NOTICE OF MEASURE ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the RFPD #11JT (Riverdale) board has referred the following measure to the voters of Multnomah and Clackamas County in the District at the Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Special Election. Any registered voter dissatisfied with the ballot title may file a petition with the Multnomah County Circuit Court for review on or before 5:00 p.m., September 12, 2013. Any person filing a challenge must also file a copy of the challenge with the Director of Elections, 1040 SE Morrison St., Portland, by the end of the next business day after the petition is filed with the Circuit Court.
Five year local option levy for Riverdale Fire District 11JT
Question: Shall the District extend and increase a special operating levy to$.50 per $1,000 of assessed value for 5 years, beginning 2014. This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent.
Summary: This measure continues and increases local 5 year option adopted November 5, 2002. This measure authorizes the Board of Directors to levy taxes needed for the annual cost of emergency services provided to Riverdale residents. The District presently operates with the aid of a 5 year local option tax which expires June 30, 2014. This measure increases the local option tax from $.043 under the current levy to $.050 per $1,000 for 5 years beginning 2014-2019.
The estimated local option taxes over 5 years are:
2014-2015: $309,343;
2015-2016: $317,077;
2016-2017: $325,004;
2017-2018: $333,129;
2018-2019: $341,547.
If the maximum levy is assessed, the estimated total tax raised over 5 years would be $1,626,100.
The Board of Directors intends to levy taxes each year only in an amount that meets the District's needs for emergency services. The amount assessed under the prior levies was $.43 per $1,000 for 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 and $.35 per 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, -0- for 2009-2010, .017 for 2011-2012, and .017 for 2012-2013.
Tim Scott, Director of Elections
Multnomah County