INFORMATIONAL MEETING

TAPES 8-9, A-B

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Acting Chair Esquivel

Calls meeting to order at 1: 30 P.M. Introduces presenters: Mary Ayala and John Phillips.

ORIENTATION MEETING

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Mary Ayala

Overview of presentation. (Exhibit 1) Part 1 will provide background about tax collections, and it provides discussion of measures that impact the property tax burden in OR over the past 30 years relative to other states. Part II will cover the property tax structure, focusing on the types of property that are taxed. Part III will describe the taxing structure on the sub-state level (taxing districts). An example of a tax return will be described to show how compression works given certain changes in taxing of different districts, as impacted by Measure 5 and Measure 50.

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Ayala

Slide: Historical Overview of Property Tax Collections

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Ayala

Slide: Property Values and Tax Rates

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Ayala

OR Property Tax: Per Capita and As % of Income (chart)

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Rep. Hass

Clarification question about the taxes paid by businesses—is that information in this presentation?

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Ayala

Response: that data is not in this report but can be found in the Dept. of Revenue document, Oregon Property Tax Statistics, 2003-04 (Exhibit 2).

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Ayala

Slide: Property Tax per Capita and % Income State Ranking. OR ranks 25th in FY 99-00.

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Ayala

County Ranking of Total Assessed Value

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Ayala

Property Tax Rates FY 03-04 (correction to exhibit)

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Ayala

Slide: Part 1 Summary  (2 slides)

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Ayala

Slide: Part II: OR’s Current Property Tax Structure Overview

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Ayala

Slide: What Property is Taxed?

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Ayala

Slide: Pie Chart of Real Market Value (change “residential” to “real” on exhibit)

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Ayala

Slide: Pie Chart of Assessed Value

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Ayala

Slide: Comparison of Real Market Value and Assessed Value, by Property Type

417

Butler

Questions: Is the ratio rate of 74.4% of assessed value to real market value a constant statewide?

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Ayala

Response: No, the ratio percentage varies county by county.

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Butler

Question: Is there property tax on livestock and inventory? (referring to slide titled: What Property is Taxed?)

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Ayala

Response: There are no taxes on retail inventory but will research the other tangible personal property items listed.

TAPE 9 SIDE A

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Chair Esquivel

Requests additional information on the tangible personal property items from LRO and the Dept. of Revenue to be provided to the committee.

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Chair Esquivel

Clarification question about new addition to existing property and its assessed value.

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Ayala

Response:  New addition would be assessed at the appropriate ratio for that county.

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Rep. Riley

Provides clarification of value of new construction. Value is based on its location; the same building in another location could be assessed at a lower rate.

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Ayala

Slide: Property Tax Structure

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Ayala

Slide: Major Components of Property Taxes

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Ayala

Slide: Characteristics of Permanent Rates

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Ayala

Slide: General Obligation Bonded Debt

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Ayala

Slide: Three Other Components of the Property Tax Structure

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Ayala

Slide: Characteristics of Local Option

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Ayala

Slide: School Local Option

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Ayala

Slide: Building Blocks of the Property Tax System

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Butler

Requests clarification regarding general obligation bonds and bonded debt. Clarifies life of general obligation bonds which could be longer than 10 years as opposed to local option taxes which are imposed for 5-10 years.

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Phillips

Slide: An Overview of Measures 5 and 50

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Phillips

Slide: Measure 5 Limit: Key Elements (2 slides)

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Butler

Clarification question regarding taxation on real market value instead of assessed value.

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Phillips

Response: Under Measure 5 the real market value (RVM) was used for taxation purposes; Measure 50 uses the assessed value for taxation.

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Phillips

Slide: Measure 50 Principles

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Phillips

Slide: The Roll Back (Maximum Assessed Value) (MAV)

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Phillips

Slide: Limited Growth in Taxable Value  (3 slides)

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Riley

Clarification question on MAV. If assessed value is $100,000, but my market value goes below that, the assessed value does not decrease to that new value.

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Phillips

Response: the real market value can go down, but when RMV goes above where the assessed value has been frozen, it won’t shock the property owner “all the way up” just because of something the market decided to do. Uses Curry County as a recent example of fluctuating values. Clarifies the assessed value (AV) is the lesser of the maximum assessed value or the real market value of the property.

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Phillips

Slide: Continuation of previous slide (3 of 3)

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Phillips

Slide: Graphic examples of MAV calculation

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Butler

Question: is there a different ratio for commercial, residential, industrial, vacant lots? How many ratios will a county have?

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Phillips

Response: Each category has a different ratio for assessed value?

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Rep. Berger

Clarification question about assessed value ratios as a constant figure.

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Phillips

Response: The ratios change from year-to-year, but it is the same county-wide.

TAPE 8 SIDE B

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Phillips

Slide: Consolidated Levy Authority

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Phillips

Slide: Measure 50 Tax Calculation

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Ayala

Slide: Part II Summary of Current Property Tax Structure (3 slides)

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Ayala

Slide: Continuation of previous slides (Slide 3 of 3)

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Ayala

Slide: Part III: Local Taxes by Taxing District

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Ayala

Slide: Who Levies Taxes on Property?

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Ayala

Slide: 2003-04 Property Taxes Imposed by District and Structure

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Ayala

Slide: Shares of Imposed Taxes, by Major Taxing District

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Ayala

Slide: Components of the Tax Statement

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Ayala

Slide: Property Tax Bill. General obligation bonds are outside the M-5 limits.

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Ayala

Slide: Compression: When it is NOT Needed

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Ayala

Slide: Measure 5 – Tax Compression

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Ayala

Slide: Examples of Measure 5 Tax Compression (2 slides)

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Ayala

Slide: Example of Compression When Applied to Local Option Levies

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Ayala

Slide: Example of Compression When Applied to Tax Rate Increases and a Local Option Levy Exceeds Measure 5 Limits

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Ayala

Slide: Measure 5 Compression Losses (graph)

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Rep. Boquist

Question: How many counties are compressed?

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Phillips

Response: Dept. of Revenue will provide aggregate data on specific counties to the Representative. Information can also be found in the Legislative Revenue Office  (LRO) document “2005 Oregon Public Finance: Basic Facts.” (Research Report #1-05).

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Phillips

Slide: Urban Renewal (3 slides)

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Ayala

Continuation of Urban Renewal Slides

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Ayala

Slide: Urban Renewal: Division of Tax Revenue by County (FY 98-99 to FY 03-04). (chart)

TAPE 9 SIDE B

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 Berger

Gavel handed over from acting chair Esquivel.

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Acting Chair Berger

Comments regarding property taxes. Suggests that committee members use the information presented on how the formula is derived for further discussions on taxation bills.

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Berger

Adjourns meeting at 3:05 p.m.

Tape Log Submitted by:

Reviewed by:

Kristi Bowman, Committee Assistant

Kim Taylor James, Committee Coordinator