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Council hears motion to authorize city administrator to sign marijuana tax collection IGA with state
Summary
A council member read motion language to authorize an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Department of Revenue for collection of marijuana taxes and to authorize the city administrator to sign; the transcript excerpt shows the motion and discussion but no recorded final vote.
Council members discussed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Oregon Department of Revenue to facilitate collection of marijuana-related taxes and the administrative mechanics of imposing the related local taxes.
A council member read the motion on the floor: "I move through the intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Department of Revenue for the collection of marijuana taxes and authorize the city administrator to sign." The speaker characterized the IGA as "fairly boilerplate" and said the city's ordinance is based on an LLC model to align collection processes.
Staff and council discussed that the IGA and ordinance approach is intended to be straightforward for both the city and marijuana retailers, who already remit state taxes; councilors also raised procedural questions about staff certification for handling confidential financial information. The transcript excerpt records the motion and a second but does not include a final vote tally.
Next steps: staff will follow up on the IGA language and return with required documents; no final approval or signature was recorded in the excerpt.
