Commissioner questions scope of new Eugene payroll tax
Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich has enlisted legal help as he tries to alter the implementation of a new payroll tax in Eugene in 2021.
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 5:31 PM
Updated: Dec 22, 2020 6:17 PM
Posted By: Jacob Roberts
EUGENE, Ore. – Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich has enlisted legal help as he tries to alter the implementation of a new payroll tax in Eugene in 2021.
The Community Safety Payroll Tax was approved by the Eugene City Council in 2019 and taxes employers, employees and the self-employed to help fund public safety.
However, Bozievich said he was notified the tax will apply to his position as a commissioner as well as Lane County employees, despite a provision appearing to exempt subdivisions of the state.