News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Sisters residents will decide how much money the city has to operate with next year.
The Sisters City Council agreed Thursday, February 27, to place three revenue generating measures on the May ballot.
The council proposed raising business license fees from $43 to $100, raising the transient room tax from 7 percent to 8 percent and asking citizens for a property tax base increase or a levy of .81 per $1,000. City attorney Steve Bryant advised the city to authorize a levy vote if a tax base increase proves to be disallowed under new Measure 47 guidelines.
The city council also authorized staff to transfer 5 percent from the water and garbage funds to the general fund to cover administrative costs.
The tax base increase or levy, if passed, would replace the approximately $49,000 the city lost in the Measure 47 tax roll-back. The other measures could net the city an additional $40-$50,000.
The city currently faces a shortfall of about $160,000 from the level department heads say is needed to properly operate the city.
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