ORS 294.458: Filing copy of budget and certain documents with county assessor and Department of Revenue; records.

(1) On or before July 15 of each year, or upon such other date as the Department of Revenue shall designate, each civil subdivision in the state that does not levy an ad valorem property tax, that is subject to the Local Budget Law and that prepares an annual budget shall file with the Department of Revenue a copy of the resolution adopting the budget and of the resolution making appropriations. (2) On or before July 15 of the first fiscal year of the budget period, or upon such other date as the Department of Revenue designates, each civil subdivision in the state that does not levy an ad valorem property tax, that is subject to the Local Budget Law and that prepares a biennial budget shall file with the Department of Revenue a copy of the resolution adopting the budget and of the resolution making appropriations. (3) Each municipal corporation subject to the Local Budget Law that certifies an ad valorem property tax shall file with the county assessor as provided in ORS 310.060: (a) Two copies each of the notice required under ORS 310.060 and the categorization certification. (b) Two copies of a statement confirming the ad valorem property taxes approved by the budget committee. (c) Two copies each of the ordinances or resolutions to adopt the budget, to make the appropriations, to itemize and categorize the taxes and to certify the taxes. (4) As soon as the county assessor receives the documents listed in subsection (3) of this section, the county assessor shall forward one copy of each document to the Department of Revenue. (5)(a) Not later than September 30 of each year, a municipal corporation that certifies a tax on property under ORS 310.060 shall provide a complete copy of the budget document of the municipal corporation to the clerk of the county in which the principal office of the taxing district is located and, if the taxing district is located in more than one county, to the clerk of each county in which any part of the taxing district is located. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a municipal corporation located in a county in which there is no county clerk shall submit the budget document to the county assessor in the county. (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a municipal corporation that is subject to the jurisdiction of a tax supervising and conservation commission under ORS 294.625 shall submit a copy of the budget document to the commission. (6)(a) Each civil subdivision and municipal corporation that is subject to the Local Budget Law shall retain a true copy of its budget: (A) If an annual budget is prepared, for two years following the end of the fiscal year; or (B) If a biennial budget is prepared, for two budget periods following the end of the budget period for which the biennial budget was prepared. (b) During the period of retention, the civil subdivision or municipal corporation shall send a copy of the budget to the county assessor, the Department of Revenue or the Division of Audits upon request. [Formerly 294.555]