As used in ORS 451.410 to 451.610, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) “Change of organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 198.705. (2) “County” has the meaning given that term in ORS 198.705. (3) “County court” includes the board of county commissioners. (4) “District” means a county service district established under ORS […]
When authorized as provided in ORS 451.410 to 451.610 a district may construct, maintain and operate any or all of the service facilities specified in ORS 451.010. [1955 c.685 §2; 1963 c.515 §8; 1973 c.785 §6]
(1) All district formation and change of organization proceedings shall be initiated, conducted and completed as provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955. Except for an order allowing an existing district established to provide sewage works to also provide drainage works, no county or portion thereof shall be included within a district that is to provide […]
(1) Prior to initiation of the formation of a district, the county court may cause engineering and program plans to be prepared. The plans may include: (a) Preliminary plans for the service facilities to be constructed or provided. (b) Estimated costs of construction, maintenance and operation. (c) Recommendations as to boundaries of the district. (d) […]
(1) When certified copy of the findings of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority is filed with the county court as provided by ORS 431.740 or 431.750, the county court shall, subject to ORS 198.792, proceed to form the district to provide the facilities described in the findings and shall enter an order in […]
(1) A district may construct, maintain and operate only those service facilities specified by ORS 451.010 that were authorized upon formation of the district. However, additional authority regarding service facilities may be given to a district by a proceeding initiated, conducted and completed in the same manner as is provided for in the original formation […]
The county court shall be the governing body of a county service district established under ORS 451.410 to 451.610. A district shall be known by the name or number specified in the order declaring its formation and by that name shall exercise and carry out the powers and duties conferred and declared in this chapter. […]
(1) The order required by ORS 451.485 and any order which amends that order shall be subject to referendum vote within the district, notwithstanding the prior authorization of such service facilities by election during formation proceedings. The referendum may be ordered by resolution of the governing body of the district, or by petition filed as […]
The district may, in accordance with the order adopted under ORS 451.485, finance the construction, operation or maintenance of service facilities for a district by: (1) Use of funds from a fund established under ORS 280.055 or 451.540 to be repaid by the district without interest. (2) Assessments against the property in the district with […]
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the rights and duties accorded a city and the owners of property in a city for financing assessments under ORS 223.205 and 223.210 to 223.295 shall apply in the same manner to districts for purposes of financing that portion of a connection charge imposed by a district […]
(1) If the cost, or any portion of the cost, of service facilities for a district is to be assessed under ORS 451.490 against the property directly benefited, the governing body of the district shall, before attempting to implement the service facilities, adopt a general ordinance providing for the method of assessment. The ordinance shall: […]
The district may by order or by ordinance, for the purpose of paying the costs of operation and maintenance of service facilities, and for the repayment of bonds, impose user charges on property served by the service facilities. The district may, from time to time when necessary, use moneys from the revolving fund for such […]
(1) The district may contract with any city or water or other district serving water in the district to collect service or user charges with the water bills, and the serving agency may cut off water for nonpayment of such service or user charges. The district may pay the water-serving agency a reasonable charge for […]
(1) When assessments are made under ORS 451.410 to 451.610 they shall be entered in a permanent lien docket which shall be kept in the office of the county clerk of the county. The docket shall show the amount of each lien, property against which it has been assessed, the owner thereof and such additional […]
(1) The county court may, for the purpose of establishing a revolving fund to provide money to finance the construction under ORS 451.410 to 451.585 of those service facilities in the county that may be necessary and in implementation of the master plans provided for in ORS 451.120, levy an ad valorem tax of not […]
For purposes of ad valorem taxation, a boundary change must be filed in final approved form with the county assessor and the Department of Revenue as provided in ORS 308.225. [2001 c.138 §34] Note: 451.542 was added to and made a part of 451.410 to 451.610 by legislative action but was not added to any […]
(1) The district may, when authorized by a majority of the votes cast at an election by electors of the district, issue general obligation bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of acquisition or construction of service facilities. Each issue of general obligation bonds shall be the general obligation of the district and the […]
A district that has not previously imposed ad valorem property taxes may vote to establish a permanent rate limit for operating taxes in accordance with section 11 (3)(c), Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Oregon, and thereafter the district may levy ad valorem property taxes on property within the district for the […]
For the purpose of carrying out the powers granted to the district under other provisions of ORS 451.410 to 451.610, the district may: (1) Supervise, manage, control, operate and maintain service facilities. (2) Compel all residents and property owners in a district to connect their property, houses and structures requiring sewage disposal or surface drainage […]
(1) County service districts for the purpose of providing comprehensive planning for land use and public facilities for a district in the county may be formed in the manner provided by ORS 451.410 to 451.610 for establishing county service districts for other purposes. (2) A district formed to provide comprehensive planning may, in accordance with […]
