ORS 294.630 Tax supervising and conservation commission account; additional sources of moneys

There hereby is created an account to be known as the tax supervising and conservation commission account in the general fund of each county subject to ORS 294.605 to 294.705.

On or before April 1 of each year, the tax supervising and conservation commission shall submit certified budgets for the ensuing fiscal year to the county court or board of county commissioners. The budget shall contain a complete and detailed estimate of the proposed expenditures of the commission for all purposes.

Following the receipt of the budget, the county court or board of county commissioners shall include the budget as submitted as a part of the county budget and shall make an appropriation for the tax supervising and conservation commission account sufficient to cover the proposed expenditures, but no appropriation shall be made in any county in any year for such purpose in excess of $410,000. The maximum amount of the appropriation shall be increased by four percent each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2019. The county court or board of county commissioners shall not reduce the amount of the budget as presented by the tax supervising and conservation commission, within the amount stated in this section, nor shall it refuse to approve any lawful request for disbursement of money from the tax supervising and conservation commission account.

The tax supervising and conservation commission may:

Charge for services provided by the commission to any municipal corporation that is not subject to the commission’s jurisdiction under ORS 294.625; and

Apply for and receive grants.

Any moneys received pursuant to this subsection shall:

Be credited to the tax supervising and conservation commission account created under this section;

Be continuously appropriated to the commission for the performance of duties and for the exercise of authority assigned to the commission under ORS 294.605 to 294.705; and

Supplement, not supplant, the appropriation for the commission account made pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section.

Costs incurred by the commission pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection may not be charged to municipal corporations subject to the commission’s jurisdiction under ORS 294.625.