As used in ORS 198.705 to 198.955, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Affected county” means each county which contains or would contain any territory for which a formation or a change of organization is proposed or ordered or which contains all or any part of a district for which a change of organization is […]
(1) ORS 198.705 to 198.955 may be cited as the District Boundary Procedure Act. (2) Except as otherwise provided by ORS 199.410 to 199.519, all district formation or change of organization proceedings shall be initiated, conducted and completed as provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955. However, ORS 198.705 to 198.955 are not intended to apply […]
Except as otherwise specifically provided by the principal Act: (1) A district may consist of contiguous or noncontiguous territory located in one or more adjoining counties. If any part of the territory subject to a petition for formation or annexation is within a city, the petition shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a […]
If there are two or more affected counties in a proceeding under ORS 198.705 to 198.955, any notices, proceedings, orders or any other act authorized or required to be given, taken or made by the county board, the county clerk or any other officer of a county, shall be given, taken or made by the […]
(1) A proposal to merge or consolidate districts may be initiated as provided in ORS 198.895. (2) A proposal to merge or consolidate districts may provide that a city be joined to the surviving or successor district for the purpose of receiving service from the district. (3) If a proposal to merge or consolidate districts […]
(1) Except as otherwise provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955, when notice is required or authorized to be published, posted or mailed, it shall be published, posted or mailed as provided by this section. When notice is required to be given and the duty of giving the notice is not specifically enjoined upon some officer, […]
(1) On or before the date set for a hearing on a petition, any person interested in the proposed formation or change of organization of the district may appear and present written statements for or against the granting of the petition or the proposed change. (2) A written statement for or against a proposed formation […]
When ORS 198.705 to 198.955 require an election to be called within a district, the election shall be conducted as provided by the principal Act of the district or as provided by the principal Act for an election on formation. However, to the extent of an omission in the principal Act: (1) If the district […]
A resolution or order calling an election on a proposed formation or change of organization shall: (1) Provide for giving notice of the special election or elections upon the question. (2) Designate each district or other territory within which the election or elections are to be held. (3) Fix a date for the election, which […]
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 198.705 to 198.955 that provides a different effective date, an annexation, withdrawal, consolidation or merger shall not become effective during the period: (a) Beginning after the 90th day before a primary election or general election and ending on the day after the election; or (b) Beginning after the deadline […]
Before circulating a petition for formation of a district, the petitioner shall file with the county clerk of the principal county a prospective petition. The petitioner shall include with the prospective petition a description of the boundaries of the territory proposed to be included in the district. [1991 c.70 §2] Note: 198.748 was added to […]
Before circulating a petition for formation of a district, the persons designated on the petition as the chief petitioners shall complete an economic feasibility statement for the proposed district. The economic feasibility statement shall form the basis for the proposed permanent rate limit for operating taxes required by ORS 198.750 (1)(g). The economic feasibility statement […]
(1) If a proposal for formation or change of organization of a district is made by petition, the petition shall: (a) State that the petition is filed pursuant to ORS 198.705 to 198.955. (b) State the names of all affected districts and all affected counties. (c) Designate the principal Act of each affected district. (d) […]
(1) A petition for formation shall be signed by not less than: (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the greater, registered in the territory subject to the petition; or (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, […]
(1) Each person signing a petition may also print the person’s name on the petition and shall add after the signature the date of signing. If a person is signing the petition as an elector, the person shall add after the signature the person’s place of residence, giving street and number or a designation sufficient […]
(1) A petition shall not be accepted for filing unless the signatures thereon have been secured within six months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed. A petition for formation of a district shall not be accepted for filing if it is not accompanied by the economic feasibility statement […]
(1) In examining a petition required or permitted to be signed by landowners, the county assessor shall disregard the signature of a person not shown as owner on the last equalized assessment roll unless prior to certification the county assessor is furnished with written evidence, satisfactory to the county assessor, that the signer: (a) Is […]
(1) A petition for formation, annexation, withdrawal or dissolution shall not be accepted for filing unless the petition is accompanied by a bond, a cash deposit or other security deposit as follows: (a) The bond shall be in a form and in an amount approved by the county board, not to exceed $100 for each […]
(1) Within 10 days after a document referred to by subsection (2) of this section is entered, adopted or executed, the board that entered, adopted or executed the document shall file duplicate copies of the document with the Department of Revenue, the Secretary of State and with the county clerk and the county assessor of […]
No municipal corporation, as defined in ORS 297.405, incorporated or formed in this state after October 3, 1979, shall receive or disburse moneys or transact business of any kind until a notice of incorporation or formation has been filed with the Secretary of State by that corporation. [1979 c.621 §7] Note: 198.782 was enacted into […]
