Section 294.660 – Compiling information as to indebtedness; including in annual report.
The commission shall compile accurate statistical and other information as to bonded or other indebtedness within the county and of all municipal corporations within the county and shall keep a permanent record thereof. The commission shall issue a statement thereof as of June 30 of each year, in the annual report of the commission. The […]
Section 294.665 – Levying board to submit audit report or financial statements annually.
The levying board of each municipal corporation under the jurisdiction of the commission shall annually submit a copy of the full report of its independent auditor under ORS 297.425, or a copy of the financial statements submitted to the Secretary of State under ORS 297.435, as soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal […]
Section 294.670 – Commission may inquire into management, books and systems; rules.
(1) The commission may inquire into the management, books of account and systems employed, of each municipal corporation, and of each department thereof within its respective county. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 294.495 (2), the commission may prescribe such rules and regulations as are considered proper to effectually carry out the purposes of ORS 294.305 to 294.705. […]
Section 294.675 – Calling joint meetings of levying boards.
The commission may call joint meetings of the levying boards subject to ORS 294.605 to 294.705 and may require their attendance for the purpose of discussing problems common to two or more municipal corporations under the jurisdiction of the commission, including long range financial planning, building programs, special levies, bond issues and cooperative ventures such […]
Section 294.680 – Certifying excessive or unauthorized expenditures to district attorney; action by district attorney.
If at any time the commission finds that any municipal corporation, or public official thereof, has expended any public money in excess of the amounts or for any other or different purpose or purposes than is authorized by law, the commission shall certify to the district attorney for the county that fact, and the district […]
Section 294.685 – Annual report by commission.
A complete and comprehensive report of the budgets as presented by the several levying boards, as provided by ORS 294.635 to 294.650, and of any and all other information pertaining to the administration of government in the county and to the expenditures and conservation of public funds, shall be made annually by the commission and […]
Section 294.690 – Records and files of commission open to public inspection.
The public shall have access to the records and files of the commission at the office of the commission at all times during office hours.
Section 294.695 – Attorney General as legal advisor and counsel to commission.
The Attorney General shall be the legal advisor and counsel of the commission and shall represent it in all suits and actions and other legal proceedings in any court in this state. The Attorney General shall receive compensation for any services rendered in such capacity. [Amended by 1969 c.363 §2; 1973 c.775 §6]
Section 294.700 – Proceedings to collect penalties.
The penalties provided for in ORS 294.990 (2) and (3) shall be recovered by actions at law instituted in the name of the commission by the district attorney. Any proceedings against a municipal corporation shall be taken against the municipal corporation, as such, and the penalty when recovered shall be deducted from any money in […]
Section 294.705 – Tax supervising and conservation commission fund.
There is established the tax supervising and conservation commission fund in the county treasury. The fund shall consist of any penalties recovered under ORS 294.700.