Council backs Scappoose Public Library’s five-year local option levy
Summary
Council voted to approve Resolution 26-03 in support of a five-year local option library levy at 10¢ per $1,000 of assessed value, agreeing to insert the county-assigned measure number once it is provided by election officials.
The Scappoose Public Library requested a council resolution supporting a five-year local option levy for the 2026 spring election. Library representative Jolene Jeff Weiss and others explained the levy would be 10¢ per $1,000 of assessed value and requested the council’s endorsement even though Columbia County had not yet assigned a formal ballot number.
Council discussed whether the resolution could be approved without the county-assigned measure number and legal counsel and an election advisor said it is acceptable to approve a general supporting resolution and later insert the official number. Council President Tyler Miller and other councilors said the substantive elements (rate and duration) were unchanged by the county’s later assignment. The council voted to approve Resolution 26-03, supporting the library district’s levy and noting the final measure number will be added when assigned.
Council members urged staff and the library district to return with the assigned number at the next meeting for final documentation. The resolution was passed by voice vote.
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