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Board approves resolution tied to Hermiston enterprise zone, staff to provide revenue estimate
Summary
Board approved a resolution to maintain the Greater Hermiston Enterprise Zone status until expiration and sign off on associated paperwork; staff will send projected revenues from nearby data centers to the board.
Board members approved a resolution related to the Greater Hermiston Enterprise Zone and discussed the district's role in forwarding a school support fee under the state framework.
A staff member explained the mechanism: districts may set a school support fee between 5% and 15% that is collected and forwarded to the district and then to the Oregon Department of Education so it does not reduce state school support. The staff member said the district currently makes a 15% setting and will provide projected revenues from data centers to the board.
Board members discussed the district's limited role in broader tax-exemption discussions and expressed a desire for more representation when tax exemptions affecting the district are negotiated. The resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The staff noted the Greater Hermiston Enterprise Zone is expiring and the city intends to transition to a new arrangement called the Hermiston horizon; the district will keep the existing designation on file until that change is implemented.
