(1) A share of certain revenues of this state shall be apportioned among and distributed to the cities of this state for general purposes as provided in this section. A city shall not be included in apportionments or receive distributions under this section for a fiscal year commencing on July 1 unless the city:
(a) Elects to receive distributions under this section for the fiscal year by enactment of an ordinance or resolution expressing that election and filing a copy of that ordinance or resolution with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services not later than July 31 of the fiscal year;
(b) Holds at least one public hearing, after adequate public notice, at which citizens have the opportunity to provide written and oral comment to the authority responsible for approving the proposed budget of the city for the fiscal year on the possible uses of the distributions, including offset against property tax levies by the city for the fiscal year, and certifies its compliance with this paragraph to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services not later than July 31 of the fiscal year;
(c) Holds at least one public hearing, after adequate public notice, at which citizens have the opportunity to provide written and oral comment to, and ask questions of, the authority responsible for adopting the budget of the city for the fiscal year on the proposed use of the distributions in relation to the entire budget of the city for the fiscal year, including possible offset of the distributions against property tax levies by the city for the fiscal year, and certifies its compliance with this paragraph to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services not later than July 31 of the fiscal year; and
(d) Levied a property tax for the year preceding the year in which revenue sharing is due under ORS 471.810 and this section.
(2) Not later than 35 days after the last day of each calendar quarter ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission shall determine the amount of the net revenue under ORS 471.805, received during the preceding calendar quarter and shall certify that amount to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
(3) In addition to amounts otherwise apportioned to cities under ORS 471.810, not later than 20 days after the date the Oregon Department of Administrative Services receives a certification under subsection (2) of this section, the department shall apportion among the cities of this state in the manner provided in subsection (4) of this section an amount equal to 14 percent of the amount so certified, and shall pay to each city the amount so apportioned to the city. Payments shall be made from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission Account.
(4) The amount apportioned to each city under subsection (3) of this section shall be a percentage of the total amount to be apportioned among the cities determined by dividing the adjusted population of the city by the sum of the adjusted populations of all cities. The adjusted population of a city shall be determined by multiplying the city’s population by the sum of:
(a) The city’s local consolidated property taxes per capita divided by the average consolidated property taxes per capita for all cities in the state; and
(b) The amount of state income per capita divided by the amount of city income per capita.
(5) The amount apportioned to each city shall be further limited to an amount no greater than the amount of all property taxes levied by the city during the year previous to the year in which distributions are made.
(6) For purposes of the formula set forth in subsection (4) of this section, “city population” is the population of a city as last determined under ORS 190.510 to 190.590.
(7)(a) For purposes of the formula set forth in subsection (4) of this section, “local consolidated property taxes” has the meaning given in subsection (8) of this section, for a city divided by the population of the city as last determined under ORS 190.510 to 190.590.
(b) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall determine the amounts of property taxes for each city during the fiscal year closing on June 30 preceding the fiscal year commencing on July 1 for which calendar quarter apportionments are made, and that determination shall be used for each calendar quarter apportionment for that fiscal year commencing on July 1.
(8) For purposes of subsection (7) of this section “consolidated property taxes” are the total of all compulsory contributions in the form of ad valorem taxes on property located within a city levied during a one-year period by the city, a county, any school district and any special governmental district for public purposes and in amounts as compiled by the Department of Revenue on the basis of application of consolidated tax rates to assessor code area valuations.
(9) For purposes of the formula set forth in subsection (4) of this section, “income per capita” is the estimated average annual money income of residents of this state and of residents of each city of this state, respectively, based upon the latest information available from the most recent federal decennial census.
(10) A city receiving a distribution under this section may return all or any part of the distribution to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, which shall deposit the returned distribution or part thereof in the General Fund to be available for payment of the general expenses of the state. [1977 c.831 §1; 1987 c.158 §35; 1987 c.406 §1; 1995 c.79 §79; 1997 c.108 §1; 2005 c.755 §4]
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