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Section 294.438 - Publication of notice of meeting, financial summary and budget summary; requirements of financial summary and notice of meeting; rules.

OR Rev Stat § 294.438 (2019) (N/A)
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(2) Except as provided in ORS 294.441, the financial summary required under subsection (1) of this section must state separately the total amount of resources included in the budget in each of the following categories:

(a) Beginning fund balance or net working capital;

(b) Income from fees, licenses, permits, fines, assessments and all other service charges imposed by the municipal corporation;

(c) Property taxes approved by the budget committee for the ensuing year, or as increased by the governing body of the municipal corporation as provided in ORS 294.456;

(d) Federal, state and other grants, gifts, allocations and donations;

(e) Proceeds from bonds and other borrowings;

(f) Interfund revenue transfers and reimbursements for internal services; and

(g) The total of all other budget resources.

(3) Except as provided in ORS 294.441, the financial summary required under subsection (1) of this section must state separately the total amount of expenditures and other requirements included in the budget in each of the following categories:

(a) Personnel services;

(b) Materials and services;

(c) Capital outlay;

(d) Debt service;

(e) Special payments;

(f) Interfund revenue transfers;

(g) Operating contingencies; and

(h) Unappropriated ending fund balance and reserves.

(4)(a) Except as provided in ORS 294.441, the financial summary required under subsection (1) of this section must state the estimated total amount of expenditures and other requirements and the estimated total number of employees stated in full-time equivalent positions for the ensuing year or ensuing budget period for each organizational unit or program of the municipal corporation.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, "organizational unit" does not apply to hospitals.

(5)(a) The financial summary required under subsection (1) of this section must describe in narrative format the prominent changes from the current year or current budget period in the activities and financing of the major organizational units or major programs.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, "organizational unit" does not apply to hospitals.

(6) The financial summary required under subsection (1) of this section must state the municipal corporation’s operating tax rate or amount and the rate or amount of all other ad valorem property taxes to be certified to the assessor, including separate rates or amounts for local option taxes and ad valorem property taxes for meeting payments on bond principal and interest and for meeting other obligations of the municipal corporation described in section 11 (5), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution. Tax rates must be stated as a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value.

(7) The following statements must be published with the financial summary required under subsection (1) of this section:

(a) A classified statement of outstanding indebtedness excluding indebtedness that has been defeased as provided in ORS 287A.195; and

(b) A classified statement of all indebtedness authorized but not incurred.

(8) The meeting notice required under subsection (1) of this section must:

(a) State the time and place of the budget hearing at which the approved budget document may be discussed with the governing body of the municipal corporation;

(b) State the place where the complete budget document is available during regular business hours for inspection by the general public and where and when copies of the complete budget document may be obtained;

(c) State that the budget has been prepared in accordance with the basis of accounting used in the preceding year or preceding budget period unless a change in the basis of accounting is anticipated; and

(d) If a change in the basis of accounting is to be made, explain the change and the effects of the change.

(9) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. [Formerly 294.416; 2013 c.420 §1]

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Section 294.438 - Publication of notice of meeting, financial summary and budget summary; requirements of financial summary and notice of meeting; rules.