Community Safety Payroll Tax Background

2023

January 18: City Council Work Session about Alternative Response Study Phase four, final review and 13 recommendations made.
July: Staff reinitiated work with Dialogues in Action to collect CSPT funded program system impacts.

Work Completed in 2022: See the Community Safety Citizen Advisory Board cover memo, executive summary and annual report.
June: Work began to conduct an Alternative Response Study to assess the system for service overlap, to consider providing service in an equitable manner and to identify service gaps.
October 10: City Council Work Session about Alternative Response Study Phase one.
November 16: City Council Work Session about Alternative Response Study Phases two and three.
2022 Spending in Alignment: External audit confirms that the City was in alignment with eligible cost as described in City Council Ordinance (No. 20616) section 3.728.

Work Completed in 2021: See the Community Safety Citizen Advisory Board cover memo, executive summary and annual report.
January: Payroll Tax Begins
March: Community Safety Initiative Engagement Listening Sessions
Beginning in spring 2021, staff initiated a three-phase project with Dialogues in Action to develop outcome metrics for each of the five CSI impact areas (EPD, Fire/EMS, Municipal Court, Homeless Services, Youth Prevention). Regular impact assessments are planned to begin in 2023.
September: City Council Work Session
October: City Council Work Session
December: Council approved funding, in December 2021, to complete a service evaluation of the City’s Alternative Response Programs which included several receiving funding from the CSPT.
2021 Spending in Alignment: External audit confirms spending was in alignment with eligible cost as described in City Council Ordinance (No. 20616) section 3.728.

Work Completed in 2020: See the Community Safety Citizen Advisory Board cover memo, executive summary and annual report.
June: The Citizen Advisory Board was formed. Created at the authority of Eugene Code 3.768, adopted on June 10, 2019, to monitor the collection and the spending of the Community Safety Initiative Payroll Tax.
July: City Council Work Session – Council directed the City Manager to convene workshops with organizations representing communities of color to specify changes or additions to the Community Safety Initiative that would respond to the needs of their communities and to return to Council in September.
July – Dec: Community Safety Initiative Engagement Sessions

January: Community Safety Revenue Team meetings
February:
- Revenue Team to complete recommendation for long-term funding strategy
- City Council Work Session
- City Council discussion about the Revenue Team's recommendation
March: Community Outreach to public events started and continued through May.
April: City Council Work Session
May:
- May 8 City Council Work Session
- May 28 Public Hearing about proposed ordinance for a payroll tax
June 10: City Council Work Session
November 25: City Council Work Session

February: City Council Work Session
May: City Council Work Session and Budget Committee Meeting
June:
- Event booths began and continued through September
July:
- City Council Work Session - Review of Phone Survey Results
- Community Outreach to public events started and continued through November.
September: City Council Work Session - Review of Online Survey Results, Strategy and Funding Options
December: City Council Meeting - Council approved Fiscal Year 2019 Supplemental Budget, which includes $8.6 million in community safety system funding through June 2020