the proposal, no election is required and the proposal is put into effect on the date <br /> specified in the order. An election may be required to be held, however, if written objections to <br /> the Boundary Commission's approval of the annexation proposal are filed by not less than 10% <br /> or 100, whichever is lesser, of electors in the area to be annexed. In such a case an election on <br /> the proposal must be held on the next available election date. An election can also be triggered <br /> by a resolution of opposition by the board of the affected district. If the proposal were <br /> successful, the district's principal Act would apply to providing representation of the annexed <br /> area on the district board. <br /> ANNEXATIONS AND DISTRICT PERMANENT TAX RATE LIMITS <br /> Financial Effects of Annexation <br /> In the case of an annexation, the current district tax is simply extended to the newly annexed <br /> area. This will generate additional revenue to support the extension of district services to the <br /> new area. The permanent operating property tax rate limit of the district will not change, but the <br /> maximum amount of property tax revenue that the rate will allow to be levied will increase <br /> because more prope a wo ild' be locate ithin the districf. ff the district has outstanding GO <br /> debt levies, then repa ment of1.h4t debt am untiwill be spread among more taxpayers and the <br /> amount paid for this p rp6is�, by\ individu l pi will decrease. <br /> If a city's territory wer arjnexedlto a distnot, the city government would then probably not <br /> provide the services t at yy' vould e provider by the speOial district. City that might have <br /> been budgeted on tha service activity viioul l ie available ito fund other services. The City's <br /> permanent maximum •ropert axi rate limit Yyould not change, and City operating tax rates and <br /> local option levies then in e ect would not necessarily change as a resul"fof the annexation, nor <br /> will the amount of City taxes paid by individual property owners. The City Council could choose <br /> to decrease the tax levies in recognition of the reduced provision of services from the City, or <br /> could redirect the funds to other needed services. <br /> March 31 Deadline For District Tax Revenue Determination <br /> In the case of formation of a new district or annexation, the date of March 31 is very important. <br /> A formation or annexation order must be filed in final approved form with the Oregon <br /> Department of Revenue by March 31 in order for the change to be effective for the tax year <br /> beginning on July 1. If this deadline is missed, the district's tax levy cannot be imposed on the <br /> territory subject to the boundary change and the district will receive no revenue until the <br /> subsequent tax year. <br /> EXPANDING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MWSD <br /> The Lane County Metropolitan Wastewater Service District (MWSD) is a county service district <br /> that already exists in the Eugene - Springfield metropolitan area. The MWSD authorizes the <br /> Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC); an intergovernmental <br /> commission made up of representatives of the cities of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County, to <br /> have certain responsibilities for regional wastewater facilities. The City of Eugene operates the <br /> wastewater facilities and Springfield performs administrative functions under an agreement with <br /> the MWMC. <br /> Draft #5 Page 22 10/24/01 <br />