Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 294 § 294.476 — Local
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 294 ·
Oregon Code § 294.476·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Local
option tax or bond measure approved after adoption of budget; supplemental
budget.
(1) This
subsection applies to the period following a municipal corporations adoption
under ORS 294.456 of a budget that does not include revenue from a proposed
local option tax. If the municipal corporation places a local option tax
measure on the ballot for an election held in August and the electors of the
municipal corporation approve the measure, in order to impose the local option
tax during the current fiscal year or current budget period, the governing body
of the municipal corporation must:
(a) Adopt an
ordinance or resolution to determine, make and declare the local option tax and
to categorize the local option tax amount or rate as provided in ORS 310.060;
(b) Receive from
the assessor of the county in which the municipal corporation is located (or,
if the municipal corporation is located in more than one county, from the
assessor of each county in which the municipal corporation is located) written
approval to file a supplemental notice of property tax as described in ORS
310.060 (9); and
(c) File with the
assessor of the county in which the municipal corporation is located (or, if
the municipal corporation is located in more than one county, with the assessor
of each county in which the municipal corporation is located) two copies of the
ordinance or resolution described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, two
copies of the supplemental notice of property tax required under ORS 310.060
and two copies of the approved local option tax measure.
(2) This
subsection applies to the period following a municipal corporations adoption
under ORS 294.456 of a budget that does not include revenue from a proposed
local option tax or taxes to pay principal and interest on exempt bonded
indebtedness. If the municipal corporation places a local option tax measure or
a general obligation bond measure on the ballot for an election, other than an
election held in August, next following adoption of the budget and the electors
of the municipal corporation approve the measure, in order to impose the tax
during the second fiscal year of a biennial budget period, the governing body
of the municipal corporation must:
(a) Adopt an
ordinance or resolution to determine, make and declare the tax and to
categorize the tax amount or rate as provided in ORS 310.060; and
(b) Include with
the certification required under ORS 310.060 for the second fiscal year of the
biennial budget period two copies of the ordinance or resolution described in
paragraph (a) of this subsection and two copies of the approved local option
tax measure or general obligation bond measure.
(3) Funds raised
by a local option tax described in this section may not be expended by the
municipal corporation unless the municipal corporation has adopted a
supplemental budget in accordance with ORS 294.471. Funds may be expended only
in accordance with the supplemental budget so adopted.
(4) As soon as
received, the county assessor shall forward one copy of each of the documents
described in subsection (1)(c) of this section to the Department of Revenue. [Formerly
294.437; 2017 c.26 §12; 2023 c.32 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 294.476
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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