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Judge weighing legality of Metro's homeless tax collection rules
May 23 2021
A hearing on the complex issue was held in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Friday, May 21
A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge is considering the legality of the rules adopted by Metro to collect its new income tax for homeless services.
Judge Steffan Alexander held a remote hearing on Metro's request to validate its collection rules Friday, May 21. The legality of the rules has been challenged by a coalition of businesses and business organizations because they are different than those approved by Oregon to collect state income taxes.
The elected regional government agrees its rules are different than those of the state. But attorneys representing Metro argued their rules are legal because they were adopted under the regional government's home rule charter, which was approved by voters in 1992.

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