OAR 150-294-0125: Certification

(1) On or before June 15 of each year, the Department of Revenue, must mail to the governing body of each county a letter of certification or of denial of participation in the County Assessment Function Funding Assistance (CAFFA) Account. (2) The letter of certification referred to in (1) above must include the following information: (a) The total dollar expenditures budgeted by the county and approved by the department to be funded under the County Assessment Function Funding Program for that county. (b) A statement that the total expenditures budgeted by the county for the assessment and equalization of property values and the collection and distribution of property taxes is adequate to maintain the county property taxation system or to comply with an approved plan to bring the county property taxation system into compliance. (c) An estimate of the total dollars to be available for distribution to the counties from the CAFFA Account in the ensuing fiscal year. (d) An estimate of the county’s percentage distribution rate. For example, County A will receive 5 percent of the total for distribution from the CAFFA Account. (e) An estimate of the total amount the county will receive from the grant during the ensuing fiscal year. (3) The letter of denial referred to in (1) above must include the following information: (a) Reason(s) for the denial. (b) Appeal process for the county, if any.