Urhausen v. City of Eugene

HENRY C. BREITHAUPT, Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the court on stipulated facts and cross motions for summary judgment. Petitioners maintain that 93% of the proceeds of a voter approved levy of the City of Eugene (the city) must be accounted for in the “public school funding” category of Article XI, section lib, of the Oregon Constitution (Measure 5), which was added to the constitution by initiative. Respondent argues that all proceeds of the levy were, and are, properly accounted for in the “other government” category of Measure 5. The difference in categorization is important…