Springfield, Oregon Local Option Levy for Fire and Safety Services
Question: Shall Springfield levy $0.38 per $1000 of assessed value, for five years beginning FY2021/22 for fire and safety services? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent.
This levy provides funding for fire and life safety services. It funds a portion of the operating costs for one of the five engine crews staffed with firefighter-paramedics that respond to calls for emergency medical services and fire suppression. Operating costs supported by this levy include personnel, safety equipment, vehicle and equipment expenses, dispatch, and required training.
Approval of this measure would replace the current $0.36 levy that expires on June 30, 2021 with a $0.38 levy. This rate is anticipated to provide the same level of service as the current levy rate, considering the effects of inflation on the City’s operating costs. In the first year, a typical homeowner with an assessed value (not market value) of $164,000 would pay $62.32 under this levy.
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