Siuslaw County ProjectSiuslaw County Project

A New County for a Bright Future –

Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond!

Prepared and presented by: Chief Petitioner: Keith Stanton

Benefits to Siuslaw ResidentsBenefits to Siuslaw Residents

1) Voice in how the County is administered

2) Reflect local values and attitudes

3) Taxes collected locally are spent locally

4) Responsive + Accountable to local problems

5) Encourage Personal Vitality (Quality of Life)

6) Encourage Economic Vitality (Business/Jobs)

7) Reduce waste, corruption, and incompetence

8) Eliminate need to impose new onerous taxes

Lane County > some Union StatesLane County > some Union States

Rhode Island is 1,212 square milesDelaware is 2,044 square miles

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Combined is only 3,256 square miles

Lane County is 4,610 square miles

Connecticut is 5,018 square miles

Hawaii is 6,470 square milesNew Jersey is 7,787 square miles

Massachusetts is 8,284 square miles

Subdividing Lane CountySubdividing Lane County

History Of SubdivisionsHistory Of Subdivisions

1818 – Oregon Country joint use Britain & America1846 – N 49th parallel boundary Britain & America1847 – Linn subdivided out of Champooick District1851 – Lane subdivided out of Linn County Oregon1852 – Douglas subdivided out of Lane County1853 – Washington/Idaho Territories subdivide out1853 – Lane County extended to Pacific Ocean

as County based on Siuslaw Watershed1854 – Wasco subdivided out of Lane and Linn

resulting in Lane boundary in use today2006 – Siuslaw subdivided out of Lane County (?)

Township Range 7W + WestTownship Range 7W + West

Siuslaw County CoverageSiuslaw County Coverage

Eastern Boundary LineEastern Boundary Line

Alma - town and all west of it on Siuslaw River Rd

Blachly - town plus 2 miles further east on Hwy 36

Horton - town including all Horton Road

also the starting homes on High Pass Rd

Noti - 3 mi west town, roughly milepost 40 Hwy 126

Hwy 36 to approximately house number 21,300

Hwy 126 to approximately house number 22,000

Penn Rd to approximately house number 22,000

TRS TRS SystemSystem

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Comparing 36 CountiesComparing 36 Counties

Landmass: 1,065 square miles23 % of Lane County’s 4,620 sqmi10 are smaller and mostly healthy

Population: 20,000 residents6% of Lane County’s 329,400 souls10 have fewer and most are healthy

Density: 18.8 people per square mileLane has 71.3 (Eugene/Springfield)15 have lower and still are healthy

Real Estate WealthReal Estate Wealth

Market Value: $1,823,000 (adjusted ‘03)7% of Lane County’s $26,749,00012 have less and are mostly healthy

Per Capita: $91,161 per person112% of Lane’s $81,205 average17 have lower values and are healthy

And was it mentioned Siuslaw Countyis experiencing a growth in spite ofLane County’s Public Works Dept?

Conclusion of ComparablesConclusion of Comparables

More Natural Resources

More Human Resources

More Wealth Resources

More Tax/other Revenues

Siuslaw County when compared has:

than 1/3rd of the 36 Oregon Counties!

Siuslaw County is clearly very possible!

Information SourcesInformation Sources

Oregon Constitution & Revised Statutes

2005-2006 Oregon Blue Book

2005-2006 Lane County Budget (May 2005)

2005-2006 Lane County Tax Statements CD

Lane Council of Governments (LCOG)

Lane County Staff (numerous departments)

Discussions with the other Oregon Counties

Published reports of investigative journalists

Reports of personal experiences with County

Big Business of LC is GovernmentBig Business of LC is Government 1 Peace Harbor Medical 4,162 workers 2 University of Oregon 3,600 workers 3 Monaco Coach RV 2,200 workers 4 Weyerhaeuser Timber 2,122 workers 5 Eugene School District 1,990 workers 6 Country Coach RV 1,600 workers 7 Lane County Seat 1,531 workers 8 City of Eugene 1,390 workers 9 Lane Community College 1,335 workers10 Springfield School District 1,300 workers11 Hynix {high tech / computers} 1,037 workers12 Bethel School District 600 workers

Lane County > some Union StatesLane County > some Union States

Rhode Island is 1,212 square milesDelaware is 2,044 square miles

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Combined is only 3,256 square miles

Lane County is 4,610 square miles

Connecticut is 5,018 square miles

Hawaii is 6,470 square milesNew Jersey is 7,787 square miles

Massachusetts is 8,284 square miles

Taxation With (?) RepresentationTaxation With (?) Representation

217,000 Lane County Voters (estimated)

11,000 Siuslaw County voter component

5% of the vote, of the voice

NO EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION

11,000 Siuslaw County voters after transfer

11,000 Siuslaw County voting component

100% of the vote, of the voice

TRUE REPRESENTATION AFTER 100 YEARS

County Reflects its Worker BaseCounty Reflects its Worker BaseLane County employees live and work in:

EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD

Only when our county workers:

Live LocallyWork LocallyPlay Locally

Raise Families LocallyRetire/Vote Locally

will County respect our Values and Attitudes

Home Rule Applies Since 1990Home Rule Applies Since 1990

1913 – first attempt to form Siuslaw County,fails as it requires passing a Legislative Act

???? – every couple decades idea resurfaces,fails as no Legislative Act or Lane gives offer

1975 – Mapleton considers Siuslaw, got suckered,Lane offers to return coastal services (temp)

1984 – last attempt using McCall name to getpolitical pull, fails to get Legislative passage

Since – Oregon Revised Statutes are changed,extend Home Rule to forming new County

The Process of FormationThe Process of Formation

Criteria – 400+ sqmi and 1200+ residents

Petition – signed by 50%+1 of voters in area

have 1 year from approval (27 Sept ‘05)

Validation – Lane County has 90 days for

signature validation and placing on ballot

Election – 50%+1 of votes by voters in area

Proclamation – by Governor within 30 days

Under New ManagementUnder New Management

Board – Gov apts Judge + 2 commissioners

Staffing – Board apts sheriff, county clerk,county assessor, county treasurer,county surveyor, elected/needful positions

Transfer – Board meets with Lane County todetermine what assets, revenue, liabilities,staffing, codes, manuals, software, etc…..

Elect – At next Nov election, all elected officeapts replaced by elected representatives

Possible Transfer SchemePossible Transfer SchemeFunding for a area-specific program goes thereFunding related to voters means 5% to SiuslawFunding related to people means 6% to SiuslawFunding related to area means 23% to SiuslawFunding divided by geographic areas: examples

10% of property tax + 37% of timber receiptsProration of facilities and equipment with that in

Siuslaw County transferred or compensated Proration $110-130M reserve account (fund dep)Proration of liability related to Siuslaw areaPotential transfer/rehire of workers in Siuslaw

Oregon Districting SystemOregon Districting System

Schools Cities Fire Water

Colleges Urban Renew Ambulance Lighting

Ed Service Ports Police Sanitation

Libraries Counties Etc. Etc. Etc. Utilities

Oregon

Districts overlap; but, responsibilities are separated. Also separate funding & elected Board of Directors.

County ServicesCounty ServicesLaw & Order –

Courts, Sheriff, District Attorney, Corrections,Jails/Prisons/Holdings, Animal Regulation

Public Services – Land Use, Roads, Parks, Building/Safety,Children/Family/Human Services, Waste

Administration –Commissioners/Administrator, Personnel, Facilities, Data Proc, Tax Assess/Collection

Special Programs – Business/Workforce Partnership, Fair, etc…

Published Budget Not in Real $Published Budget Not in Real $Some have heard the Lane County Budget as:

$473,377,037 FY05-06 Budget # used in PublicThis number is for internal use for it is misleading to the rest of us normal citizens. It must be adjusted:-- 7,080,350 pass through property tax to ESDs-- 7,536,000 non-county obligations in trust-- 30,158,947 internal loan/transfers dept<->dept-- 90,446,629 double/triple/… dollar accounting-- 107,110,432 continuing reserve for future needs

These are given in appendix B to finally arrive at: $231,044,679 REAL DOLLAR BUDGET FIGURE

Lane Payroll Costs (Real$)Lane Payroll Costs (Real$) Budget Exp FTE ave/emp Department/Division/+ 4,328,461 59.0 73,364 Assessment & Taxation 2,998,787 29.5 101,654 BCC, Admin, & Counsel 532,743 6.5 81,960 Children & Families 8,417,676 84.3 99,854 Data Processing Svs 6,225,823 72.0 86,470 District Attorney 21,999,397 285.8 76,975 Health & Human Svs 6,288,572 81.8 76,877 Management Services 30,444,041 389.4 78,162 Public Works Dept. 35,395,078 385.9 91,721 Sheriff’s Office 6,011,595 70.9 84,789 Youth Correctional Svs 5,203,831 68.6 76,295 Fair, Justice Court, WP========== ===== ======127,846,004 1533.7 83,357 Total + aver cost/worker

Manpower Budget EntriesManpower Budget EntriesExample of Public Works, 389.48 FTE staffing:

17,083,984 56.1% Hired Worker Salaries11,542,372 37.9% Hiree Benefits (68% * salary) 550,116 1.8% Extra Help & Unclas Temps 380,616 1.3% Overtime Pay 317,566 1.0% Reduce Unfunded Vacation 176,808 0.6% Compensatory Time 104,741 0.3% Salary Offset 287,838 1.0% Risk Management Benefits========= ===== ($78,166+ payroll/worker)30,444,041 100% Total PW Manpower Cost

Non-Working Paid DaysNon-Working Paid Days

Exempt worker - holiday, sick, vacation, personal,…

working days month+week+day non-exempt

Starting 32 = 1mon + 2wks + 2days 29

>1 year 36 = 1mon + 3wks + 1days 32

>2 years 40 = 2mon + 0wks + 0days 35

>4 years 44 = 2mon + 0wks + 4days 38

>9 years 48 = 2mon + 1wks + 3days 41

>14 years 52 = 2mon + 2wks + 2days 44

>19 years 56 = 2mon + 3wks + 1days 47

Lane County Manpower Lane County Manpower Dec’05Dec’05Job Title Salary Health PERS Other Total

Probation Officer 1 9K 4K 2K 1K 15KTrash Fee Collector 21K 15K 4K 2K 42KCustodian 29K 15K 6K 4K 54KTire Repairman 39K 15K 9K 5K 69KDeputy Sheriff 2 52K 16K 14K 25K 107KVeg Coordinator 63K 17K 13K 7K 100KSheriff Lieutenant 79K 17K 21K 30K 147KCounty Lobbyist 81K 18K 19K 17K 135KUncl Professional 94K 18K 20K 9K 141KHealth Center Off 120K 19K 26K 10K 175KMental Health Off 143K 21K 31K 10K 205K

Entry Level ComparisonEntry Level Comparison

Private Flor-City Lane-C Siuslaw-C

Days off 10 35 32 15 *

$ Salary 15K 24K 15K 16K

% Benefit ** 8% 56% 73% 20%

$ Benefits 1K 14K 18K 3K

$ Total 16K 38K 26K 19K

Cost/Hr 8 21 14 10

* 15 days = 5 holidays, 5 vacation, and 5 sick

** benefits: health, pension, SS, UnEmp, WC,...

Average Worker ComparisonAverage Worker Comparison

Private Flor-City Lane-C Siuslaw-C

Days off 15 40 40 20 *

$ Salary 25K 46K 50K 46K

% Benefit ** 12% 54% 66% 20%

$ Benefits 3K 25K 33K 9K

$ Total 28K 71K 83K 55K

Cost/Hr 14 40 47 28

* 20 days = 5 holidays, 10 vacation, and 5 sick

** benefits: health, pension, SS, UnEmp, WC,...

Administrator ComparisonAdministrator Comparison

Private Flor-City Lane-C Siuslaw-C

Days off n/a 40 40 30

$ Salary n/a 82K 114K 100K

% Benefit n/a 52% 69% 20%

$ Benefits n/a 43K 79K 20K

Total (S&B) n/a 125K 193K 120K

# Workers n/a 53 1534 86

District Management FormsDistrict Management Forms

Common form is elected stipend-paid Board with appointed full-time/paid District Manager

Works best with populations under 100,000

Basic County is: 1 Judge and 2 Commissioners where Judge must be full/part-time paid and remaining Commissioners can be either

Lane County has a full time paid Administrator, Judge, + 5 Commissioners (aver $132K+ ea)

Several Oregon counties have no Administrator

BOD/Councilman/CommissionerBOD/Councilman/Commissioner

Charity Florence Lane-C Siuslaw-C

Days off 0 0 32 0

$ Salary 0 0 73K 0

% Benefit 0 0 69% 0

$ Benefits 0 0 50K 0

Total (S&B) 0 0 123K 0

# Commish ? 5 5 2

# Citizens Ea ? 1.5K 66K 10K

Siuslaw Manpower AdjustmentsSiuslaw Manpower Adjustments

Use non-paid Commissioners like most Districts

Reduce benefits 66% X salary to private sec 20%

Reduce average pd days off of 40 to private 20

No need for as many costly managers (86 staff)

Cost of living in Mapleton area ?may? be a factor

Rural communities have high volunteerism; but,

insufficient data to determine the affect here

For 6% services need 6% “production” workers

Siuslaw Payroll Costs (Real$)Siuslaw Payroll Costs (Real$) Lane County FTE Department Transfer Siuslaw 4,328,461 59.0 Assess & Tax 3.2 157,320 2,998,787 29.5 Admin+Counsel 3.0 201,318 532,743 6.5 Child & Family 1.0 54,079 8,417,676 84.3 Data Proc Svs 4.7 306,547 6,225,823 72.0 District Attorney 4.0 227,075 21,999,397 285.8 Health&Human 15.8 800,859 6,288,572 81.8 Management 4.5 228,768 30,444,041 389.4 Public Works 21.5 1,108,861 35,395,078 385.9 Sheriff Office 21.3 1,289,215 6,011,595 70.9 Youth Correct 3.9 218,654 5,203,831 68.6 Court & WP 3.8 189,251

127,846,004 1533.7 (SC cost 3.7%) 86.7 4,781,947

Siuslaw Expenses (Real$)Siuslaw Expenses (Real$)

Lane County Define Transfer Siuslaw gets

127,846,004 Payroll (S&B) 3.7% 4,781,947

60,300,818 Mat & Services 6.0? 3,618,049

33,520,788 Capital Costs 6.0? 2,011,247

9,377,069 Fiscal Transfer 6.0? 562,624========== =========

231,044,679 average x 4.7% = 10,973,867

Siuslaw Revenues (Real$)Siuslaw Revenues (Real$)Lane County Define Transfer Siuslaw gets 34,326,806 Property Tax 9.8% 3,364,027 26,690,506 Federal Fund 6.0? 1,601,430 41,600,000 (timber O&C) 37.0% 15,392,000 85,084,934 State Funds 6.0? 5,105,096 5,544,861 Local G/R 6.0? 332,692 3,266,198 License/Permit 6.0? 195,972 3,736,539 Fines/Penalties 6.0? 224,192 89,478,270 Fees/Charges 6.0? 5,368,696 -84,065,839 Internal Adjust 6.0? -5,043,950 ========= =========205,662,275 average x 12.1% = 26,540,155

Siuslaw Budget (Real$)Siuslaw Budget (Real$)

From SC Revenue Slide (12.1%): 26,540,155From SC Expense Slide (4.7%): -- 10,973,867 -----------------Surplus revenue (after 11M in bills ): 15,566,288

Siuslaw Budget (Real$)Siuslaw Budget (Real$)

From SC Revenue Slide (12.1%): 26,540,155From SC Expense Slide (4.7%): -- 10,973,867 -----------------Surplus revenue (after 11M in bills ): 15,566,288

If O&C timber funding cut in half: -- 7,696,000 -----------------Surplus revenue (after 11M in bills): 7,870,288

Siuslaw Budget (Real$)Siuslaw Budget (Real$)

From SC Revenue Slide (12.1%): 26,540,155From SC Expense Slide (4.7%): -- 10,973,867 -----------------Surplus revenue (after 11M in bills ): 15,566,288

If O&C timber funding cut in half: -- 7,696,000 -----------------Surplus revenue (after 11M in bills): 7,870,288

DON’T FORGET SHARE OF THE RESERVEReserve Fund (6% of 132,492,836): +7,949,570

Other County BoardsOther County Boards

Lake Crook Mulheur Clatsop CoosPop 7,400 20,300 32,000 36,300 63,000Area 8,359 2,991 9,926 843 1,629Judge FT 67,265 52,416 FT 57,000Com1 24,450 29,619 15,976 9,000 sameCom2 same same same 6,000 sameCom? Just2 Just2 Just2 Five Just2Admin none 67,265 55,731 92,251 noneEmploy 109 195 185 238 425Budget 34M 144M 24M 50M 135MHealthy No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Oregon Districting SystemOregon Districting System

Schools Cities Fire Water

Colleges Urban Renew Ambulance Lighting

Ed Service Ports Police Sanitation

Libraries Counties Etc. Etc. Etc. Utilities

Oregon

Districts overlap; but, responsibilities are separated. Also separate funding & elected Board of Directors.

County ServicesCounty ServicesLaw & Order –

Courts, Sheriff, District Attorney, Corrections,Jails/Prisons/Holdings, Animal Regulation

Public Services – Land Use, Roads, Parks, Building/Safety,Children/Family/Human Services, Waste

Administration –Commissioners/Administrator, Personnel, Facilities, Data Proc, Tax Assess/Collection

Special Programs – Business/Workforce Partnership, Fair, etc…

Siuslaw County FacilitiesSiuslaw County Facilities

Siuslaw County residents have paid through taxes to build various facilities throughout Lane County of which the transfer will include either take-over, lease, anor compensation for.

Administrative/Sheriff Offices (initially lease)Court House (lease Florence Justice Center?)Jails/Prisons (lease LC’s unused capacity +?)911 Dispatch (existing facility in Florence)Road Crew (existing facility north of Florence)Parks (existing facilities throughout Siuslaw)

Cost Saving SuggestionsCost Saving Suggestions

Pay for an administrator and not commissionersHave functions compete with private providersMake jobs competitive, stop lavish benefit progsMake PW code enforcement not revenue collectMove toward user fee versus general tax fundingSeriously consider eliminating non-funded progsFacilitate/enable volunteer involvement/servicesFocus living within means not revenue expansionEncourage cost saving suggestions from citizens

PC Survey QuestionsPC Survey Questions

Rate Lane County as relates to you Bad<->GoodSheriff coverage + fighting crime:  17.4 of 100Build & maintain public facilities:   33.2 of 100Protect your rights (eg pvt prop): 15.2 of 100 Improve public safety (hom/bus):  10.3 of 100

On formation of Siuslaw County No<->YesCounty offices closer to people?   90.2 of 100Should coastal area break away?  95.1 of 100Would you sign a petition for it?   93.5 of 100Would you vote for it if on ballot?   94.6 of 100

Petition Approved (27 Sep ’05)Petition Approved (27 Sep ’05)

Direct Mail Fact SheetDirect Mail Fact Sheet

What Can I Do To Help?What Can I Do To Help?Sign the petition tonight (if in doubt – sign)

Take blank petitions home to gather signatures

Spread the word by talking to family & friends

Visit SiuslawCounty.Org for updates/contacts

Offer your expertise as a consultant

Offer your time as a volunteer (need all levels)

Offer your dollars to help offset our expenses

Write “Letters to the Editor” giving your views

Line up presentations at your club meetings

Benefits to Siuslaw ResidentsBenefits to Siuslaw Residents

1) Voice in how our County is administered

2) Reflect local values and attitudes

3) Taxes collected locally are spent locally

4) Responsive + Accountable to local problems

5) Encourage Personal Vitality (Quality of Life)

6) Encourage Economic Vitality (Business/Jobs)

7) Reduce waste, corruption, and incompetence

8) Eliminate need to impose new onerous taxes

Conclusion of ComparablesConclusion of Comparables

More Natural Resources

More Human Resources

More Wealth Resources

More Tax/other Revenues

Siuslaw County when compared has:

than 1/3rd of the 36 Oregon Counties!

Siuslaw County is clearly very possible!

Siuslaw Watershed (most of)Siuslaw Watershed (most of)

CQ: Why Call It “Siuslaw”?CQ: Why Call It “Siuslaw”?

Westerner Names:

Coastal CountyDune CountyFlorence CountyHaceta CountyWestern County

Easterner Names:

Forestal CountyCedar CountyWalton CountyBadger CountyMapleton County

Siuslaw is historical, is geographical, is native, is unique, is commonly used, & encompasses

CQ: Where Locate County Seat?CQ: Where Locate County Seat?

Driving time roughly same for all residents (E+W)

Outside of any incorporated city (avoid extortion)

Available & inexpensive suitable & buildable land

Relatively clear of potential natural disasters

Available & existing roads, utilities, etc. services

Available, inexpensive, & capable labor force

Conforms/beneficial to long term considerations

Siuslaw County SeatSiuslaw County Seat

Police Tax DistrictPolice Tax DistrictCounty Sheriff conducts:

– Policing (criminal activities in progress)– Investigations (solving recent/past crimes)– Court Order enforcements (civil/criminal)

County Police could be set up to:– Policing (same)– Investigations (same)– but, only Sheriff may enforce Court Orders

Implementation mechanism:– New taxes and elected Board of Directors– Like cities, another police force to deal with– Another District wanting more every year

? ? ? Questions ? ? ?? ? ? Questions ? ? ?

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