Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 294 § 294.625 — Jurisdiction of commission

Jurisdiction of commission. (1) The tax supervising and conservation commission has jurisdiction over all municipal corporations that have a population exceeding 200,000 and that are subject to the provisions of the Local Budget Law. If the territory of the municipal corporation lies in two or more counties, the municipal corporation shall be within the jurisdiction of the commission if the real market value of all property subject to taxation by the municipal corporation in a county having a commission is greater than the real market value of property subject to taxation by the municipal corporation in any other county. Real market value is the real market value computed according to ORS 308.207 from the assessment rolls last in the process of collection. (2)(a) The commission has jurisdiction over a municipal corporation with a population not exceeding 200,000 unless an election is made under this subsection. (b) The governing body of a municipal corporation electing not to be under the jurisdiction of the commission must make the election and communicate its intention to the commission not later than January 1 of the calendar year in which the fiscal year for which the budget is proposed will begin. (c) An election under this subsection is effective for a period of not less than three years. [Amended by 1961 c.678 §3; 1965 c.451 §12; 1969 c.155 §4; 1981 c.623 §1; 1991 c.459 §10; 2009 c.596 §6]