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Special District White Paper — Draft for Internal Review <br /> ownership and be operated bv..park and recreation district under an intergovernmental <br /> agreement or lease, or operated by the City under contract with the special district. <br /> City Road Services <br /> A county road district or a county service district may provide city road services. Eugene does <br /> not spend any general funds on city street maintenance, operation and preservation. However, <br /> the City's road fund revenues are inadequate for the needs of the street system. Use of a <br /> special district would provide additional income for these purposes in addition to state highway <br /> fund transfers and federal funds transferred through Lane County. Since their principal Act does <br /> not authorize road districts to issue GO bonds; a county road district is not likely to be useful for <br /> funding large capital projects. <br /> City road services within Eugene could be provided by: <br /> • Forming a new single- purpose county road district; territory must be the same as <br /> incorporated area of City; would not be under Boundary Commission jurisdiction; an election <br /> on formation and tax rate would be required; subject to double majority requirements since <br /> permanent maximum tax rate would be proposed. <br /> • Expand the purpo s of the Metropolitan Wastewater Service District1u allow the provision <br /> of road services; t rritory need not be contig ous woijld be under Boundary Commission <br /> jurisdiction; an ele tio be required; sLbjeciato double majority requirements since <br /> permanent maxim m taxi rate iivouldibe ibropoq'ed. <br /> 1 1 / � t F <br /> The City could contin a to own, ;operate ar\d aintain thestreet system under agreement or <br /> contract with the road istrict, which will; be `governed b the County Board of Commissioners. <br /> ._ <br /> Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services <br /> A rural fire protection district or a county service district could provide fire and emergency <br /> medical services to both incorporated and unincorporated areas. District territory need not be <br /> contiguous, and both formation and annexation alternatives would be under Boundary <br /> Commission jurisdiction. <br /> Special district fire protection services within Eugene could be provided by: <br /> • Forming a new single- purpose rural fire protection district: an election on formation and tax <br /> rate would be required; subject to double majority requirements since permanent maximum <br /> tax rate would be proposed. <br /> • Annexing to an existing rural fire protection district: an election on annexation would not be <br /> required unless tax zones are proposed or an opposition petition were submitted; vote would <br /> not be subject to double majority requirements. <br /> • Expand the purposes of the Metropolitan Wastewater Service District to allow the provision <br /> of fire protection services: an election on establishment of maximum tax rate would be <br /> required; subject to double majority requirements since permanent maximum tax rate would <br /> be proposed. <br /> As in the previous examples, city equipment and facilities could be retained by the city and <br /> operated under intergovernmental agreement or contract with the district. Alternatively, the <br /> district could purchase or lease city assets and provide services directly. <br /> Draft #5 Page 25 10/24/01 <br />