Halsey v. Portland School District No. 1

THORNTON, J.,

specially concurring.

I do not necessarily concur in the conclusion reached in the majority opinion that funds exacted by tax levy upon the property of Intermediate Education District (IED) taxpayers and duly budgeted by IED for a specific program may thereafter be expended in the manner which was done here. ORS 294.100. See, Tuttle v. Beem, 144 Or 145, 154, 24 P2d 12 (1933); Glines v. Bain, 157 Or 358, 72 P2d 33 (1937). Nevertheless I concur in the result for another reason.

The thrust of plaintiff’s complaint is that defendants, in eliminating the attendance coordinator and 11…