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ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.600. Joint authorities; formation; election of directors upon formation; first terms. (1) A joint water and sanitary authority may be formed as provided in ORS 198.705 to 198.955. (2) Five or seven directors of the board of the joint water and sanitary authority shall be elected at the election for formation of the joint water and sanitary authority, according to the number set forth in the petition for formation. (3) When the effective date of the formation of the joint authority occurs in an odd-numbered year: (a) If the governing body of the joint authority is a board of directors of five members, three district board members shall be elected for four-year terms and the other two district board members shall be elected for two-year terms; and (b) If the governing body of the joint authority is a board of directors of seven members, four district board members shall be elected for four-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for two-year terms. (4) When the effective date of the formation occurs in an even-numbered year: (a) If the governing body of the joint authority is a board of directors of five members, three district board members shall be elected for three-year terms and the other two district board members shall be elected for one-year terms; and (b) If the governing body of the joint authority is a board of directors of seven members, four district board members shall be elected for three-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for one-year terms. (5) The terms of the members of the first board shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the board after the election.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.605. Formation of joint authority by consolidation; transfer of property, rights and powers to consolidated authority. (1) In addition to formation under ORS 198.705 to 198.955, a joint water and sanitary authority may also be formed by consolidation of a water authority and a sanitary authority as provided by ORS
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.607. Formation of joint authority that includes city or district by consolidation; formation within urban growth boundary; transfer of property to consolidated authority. (1) In addition to formation under ORS 198.705 to 198.955, a joint water and sanitary authority may be formed by consolidation of a water authority and a sanitary authority or by the consolidation of a water authority or sanitary authority and any combination of cities or districts as provided by ORS 450.610 to 450.630 if the consolidation is approved by the electors or if it is approved by a local government boundary commission as provided in ORS 199.480 (1)(c). The entities included in the consolidation shall be considered joined into a single new joint authority. Except for the consolidation of an existing water authority and sanitary authority, if the consolidating entities are within the urban growth boundary of a city or the city provides water supply, wastewater treatment or surface water management and treatment, then the consolidating entities must: (a) Obtain consent for the consolidation by resolution of the affected city or district prior to calling an election; or (b) Comply with the formation procedures set forth in ORS 450.600 and satisfy the requirements of ORS 450.787. (2) If the consolidation is approved, the governing bodies of the affected entities and officers of the consolidating entities shall turn over to the board of the successor authority all funds, property, contracts and records of the consolidating entities. Upon the effective date of the consolidation, the successor joint authority shall: (a) Succeed to and hold the property, contracts, rights and powers of the consolidating entities with respect to water-related services and be a regularly organized authority as if originally organized in the manner provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955; (b) Have the right to receive the uncollected taxes, assessments or charges levied by the consolidating entities and, upon collection, to credit the taxes, assessments or charges to the account of the successor joint authority; and (c) Subject to any debt distribution plan adopted under ORS 450.615, become liable for all the legal or contractual obligations of the consolidating entities. [1997 c.590 6] Note:
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.610. approved by a local government boundary commission as provided by ORS 199.480 (1)(c). The authorities included in the consolidation shall be considered joined into a single new joint authority. (2) If the consolidation is approved, the authority boards and officers of the consolidating authorities shall turn over to the board of the successor authority all funds, property, contracts and records of the consolidating authorities. Upon the effective date of the consolidation, the successor joint authority shall: (a) Succeed to all the property, contracts, rights and powers of the consolidating authorities, and shall constitute and be a regularly organized authority as if originally organized in the manner provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955; (b) Have the right to receive uncollected taxes, assessments or charges levied by the consolidating authorities and upon collection to credit the taxes, assessments or charges to the account of the successor joint authority; and (c) Subject to any debt distribution plan adopted under ORS 450.615, become liable for all the obligations, legal or contractual, of the consolidating authorities.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.615. Contents of resolution; debt distribution plan; dissolution of existing entities. (1) A resolution proposing consolidation of a water authority and a sanitary authority shall state the number of members to be on the board of directors of the joint water and sanitary authority. (2) A resolution proposing consolidation of a water authority and a sanitary authority may include a debt distribution plan to be voted upon as a part of the proposal. The plan may provide for any distribution of indebtedness and may require that a consolidating authority remain solely liable for all or any portion of any indebtedness outstanding at the time of the consolidation. (3) A resolution proposing consolidation into a joint water and sanitary authority may include a declaration that some or all of the existing water or sanitary authorities or districts proposing consolidation shall be dissolved upon formation of the joint authority. (4) If the consolidation is approved, the board of the successor joint authority shall, in accordance with the debt distribution plan, levy taxes and assessments for the liquidation of any prior existing indebtedness. Such a levy shall be subject to the principal Act of the consolidated authority.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.620. Assembly of governing bodies; order for election on consolidation. (1) When the governing body of each affected entity has adopted or approved a resolution pursuant to ORS 450.615, the governing body of the affected entity having the largest population according to the most recent federal decennial census shall call a joint assembly of the governing bodies of the affected entities. The governing body calling the joint assembly shall specify the time and place of the assembly. The secretary of the governing body shall give notice of the assembly to each member of the governing body of each affected entity. The notice shall be given by certified mail. (2) At the joint assembly, a majority of the members of each governing body constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (3) The assembly, by a majority of all members present, shall adopt an order calling an election in each affected authority. The order shall include the matters specified in ORS 198.745.
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ORS 450.625. Election result; certification. The governing body of each affected entity shall meet separately not later than the fifth day after receiving from the county clerk the abstract of the votes cast in the election on consolidation. At the meeting, the governing body of the entity shall determine the result of the election and certify the result.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.630. Joint meeting of governing bodies after approval of consolidation; declaration of consolidation; election of board. (1) If the proposal for consolidation is approved by a majority of the votes cast in each affected authority or is approved by a local government boundary commission, the governing body of the authority with the largest population according to the most recent federal decennial census shall call a joint meeting of the governing bodies of the affected authorities. The meeting shall be held at a time and place designated by the governing body calling the meeting, not later than 10 days after the canvass of the vote in the authority last canvassed. The secretary of the authority calling the meeting shall give notice of the time and place of the meeting to each member of the governing body of each affected authority. (2) At the joint meeting, a majority of the members of the governing body of each affected authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The members so assembled shall from among the members elect five or seven persons to serve as board members of the successor joint authority until June 30 following the next regular district election as defined in ORS 255.005. The board so elected shall immediately meet and organize and shall by resolution declare the joint water and sanitary authority formed. From the date of adoption of the resolution the consolidation is complete. (3) At the first regular election held in the joint water and sanitary authority after consolidation, five or seven board members shall be elected. The terms of office of the members elected shall be determined by lot at their first meeting after their election. When the resolution proposing consolidation provides for a five-member board for the joint water and sanitary authority, the terms of three of the members first elected to the board shall expire on June 30 next following the date of the first regular district election in the joint authority. The terms of the remaining two members shall expire on June 30 next following the date of the second regular district election in the joint authority. When the resolution proposing consolidation provides for a seven-member board for the joint water and sanitary authority, the terms of four of the members first elected to the board shall expire on June 30 next following the date of the first regular district election in the joint authority. The terms of the remaining three members shall expire on June 30 next following the date of the second regular district election in the joint authority.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.635. Board of directors of joint authority; number; terms; qualifications. (1) The governing body of a joint water and sanitary authority shall be a board of directors of five or seven members, based upon the number of board members specified in the petition for formation or in the resolution proposing consolidation of a water authority and a sanitary authority into the joint water and sanitary authority. (2) Each director elected shall hold office from July 1 next following election. (3) The term of office of a director of a joint water and sanitary authority is four years. However, each director shall hold office until the election and qualification of a successor. (4) The board of directors of the joint water and sanitary authority shall fill any vacancy on the board as provided in ORS 198.320. (5) Any elector residing within the joint water and sanitary authority is qualified to be a member of the board of directors of the joint authority. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (5) of this section, a person who is an employee of a joint water and sanitary authority is not qualified to serve as a director of the joint water and sanitary authority by which the person is employed.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.640. Powers of joint authority; issuance of revenue bonds. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a joint water and sanitary authority possesses all the duties, functions and powers granted to water authorities and to sanitary authorities under ORS 450.600 to 450.989. (2) Revenue bonds issued by a joint water and sanitary authority shall be issued as prescribed in ORS chapter 287A.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.645. Election laws applicable. (1) ORS chapter 255 governs the following: (a) The nomination and election of the members of the board of directors of a joint water and sanitary authority. (b) The conduct of elections in the joint authority. (2) The members of the board of directors of a joint water and sanitary authority shall be elected at large by position number by the electors of the district. [1993 c.577 8] WATER AUTHORITIES
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.650. Board of directors; terms; qualifications. (1) The governing body of a water authority shall be a board of directors of five or seven members. (2) The term of office of a director of a water authority is four years. (3) Any elector residing within the proposed water authority is qualified to be a member of the board of directors of the authority. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, a person who is an employee of a water authority is not qualified to serve as a director of the water authority by which the person is employed.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.655. Methods of election of authority directors. (1) The directors of a water authority may be elected by one of the following methods: (a) Elected by the electors of zones as nearly equal in population as feasible according to the latest federal decennial census. (b) Elected at large by position number by the electors of the district. (2) Candidates for election from zones shall be nominated by the electors of the zones. (3) If the directors of the water authority are elected from zones, the board of the water authority, after each federal decennial census, shall adjust the boundaries of the zones to make them as nearly equal in population as feasible.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.658. Election of directors; terms. (1) Five or seven directors of the water authority shall be elected at the election for formation of the authority or, if no election is held on the question of formation, at the election held under ORS 198.825. (2) When the petition or resolution proposing formation provides for a five-member board for the water authority, the terms of three of the members first elected to the board shall expire on June 30 next following the date of the first regular district election in the water authority. The terms of the remaining two members shall expire on June 30 next following the date of the second regular district election in the water authority. When the petition or resolution proposing formation provides for a seven-member board for the water authority, the terms of four of the members first elected to the board shall expire on June 30 next following the date of the first regular district election in the water authority. The terms of the remaining three members shall expire on June 30 next following the date of the second regular district election in the water authority.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.660. Water authority formation. A water authority may be formed by any of the methods provided for in ORS 450.665 to 450.680 or 450.785.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.665. Formation of authorities under special districts law. A water authority may be formed as provided in ORS 198.800 to 198.825 except that: (1) A petition for formation shall be signed by not less than 100 electors registered in the territory subject to the petition and shall state the number of members to be on the board of directors of the proposed authority. (2) In its order creating the water authority, the county board shall prescribe the method of election of the board of the proposed authority from among the methods described in ORS 450.655. If the county board determines that the directors of the water authority shall be elected from zones, the county board shall establish and describe the zones, using streets and other generally recognizable features.
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ORS 450.675. Formation of authorities from areas within one or more counties. Any portion of one or more counties, including both incorporated and unincorporated areas as well as areas within domestic water supply districts, county service districts for water supply works and other districts may be formed into a water authority under ORS 450.600 to 450.989. Such areas need not be contiguous.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.680. Formation of authorities by cities and water districts. (1) The governing bodies of two or more cities, two or more water districts or one or more cities and one or more water districts, when they consider it necessary for the public health, safety and welfare, may initiate the formation of a water authority by resolution. The resolution shall set forth the name and boundaries of the proposed water authority and the number of members to be on the board of directors of the proposed authority. The governing bodies shall file the resolution with the governing body of the principal county, as defined in ORS 198.705. If any part of the proposed water authority is within a city, the resolution shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a resolution of the governing body of the city approving the resolution that initiates formation of the water authority. (2) Upon receipt of the resolution, the county governing body or boundary commission shall determine that provision of potable water to the area within the proposed water authority can best be achieved by creation of a water authority rather than by water districts or cities. In making this determination, the county governing body shall consider the following factors: (a) The ability of the proposed authority to provide water service to the area within the proposed authority; (b) The effect on both long and short-term rates for patrons within the proposed authority; (c) The impact, if any, of the proposed water authority on adjacent special districts and cities; and (d) Consistency of the proposed water authority with the adopted comprehensive plan of the county within the boundaries of the proposed water authority. (3) After the county governing body or boundary commission makes the determination under subsection (2) of this section, the county governing body shall by order provide for a public hearing on the proposal. The order shall set forth the date, time and place of the hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given in the manner provided by ORS 198.800 except that the notice shall state that the governing bodies of the cities or water districts have filed a resolution with the county governing body declaring their intention to initiate formation. The hearing and election on the proposal, and election of board members, shall be conducted as provided by ORS 198.800 to 198.825.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.685. Application of certain provisions to authorities. (1) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, ORS 450.070, 450.084, 450.085 and
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.690. Public body; issuance of revenue bonds. A water authority is a public body for the purposes of ORS chapter 287A, and revenue bonds issued by a water authority shall be issued in accordance with ORS chapter 287A.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.693. Services to other local governments authorized. A water authority may provide any of the services that it is authorized to provide under ORS
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.695. Acquisition of water rights; effect on priority of rights. (1) A water authority may acquire water rights from any local government as defined in ORS 174.116. Upon request by the authority if the water right acquired was for municipal use, the Water Resources Commission shall issue a new water right certificate to the water authority preserving the previously established priority of water rights. (2) In accordance with ORS 540.520 and 540.530, a water authority may change the points of diversion of water or move the water intake sources as specified in the water right permits or certificates of those local governments as defined in ORS 174.116 that were merged into the authority. [1989 c.707 1; 1993 c.577 30; 2003 c.802 119] Note:
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.700. Acquisition of water rights; effect on prior rights. (1) A water authority may acquire water rights from any city or any district, as defined in ORS 543.655. Upon request by the authority, the Water Resources Commission shall issue a new water right certificate to the water authority preserving the previously established priority of water rights. (2) Upon compliance with ORS 540.520 and 540.530, a water authority may change the points of diversion of water or move the water intake sources as specified in the water right permits of those districts that were merged into the authority. Upon the filing of notice of such changes with the Water Resources Department, the changes shall not impair any water right previously vested in those districts. [1989 c.809 1; 1993 c.577 31] Note: See note under
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.705. Policy; construction. (1) It hereby is recognized and declared that the sewage disposal, drainage, insect control and related problems in many of the areas of the state where the population is rapidly expanding can best be solved through the cooperative and integrated effort and support of unincorporated and incorporated areas. It is the purpose of ORS 450.600 to 450.989 to provide a means whereby such cooperation and integration can be achieved and ORS 450.600 to 450.989 is to be construed liberally to accomplish this purpose. (2) It is recognized also that potable water supply problems in many areas of the state where the population is rapidly expanding can best be solved through the cooperative and integrated effort and support of unincorporated and incorporated areas. It is the purpose of ORS 450.600 to 450.989 to provide a means whereby water authorities can be formed and such cooperation and integration can be achieved and ORS 450.600 to 450.989 is to be construed liberally to accomplish that purpose.
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.710. Definitions for ORS 450.600 to 450.989. As used in ORS 450.600 to 450.989 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Authority means a sanitary authority established under ORS 450.600 to
ORS Chapter 450 — Sanitary Districts and

ORS 450.715. Areas which may be formed into sanitary authorities. Any portion of one or more counties, including both incorporated and unincorporated areas as well as areas within sanitary, drainage and other districts, may be formed into a sanitary authority under ORS 450.600 to 450.989. Such areas need not be contiguous.