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    2
    2016

    Commissioners to consider tax exemption

    Posted by: Board of Commissioners Office

    ​Commissioners to consider tax exemption for surviving spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty 

    On Wednesday, December 7, 2017, the Marion County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider a resolution initiating a property tax exemption for the surviving spouses of public safety officers killed in the line of duty. The Board Session begins at 9:00 a.m. and the public hearing opens at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Senator Hearing Room of Courthouse Square located at 555 Court Street NE, Salem. The meeting is open to the public.

    The Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 1513 during the 2016 legislative session. S​B 1513 allows counties to exempt property taxes of up to $250,000 of assessed value of homes owned and occupied by a surviving spouse of a fire service professional, police officer or reserve officer killed in the line of duty. The property tax exemption applies to all taxing jurisdictions within the county. If approved, the exemption will be effective for the 2017-2018 tax year beginning July 1, 2017.

    Anyone wishing to testify may sign up at the public hearing. Written testimony will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2017. Written testimony must include the name and address of the person providing testimony and may be emailed to commissioners@co.marion.or.us or hand delivered to the Board of Commissioners Office, 555 Court Street NE, Suite 5232, Salem.

    The Marion County Public Safety Coordinating Council unanimously voted in support of the tax exemption in Marion County. Senate Bill 1513 was supported the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police and the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association. Since 1995, one firefighter and five police officers have been killed in the line of duty in Marion County.

    For more information, please contact the Marion County Assessor's Office at (503) 588-5144. 

    SB 1513 Issue Brief​

    Commissioners to consider tax exemption
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