PUBLIC HEARING: SB 80, SJR 10

 

TAPES # 43A-B, 44A

 

SENATE FINANCE & REVENUE COMMITTEE

TAPE INDEX

FEBRUARY 28, 2007  8:45 AM  STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

 

Members Present:                        Sen. Ryan Deckert, Chair

                        Sen. Gary George, Vice Chair

                        Sen. Ginny Burdick

                        Sen. Rod Monroe

                        Sen. Bruce Starr                                        

 

Witnesses Present:                        Bill Bradbury, Secretary of State               

                        Elon Hasson, Secretary of State Legislative Policy Advisor

Rep. David Hunt, District 40

Steve Buckstein, Cascade Policy Institute, Portland

Jason Williams, Taxpayer Association of Oregon

Marcia Kelley, Salem-Keizer Transit

Scott Winkles, League of Oregon Cities

John McArdle, League of Oregon Cities

Kappy Eaton, League of Women Voters of Oregon, Eugene

Chuck Bennett, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators

Laurie Wimmer Whelan, Oregon Education Association

Joan Smith, North Clackamas School District Board

Tricia Smith, Oregon School Employees Association

Gil Riddell, Association of Oregon Counties

 

Staff Present:                        Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer

                        Steve Meyer, Economist

                        Barbara Guardino, Committee Assistant

 

 

TAPE 43, SIDE A

004

Chair Deckert

Calls meeting to order at 8:50 a.m. Opens public hearing on SJR 10 and SB 80.

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING, SJR 10, SB 80

 

020

Warner

Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer (Exhibit A)

029

Chair Deckert

 

030

Bradbury

Bill Bradbury, Secretary of State

068

Chair Deckert

 

069

Sen. Starr

 

072

Bradbury

 

077

Sen. Monroe

 

090

Chair Deckert

 

098

Hasson

Elon Hasson, Secretary of State Legislative Policy Advisor

101

Deckert

 

106

Rep. Hunt

Rep. David Hunt, District 40

144

Chair Deckert

 

146

Rep. Starr

 

151

Rep. Hunt

 

169

Chair Deckert

 

174

Rep. Hunt

 

189

Vice Chair George

 

210

Rep. Hunt

 

261

Chair Deckert

 

269

Buckstein

Steve Buckstein, Cascade Policy Institute, Portland (Exhibit B)

344

Chair Deckert

 

346

Vice Chair George

 

370

Buckstein

 

395

Chair Deckert

 

415

Buckstein

 

424

Chair Deckert

 

428

Vice Chair George

 

461

Buckstein

 

 

 

 

TAPE 44, SIDE A

025

Williams

Jason Williams, Taxpayer Association of Oregon (Exhibits C and D)

072

Kelley

Marcia Kelley, Salem-Keizer Transit (Exhibit E)

118

Chair Deckert

 

119

Vice Chair George

 

121

Kelley

 

139

Chair Deckert

 

140

Kelley

 

148

Chair Deckert

 

152

Winkles

Scott Winkles, League of Oregon Cities (Exhibits F and G)

173

McArdle

John McArdle, League of Oregon Cities

221

Chair Deckert

 

222

Sen. Starr

 

223

McArdle

 

224

Sen. Starr

 

228

Chair Deckert

 

231

McArdle

 

233

Winkles

 

236

Chair Deckert

 

249

Eaton

Kappy Eaton, League of Women Voters of Oregon, Eugene (Exhibit H)

270

Chair Deckert

 

276

Bennett

Chuck Bennett, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators

339

Sen. Monroe

 

342

Bennett

 

375

Sen. Monroe

 

395

Vice Chair George

 

405

Bennett

 

443

Vice Chair George

 

 

 

 

TAPE 43, SIDE B

009

Bennett

 

034

Vice Chair George

 

035

Chair Deckert

 

044

Wimmer Whelan

Laurie Wimmer Whelan, Oregon Education Association

120

Vice Chair George

 

121

Wimmer Whelan

 

129

J. Smith

Joan Smith, North Clackamas School District Board

189

Vice Chair George

 

211

T. Smith

Tricia Smith, Oregon School Employees Association

220

Vice Chair George

 

228

T. Smith

 

239

Vice Chair George

 

245

Riddell

Gil Riddell, Association of Oregon Counties

250

Vice Chair George

Closes public hearing. Reopens meeting as an informational meeting.

 

INFORMATIONAL MEETING

 

252

Riddell,

 

273

Sen. Monroe

 

275

Vice Chair George

Adjourns meeting at 10:03 a.m.

 

 

 

 

Tape Index Submitted by:

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara J. Guardino, Committee Assistant

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Summary:

  1. SJR 10, Staff Measure Summary, 2/27/07, Warner
  2. SB 80 and SJR 10, Cascade Policy Institute, 2/28/07, Buckstein
  3. SB 80, Taxpayers Association of Oregon, Williams
  4. SJR 10, Taxpayers Association of Oregon, Williams
  5. SB 80 and SJR 10, Salem-Keizer Transit, 2/27/07, Kelley
  6. SB 80 and SJR 10, The Truth about Double Majority, League of Oregon Cities, Winkles
  7. SB 80 and SJR 10, Local Property Tax Election Study, Impact of Double Majority on Ballot Measures from 1997 – 2005, Winkles
  8. SB 80 and SJR 10, League of Women Voters of Oregon, 2/28/07, Eaton
  9. SB 80 and SJR 10, City of Eugene, Intergovernmental Relations Salem Office, Zimmer
  10. SB 80 and SJR 10, Oregon Library Association, Heim
  11. SB 80 and SJR 10, American Association of University Women of Oregon, Kelley