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ORS 357.200. Miscellaneous Receipts Account. (1) The State Librarian shall deposit with the State Treasurer all moneys received for materials furnished and for services rendered and all federal grants and other revenues received, except those described in ORS 357.195 and 357.203. Moneys deposited with the treasurer under this subsection shall be deposited into the Miscellaneous Receipts Account for the State Library and are continuously appropriated to the State Library for books, pamphlets and periodicals, and for any other purpose authorized by law. (2) The State Library may maintain a petty cash fund in compliance with ORS 293.180 in the amount of $200 from moneys in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account for the State Library.
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ORS 357.203. Assessment against state agencies for operating costs of State Library and State of Oregon Law Library; State Library Assessment Account. (1) The State Library and State of Oregon Law Library operating budget for services to state agencies shall be assessed against all state agencies. The State Library assessment shall be apportioned among the agencies as follows: (a) One-third of the assessment shall be based on the use of the State Library by the agency; and (b) Two-thirds of the assessment shall be based on the number of full-time equivalent employees budgeted by the agency. (2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall cause the amount assessed to be transferred from the moneys appropriated to each state agency to the State Library Assessment Account established under subsection (6) of this section. (3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this section, the department shall determine and may at any time redetermine which state funds or appropriations shall be assessed a reasonable share of State Library and State of Oregon Law Library operating expenses that support state agencies. In determining or redetermining the funds that shall be so assessed: (a) A fund consisting of moneys the use of which is restricted by the Oregon Constitution shall be assessed only those governmental service expenses ascertained as being necessarily incurred in connection with the purposes set forth in the Oregon Constitution. (b) Trust funds shall be assessed only those governmental service expenses ascertained as being necessarily incurred in connection with the purposes for which the trust fund was established. (c) State agencies shall be assessed only the State Library and State of Oregon Law Library expenditures that support state agencies. (4) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall cause the amount assessed against state agencies for the operating budget of the State of Oregon Law Library to be transferred to the Judicial Department. Moneys transferred under this subsection are continuously appropriated to the Judicial Department and may be used only for the costs of operating the State of Oregon Law Library. (5) Unless the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Judicial Department agree to a different methodology and formula, the State of Oregon Law Library assessment shall be apportioned on the basis of the number of full-time equivalent employees budgeted by the agency. (6) The State Library Assessment Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and apportioned to the State Library under this section shall be paid into the account and are continuously appropriated to the State Library for the purposes of the State Library. [1993 c.685 4; 1997 c.801 102; 2001 c.779 9; 2005 c.538 1; 2015 c.328 22; 2015 c.767 170] (Grants)
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ORS 357.206. Financial assistance to public, school, tribal and academic libraries; grants. (1) The state shall provide financial assistance for library resource sharing activities to public, school, tribal and academic libraries from funds specifically appropriated for that purpose in order to implement ORS 357.008 (3), which requires the State Library to promote the establishment, development and support of local library services. The grants shall be provided only to libraries that make interlibrary loans at no charge to other public, school, tribal and academic libraries in this state and shall be expended for one or more of the following purposes: (a) To provide matching grants and other assistance to facilitate the statewide licensing of electronic databases for all types of libraries; (b) To reimburse a library that serves as a regional center for the referral of reference questions from other libraries or provides reference services in connection with a statewide cooperative reference services project; and (c) To provide matching grants or other assistance to facilitate statewide ground delivery of library materials to public, school, tribal and academic libraries. (2) As used in this section, tribal library means a library operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon.
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ORS 357.209. Rules; contracts. The State Library Board shall administer the provisions of ORS 357.203 to
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ORS 357.212. Application. Public libraries, established in accordance with ORS 357.410, school libraries, tribal libraries, as defined in ORS 357.206, or any academic library in Oregon may apply for resource sharing grants on an annual basis. [1993 c.685 3; 2003 c.582 3; 2005 c.98 2] LIBRARY DISTRICTS
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ORS 357.216. Definitions for ORS 357.216 to 357.286. As used in ORS 357.216 to 357.286, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) County governing body means the county court or board of county commissioners of the county. (2) County means the county in which the administrative office of the district is located. (3) District means a library district formed under ORS 198.010, 198.180, 198.510, 198.705, 255.012, 357.216 to 357.286 and 357.400. (4) District board or board means the governing body of a district.
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ORS 357.220. [Amended by 1975 c.476 10; renumbered 357.035]
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ORS 357.221. District formation; petition requirements. (1) A library district may be created as provided in ORS 198.705 to 198.955 and 357.216 to 357.286. (2) In addition to other required matters, a petition for formation of a district shall state the method of election of the board of the proposed district from among the methods described in ORS 357.241.
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ORS 357.223. Multicounty district formation; procedure. (1) In addition to other methods for formation of a district authorized under ORS chapter 198 and ORS 357.216 to
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ORS 357.226. District board members; appointment of librarian. (1) The officers of the district shall be a board of five members, to be elected by the electors of the district. The district board shall appoint a district librarian, who shall be the secretary for the district. (2) Any elector residing within the district shall be qualified to serve as a district board member.
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ORS 357.230. [Amended by 1975 c.476 8; renumbered 357.015]
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ORS 357.231. Number of board members; terms. (1) Five district board members shall be elected at the election for district formation. Nominating petitions or declarations of candidacy described in ORS 249.031 shall be filed with the county governing body. The fee for a declaration of candidacy shall be as prescribed in ORS 255.235. (2) If the effective date of the formation of the district occurs in an odd-numbered year, two district board members shall be elected for four-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for two-year terms. If the effective date of the formation occurs in an even-numbered year, two district board members shall be elected for three-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for one-year terms. (3) Each district board member shall hold office until election and qualification of a successor.
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ORS 357.233. Election laws applicable. (1) ORS chapter 255 governs the following: (a) The nomination and election of district board members. (b) The conduct of district elections. (2) The electors of a district may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum regarding a district measure, in accordance with ORS 255.135 to 255.205.
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ORS 357.236. Election of board members; vacancy. (1) If two or three board members are to be elected at a regular district election at large, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. If one or more board members are to be elected by zone, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes in each zone shall be elected. (2) Each district board member elected shall take an oath of office and shall hold office from July 1, next following election. (3) The district board shall fill any vacancy on the board as provided in ORS 198.320. (4) The term of a district board member is four years.
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ORS 357.240. [Amended by 1965 c.378 7; repealed by 1975 c.476 34]
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ORS 357.241. (a) May order the election on its own resolution; or (b) Shall order the election when a petition is filed as provided in this section. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the requirements for preparing, circulating and filing a petition under this section shall be as provided for an initiative petition in ORS 255.135 to 255.205. (3) If the question proposes creation of zones or a change in the number of existing zones, the following requirements shall apply: (a) The petition shall contain a map indicating the proposed zone boundaries. The map shall be attached to the cover sheet of the petition and shall not exceed 14 inches by 17 inches in size. (b) Notwithstanding ORS 250.035, the statement summarizing the measure and its major effect in the ballot title shall not exceed 150 words. The statement: (A) Shall specify the method of election of board members from among the methods described in ORS 357.241. The statement also shall specify whether, in filling each position on the board, an elector of the district may sign a petition of nomination or vote for a candidate from any zone or only for a candidate from the zone in which the elector resides. (B) Shall include a general description of the proposed boundaries of the zones, using streets and other generally recognized features. (c) The order calling the election shall contain a map of the proposed zone boundaries and a metes and bounds or legal description of the proposed zone boundaries. The map and description shall be prepared by the county surveyor or county assessor and shall reflect any adjustment made in the boundaries under subsection (6) of this section. (4) The map to be contained in the petition under subsection (3) of this section shall be prepared by the county surveyor or county assessor. The chief petitioners shall pay the county for the cost of preparing the map, as determined by the county surveyor or county assessor. The county clerk shall not accept the prospective petition for filing until the chief petitioners have paid the amount due. (5) Subsection (3) of this section does not apply if the question proposes abolition of all zones. (6) Before submitting to election a question to which subsection (3) of this section applies, the district board shall adjust the proposed boundaries of the zones to make them as nearly equal in population as feasible according to the latest federal census. The district board shall amend the ballot title as necessary to reflect its adjustment of the boundaries. (7) If the electors of the district approve the establishment of zones or a change in the number of existing zones, board members shall continue to serve until their terms of office expire. As vacancies occur, positions to be filled by nomination or election by zone shall be filled by electors who reside within zones which are not represented on the board. If more than one zone is not represented on the board when a vacancy occurs, the zone entitled to elect a board member shall be decided by lot.
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ORS 357.246. Change in method of electing board members. (1) This section establishes the procedure for determining whether the method adopted in a district for nominating and electing board members should be changed to another method described in ORS
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ORS 357.250. [Repealed by 1975 c.476 34 and 1975 c.614 9a]
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ORS 357.251. Zone boundaries. The board shall adjust the boundaries of zones established within a district as necessary to make them as nearly equal in population as is feasible according to the latest federal census. The district board also shall adjust boundaries of zones as necessary to reflect boundary changes of the district.
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ORS 357.253. Boundary change to be filed with county assessor and Department of Revenue. 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.
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ORS 357.256. Board as district governing body; selection of president. (1) The district board shall be the governing body of the district and shall exercise all powers thereof. (2) At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the board shall choose one of its members as president.
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ORS 357.260. [Repealed by 1975 c.476 34]
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ORS 357.261. District powers. A library district has the power: (1) To have and use a common seal. (2) To sue and be sued in its name. (3) To make and accept any and all contracts, deeds, leases, releases and documents of any kind which, in the judgment of the board, are necessary or proper to the exercise of any power of the district, and to direct the payment of all lawful claims or demands. (4) To assess, levy and collect taxes to pay the cost of acquiring sites for and constructing, reconstructing, altering, operating and maintaining a library or any lawful claims against the district, and the operating expenses of the district. (5) To employ all necessary agents and assistants. (6) To call elections after the formation of the district. (7) To enlarge the boundaries of the district as provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955. (8) Generally to do and perform any and all acts necessary and proper to the complete exercise and effect of any of its powers or the purposes for which it was formed. (9) Whenever authorized by the electors, to issue general obligation bonds of the district. However, the aggregate amount of general obligation bonds issued and outstanding at any one time shall not exceed two and one-half percent of the real market value of all taxable property of the district, computed in accordance with ORS 308.207. (10) To exercise those powers granted to local government units for public libraries under ORS 357.410.
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ORS 357.270. [Amended by 1975 c.476 14; renumbered 357.195]
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ORS 357.271. Sinking funds for acquisition of facilities; limitation on use of funds. The board, by resolution duly adopted, may establish sinking funds for the purpose of defraying the costs of acquiring land for library sites, and for acquiring or constructing buildings or facilities. A sinking fund may be created through the inclusion annually within the tax budget of the district of items representing the yearly installments to be credited to the fund. The amount of these items shall be collected and credited to the proper fund in the same manner in which taxes levied or revenues derived for other purposes for the district are collected and credited. The balances to the credit of the funds need not be taken into consideration or deducted from budget estimates by the levying authority in preparing the annual budget of the district. None of the moneys in sinking funds shall be diverted or transferred to other funds, but if unexpended balances remain after disbursement of the funds for the purpose for which they were created, such balances, upon approval by resolution of the board, shall be transferred to the operation and maintenance fund of the district.
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ORS 357.276. Deposit and disbursement of district funds. (1) The money of the district shall be deposited, in the discretion of the district board, either with the county treasurer of the county, in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) of this section, or in one or more banks or savings and loan associations to be designated by the board. Funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association shall be withdrawn or paid out only upon proper order and warrant or check signed by the secretary and countersigned by the president of the district board. The board may by resolution designate a secretary pro tempore or a president pro tempore who may sign warrants or checks on behalf of the secretary and president, respectively. (2) If district funds are deposited with the county treasurer, when the tax collector pays over to the county treasurer moneys collected for a district, the county treasurer shall keep the moneys in the county treasury as follows: (a) The county treasurer shall place and keep in a fund called the operation and maintenance fund of the district (naming it) the moneys levied by the district board for that fund. (b) The county treasurer shall place and keep in a fund called the construction fund of the district (naming it) the moneys levied by the board for construction, reconstruction and alteration. (3) The county treasurer shall pay out moneys from the funds only upon the written order of the board, signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary. The order shall specify the name of the person to whom the money is to be paid and the fund from which it is to be paid, and shall state generally the purpose for which the payment is made. The order shall be entered in the minutes of the board. (4) The county treasurer shall keep the order as a voucher, and shall keep a specific account of the county treasurers receipts and disbursements of money for the district.
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ORS 357.280. [Repealed by 1953 c.300 5]
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ORS 357.281. Legal assistance. The district board may call upon the district attorney for the advice as to any district business. The district attorney shall give advice when called on therefor by the board. The board may at any time employ special counsel for any purpose.
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ORS 357.286. formation of a multicounty district, to be located entirely within those counties, by an order setting forth: (a) The intention of the county governing body to initiate the formation of a district and citing the principal Act. (b) The name and boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The date, time and place of a public hearing on the proposal. (2) The orders issued under subsection (1) of this section must be substantially similar, set forth the same name and boundaries for the proposed district and be issued within a 90-day period. (3) Each county governing body issuing an order under this section shall hold a public hearing on the proposal. (4) After the public hearings held by each county governing body, further hearings and the election on the proposal, and election of board members, shall be conducted as provided by ORS 198.800 to 198.825 except that: (a) Hearings shall be conducted by the governing body of the principal county involved in the proposed formation; and (b) Notwithstanding ORS 198.810 (3), the governing body of the principal county shall provide by order for the holding of an election to submit to the electors registered within the proposed district the question of forming the district. (5) As used in this section, principal county has the meaning given that term in ORS 198.705.
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ORS 357.290. [1965 c.378 1,2,3; repealed by 1975 c.476 34] INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT
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ORS 357.330. Definitions for ORS 357.330 to 357.370. As used in ORS 357.330 to 357.370, except where the context otherwise requires: (1) Compact means the Interstate Library Compact. (2) Public library agency, with reference to this state, means the State Library or any local government unit authorized by ORS 357.410 to establish a public library, or any public library board.
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ORS 357.350. Library compact administrator; deputy; library agreements to be submitted to State Librarian. The State Librarian shall be the compact administrator pursuant to Article X of the Interstate Library Compact. The State Librarian shall appoint one or more deputy compact administrators. Every library agreement made pursuant to Article VI of the compact shall, as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be submitted to the State Librarian for recommendations.
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ORS 357.360. Compliance with laws on taxes and bonds required. No unit of local government or public library board shall be a party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance of a library pursuant to Article III, subdivision (c-7) of the Interstate Library Compact, nor levy a tax or issue bonds to contribute to the construction or maintenance of such a library, except after compliance with any laws applicable to public libraries relating to or governing the levying of taxes or the issuance of bonds.
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ORS 357.370. Duty of compact administrator upon withdrawal from compact. In the event of withdrawal from the Interstate Library Compact the compact administrator shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI (b) of the compact. [1965 c.354 5] PUBLIC LIBRARIES
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ORS 357.400. Definitions for ORS 357.400 to 357.621. As used in ORS 357.400 to 357.621: (1) Governing body means the board, commission, council or other body which governs the local government unit. (2) Local government unit means any city, county, library service district established under ORS chapter 451, school district, community college district or a library district established under ORS 357.216 to 357.286. (3) Public library means a public agency that provides to all residents of a local government unit free and equal access to library and information services that are suitable for persons of all ages.
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ORS 357.405. Minimum conditions for public libraries. (1) The State Library Board shall establish minimum conditions that a public library must meet. (2) The conditions established under this section must, at least: (a) Include financial support from public funds and regularly scheduled open hours; and (b) Provide reasonable exemptions to libraries with service populations of 2,000 or fewer residents of the local government unit.