RESOLUTION No. 36421

Certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenues. (Resolution)

WHEREAS, ORS 221.760 provides as follows:

Section 1. The officer responsible for disbursing funds to cities under ORS 323.455, 366.785 to 366.820 and 471.805 shall disburse such funds in the case of a city located within a county having more than 100,000 inhabitants, according to the most recent federal decennial census, only if the officer reasonably is satisfied that the city meets the requirements set out in subsection (2) of this section, or if the city provides four or more of the following municipal services: a) Police protection b) Fire protection c) Street construction, maintenance, and lighting d) Sanitary sewers e) Storm sewers f) Planning, zoning, and subdivision control g) one or more utility services.

WHEREAS, City officials recognize the desirability of assisting the state officer responsible for determining the eligibility of cities to receive such funds in accordance with ORS 221.760;

WHEREAS, the City of Portland is a city located within a county having more than 100,000 inhabitants;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Portland hereby certifies that the following services enumerated in Section 1 of ORS 221.760 are provided by the City:

1.  Police protection

2.  Fire protection

3.  Street construction, maintenance, and lighting

4.  Sanitary sewers

5.  Storm sewers

6.  Planning and zoning

7.  Water service

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of Management and Finance shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the State of Oregon, Department of Administrative Services no later than July 31, 2006 in order to be eligible for State Shared Revenues.

Adopted by the Council, June 22, 2006  

       GARY BLACKMER

Mayor Tom Potter      Auditor of the City of Portland

Office of Management and Finance  By /S/ Colleen Phillips

Jennifer Sims: ER

June 22, 2006          Deputy

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 850-2006

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 36421