League of Oregon Cities

City Services Survey

The City Services Survey was sent to the city administrator's of LOC's 238 member cities in the fall of 2002. The survey results will be used to develop a database of services being provided by cities in Oregon.

In future years, a similar survey will be distributed to allow The City Center to track trends in the level of services provided by cities, using the results of this 2002 survey as a baseline measurement.

The orginal survey collected information on how library, parks & recreation, public safety, transportation, utility, and other types of services are provided in each city. Click here to view the original survey.

Please direct your questions and comments to The City Center @ LOC.

Survey Response: 184 out of 238 cities responded

Is your city considering contracting out or forming a special district to provide any of its current services?
Yes - 15%
No - 80%
Other - 4%

City-Provided Services
(The number listed is the number of cities providing this service. Click on a service to view the full results)

COMMUNITY SERVICES
Libraries: 74 ( 40% of respondents)
Parks: 152 ( 83% of respondents)
Recreation: 34 ( 18% of respondents)

PUBLIC SAFETY
Ambulance: 24 ( 13% of respondents)
Animal Control: 45 ( 24% of respondents)
Court: 110 ( 60% of respondents)
Fire: 63 ( 34% of respondents)
Jail: 7 ( 4% of respondents)
Police: 107 ( 58% of respondents)

TRANSPORTATION
Airport: 25 ( 14% of respondents)
Bus: 13 ( 7% of respondents)
Other: 8 ( 4% of respondents)

UTILITIES
Cable: 2 ( 1% of respondents)
Electric: 3 ( 2% of respondents)
Internet: 5 ( 3% of respondents)
Solid Waste: 106 ( 58% of respondents)
Street Lights: 43 ( 23% of respondents)
Telephone: 0 ( 0% of respondents)
Water/Wastewater: See 2002 Water Rate Survey

OTHER
Annual Report: 50 ( 27% of respondents)
Building Inspection: 66 ( 36% of respondents)
Newsletter: 91 ( 49% of respondents)

Follow-up Questions