NOTICE of Measure Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Riverdale Rural Fire Protection District board has referred the following measure to voters in the Riverdale Rural Fire Protection District, at the Nov. 7, 2023, 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., August 29, 2023. 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. - Tim Scott, Multnomah County Director of Elections
Ballot Title
Caption: Five-Year Local Levy to Pay for Emergency Services.
Question: Shall the District renew five-year levy of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value for emergency services beginning in 2024-25? This measure renews current local option taxes.
Summary: This measure continues the five-year local option levy for the Riverdale Rural Fire Protection District initially 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 five-year local option levy which expires June 30, 2024. This measure continues the local option levy, which is $0.50 per $1,000 for five years beginning 2024-2025. The tax is necessary to pay the contract costs for emergency fire and medical services.
The estimated local option taxes over five years are:
2024-2025: $438,673
2025-2026: $451,639
2026-2027: $465,209
2027-2028: $479,186
2028-2029: $493,583
The estimated total tax raised over five years if the maximum levy is assessed would be $2,328,081.
The Board of Directors intends to levy taxes each year only in an amount that meets the District's needs for emergency services. Although the current levy allows the levy of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, the amount levied each year under the current levy has been $0.25 per $1,000 of assessed value for 2019-2020 through 2023-2024.
The estimated tax cost for this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best information available from the county assessor at the time of the estimate and may reflect the impact of early payment discounts, compression and the collection rate.