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Public Sa c Safety Levy R y Replace cement

FY 2021-22 through FY 2025-26

Proposed Public Safety Levy Replacement

Proposed Levy: FY 2021-22 through FY 2025-26

Total five-year estimated levy revenue $189,164,529 Estimated revenue in first year (FY 2021-22) $34,750,855 Cost per $1,000 of assessed value $0.47 Estimated annual cost in first year for average home (FY 2021-22)

Average home assessed value $299,335

$140.68 Estimated monthly cost in first year for average home (FY 2021-22)

Average home assessed value $299,335

$11.72

Proposed Public Safety Levy Replacement

Current Levy Proposed Levy Change Total estimated levy amount $136,801,453 $189,164,529 $52,363,076 Estimated revenue in first year $24,967,613 $34,750,855 $9,783,242 Cost per $1,000 of assessed value $0.42 $0.47 $0.05 Estimated annual cost in first year for average home $105.96 $140.69 $34.73 Estimated monthly cost in first year for average home $8.83 $11.72 $2.89

Note: This chart compares the first year of the current levy (FY 2016-17 when the average residential assessed value was $252,294) to the first year of the proposed levy (FY 2021-22 when the average residential assessed value is projected to be $299,335). Comparing the taxpayer impact from the final year of the current levy (FY 2020-21) to the first year of the proposed levy may be less costly to taxpayers than the amounts shown here.

Administration 8% Law Enforcement 37% Other 2% Child Support Services 1% Prosecution 7% Shelters & Victims Services 2% Parole, Probation & Supervision 8% Courts 1% Incarceration 28% Juvenile Services 6%

Public Safety & Justice Expenditures FY 2019-20

Law Library, Grants, Donations & Civil Forfeitures 2%

Services Funded by Levies Since 2000

• Countyw ide law enforcem ent services, including the

Mental Health Response Team.

• Prosecution services addressing major crimes such as

homicide, domestic violence and crimes against children.

• Jail and w ork-release services to operate these

facilities at full capacity to minimize the early release of

• ffenders.
• Supervision services for offenders returning to the

community.

• Juvenile supervision and crime prevention services.
• Victim s’ assistance and emergency programs including

shelter for families harmed by domestic violence.

Reasoning Behind Rate Increase

Three factors are contributing to the proposed change in the original 42-cent rate:

• Cost of maintaining current service levels for the

county’s growing population has out-paced revenue growth under Oregon’s property tax system,

• Programmatic emphasis on addressing domestic

violence is increasing caseloads system-wide, and

• Increased community need for emergency shelter.

Deficit Trend If Current Rate Continued

$16,459,526 $15,553,054 $13,432,846 $10,949,138 $7,027,953 $3,183,333 $(2,232,799) $(5,000,000) $- $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000 $25,000,000 $30,000,000 $35,000,000 $40,000,000 $45,000,000 FY 19-20 Est FY 20-21 Est FY 21-22 Est FY 22-23 Est FY 23-24 Est FY 24-25 Est FY 25-26 Est

Fund Balance - Public Safety & Justice LOL

(4.25% AV Growth & $0.42 Rate per Thousand)

Ending Fund balance Revenue Expenditures

Current Levy New Levy

Domestic Violence Caseloads Increasing

Source: Washington County District Attorney’s Office, Domestic Violence

Growth in Community Sheltering Need

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total Homeless People 748 950 752 751 432 544 591 571 544 522 530 All Unsheltered People 536 702 531 442 232 346 395 378 369 359 232 All Sheltered People 212 248 221 309 200 198 196 193 175 163 298 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

# of People

SHELTER & UNSHELTERED HOMELESS PEOPLE (January Point-In-Time Census) Source: Washington County Point-in-Time Homeless Count, January 2019

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 42 3 2

Cents per $1,000 AV

Proposed Services under $0.47 per $1,000 of AV

Current Rate New Base Enhancements

Current rate of 42-cents per $1,000 New Base would continue current levels of service

• ver five-year life
• f proposed levy.

Enhancements beyond the New Base.

Services Included under New Base

All of the existing public safety and justice services funded by the expiring levy would be carried forward, as well as funding for:

• Maintaining countywide law enforcement

services, including the Mental Health Response Team.

• Maintaining prosecution, community

corrections and juvenile services.

• Continuing victims’ assistance and emergency

programs to provide shelter for survivors of domestic violence.

Services Included under Enhancements

• Expanded investigation, enforcement and prosecution of crimes

related to domestic violence.

• Enhanced prosecution of child abuse and child pornography

cases.

• Jail operations at full capacity to minimize the early release of
• ffenders.
• Enhanced juvenile diversion programs to hold youth accountable,

provide restorative justice and reduce recidivism.

• “Navigator” and employment specialist positions to shorten time

people remain in emergency shelter.

• The Sojourner Rapid Rehousing program to provides 12-months

rent assistance and other services for domestic violence survivors.

Timeline

Milestone Timing Formal proposal adoption by Board (action item in regular business meeting) Jan 28 Ballot title & explanatory statement adoption (public hearing in regular business meeting) Feb 4 Speakers’ Bureau training Early March Outreach material development & legal vetting Feb to Mar Public outreach Apr-Mar Election Day May 19 Bold = Board action/involvement

Public Sa c Safety Levy R y Replace cement

FY 2021-22 through FY 2025-26