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Membership Profile
SDAO Membership Information
Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) was formed in 1979 to give special districts a stronger and united voice at the Oregon Legislature. As with similar associations that support cities, counties, schools, and local governments, the Association provides advocacy with state administrative agencies and other units of government, training, information resources, and other support programs. SDAO has grown its membership to over 900 local government members. To the left, you will see a graphic representation of our membership profile.
To learn more about membership with SDAO, please
view our membership guide
.
What is a Special District?
Special districts are a form of local government. They are created by their constituents to meet specific service needs for their communities. Most perform a single function such as water delivery, fire protection, wastewater or cemetery maintenance, to name a few. Some, like county service districts, provide multiple services.
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Types of Special Districts
• Airport
• Cemetery Maintenance
• County Service
• Diking
• Domestic Water Supply
• Drainage
• Emergency Communication
• Fire Protection
• Geothermal Heating
• Health
• Heritage
• Highway Lighting
• Irrigation
• Library
• Mass Transit
• Metropolitan Service
• Park and Recreation
• People’s Utility
• Ports
• Predator Control
• Radio and Data
• 9-1-1 Communications
• Road Assessment
• Sand Removal
• Sanitary
• Soil and Water Conservation
• Special Road
• Transportation
• Vector Control
• Water Control
• Water Improvement
• Weather Modification
• Weed Control
Special District Funding
Special districts are funded either through property tax revenues, fees charged to customers for services or a combination of the two.
Where are Oregon's special districts?
This map
will show you where SDAO's special district members are located in the state.
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Entity Type
Count
10 Road
86
12 Park & Recreation
52
14 Cemetery
36
16 Port
23
18 Soil & Water Conservation
46
20 Vector
18
22 Hospital / Health
27
24 Drainage
27
26 Library
26
28 Water Control
21
30 Transit
13
34 Communications
12
42 Public Utility
10
44 Council of Government
1
46 County Service
6
50 Miscellaneous
24
52 Fire / Ambulance
257
54 Water
134
56 Irrigation
80
58 Sanitary
50
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Total SDAO Members
949
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