Minutes - 09/25/1991 Workshop
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COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES
September 25, 1991
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0001 DATE. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, SEPTEMBER 25,1991.
0003 CONVENED. A workshop was held at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Kyser presiding.
The purpose of the workshop was to provide the County Commissioners with an
opportunity to review the 1991-92 property tax bill and assessed valuation
increases.
0005 ROLL CALL.
Mayor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Kyser
Figley
Galvin
Hagenauer
Jennings
Sifuentez
Steen
Present
Absent
Present
Present
Absent
Present
Absent
Staff Present:
Public Works Director Tiwari, Police Chief Wright, Finance Director Gritta, Park
Director Holly, Library Director Sprauer, RSVP Director Harvey, City Recorder
Tennant
0028 Marion County Commissioner Gary Herr stated that increased property values in
the Mid-willamette valley have not provided the property tax relief to homeowners
that was originally expected. With the passage of Measure 5, the valuation period
was changed from January 1 to June 30th, therefore, giYing the 1991-92 tax year
an additional six months of valuation increase to place on the tax rolls. In the
outlying metro areas, property values increased an average of 17% while
commercial property only increased 2%-3%, and industrial property going down
slightly due to new amortization schedules.
Under the new law, assessed yalues are listed on the property tax statement sent
to the property owner in late October and the property owners are allowed to file
an appeal on the assessed value with the Board of Equalization between October
25th and December 31 st of each year. In addition, the County Treasurer is
required to withhold a portion of the taxes receiyed from property owners and
place those funds into a segregated cash fund which will be used to refund
property owners for overpayments as determined by the Board of Equalization.
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Commissioner Herr provided the audience with examples of the property tax
statement, however, he was unable to proYide an exact tax rate to be assigned to
each taxing district located within the city limits.
Commissioner Herr also adYised the citizens that the County will be installing 10
temporary telephone lines and hiring additional temporary personnel to assist
property owners in receiving necessary information pertaining to their tax
statements and appeal rights.
1095 ADJOURNMENT.
The workshop was adjourned at 7:40 p.m..
APPROVED l~vJ ~
FRED W. KYSER, MAY
ATTEST
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Mary~nant, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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