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OR Rev Stat § 198.755 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.755 - Number of signatures required.

(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, within the territory subject to the petition. (2) A petition for annexation shall be signed by not less than: (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the area proposed to be annexed; or (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the area proposed to be annexed. (3) A petition for withdrawal shall be signed by not less than: (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the district; or (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the district. (4) A petition for merger and a petition for consolidation shall be signed by not less than: (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in each district which it is proposed to merge or consolidate; or (b) Fifteen owners of land in each district or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage located in each district, whichever is the greater number of signers. (5) A petition for dissolution shall be signed by not less than: (a) Fifteen percent of the electors registered in the district; or (b) Owners of 15 percent of the acreage within the district. [1971 c.727 §15; 1973 c.117 §1; 1983 c.83 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 198.760 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.760 - Requirements for signers of petition; signer’s withdrawal prohibited; chief petitioners designated.

(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 to enable the place of residence to be readily ascertained. If the signer is signing the petition as a landowner, the number of acres of land owned by the signer and the name of the county whose assessment roll is used for the purpose of determining the signer’s right to vote shall be stated in the body of the petition or indicated opposite the signature. If the signer is a legal representative of the owner, the signature shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the signer’s authority to sign as a legal representative. (2) After a petition has been offered for filing, a person may not withdraw the person’s name therefrom. (3) A petition shall designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners, setting forth their names and mailing addresses. A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. [1971 c.727 §17; 1973 c.283 §7; 1983 c.567 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 198.765 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.765 - Requirements for filing petition; validity and certification of signatures.

(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 required under ORS 198.749. When a petition for formation of a district includes a proposed permanent rate limit for operating taxes, the petition shall be filed not later than 180 days before the date of the next May or November election at which the petition for formation will be voted upon. Petitions required to be filed with the county board shall be filed with the county clerk of the principal county. Petitions required to be filed with the district board shall be filed with the secretary of the district board. It is not necessary to offer all counterparts of a petition for filing at the same time, but all counterparts when certified as provided by subsection (3) of this section shall be filed at the same time. (2) Within 10 days after the date a petition is offered for filing, the county clerk or district secretary, as the case may be, shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. In the case of a petition required or permitted to be signed by landowners, within 10 days after the date a petition is offered for filing, the county assessor shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of qualified landowners. If the requisite number of qualified signers have signed the petition, the county clerk or district secretary shall file the petition. If the requisite number have not signed, the county clerk or district secretary shall so notify the chief petitioners and may return the petition to the petitioners. (3) A petition shall not be filed unless the certificate of the county clerk or the district secretary is attached thereto certifying that the county clerk or district secretary has compared the signatures of the signers with the appropriate records, that the county clerk or district secretary has ascertained therefrom the number of qualified signers appearing on the petition, and that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. In the case of a petition required or permitted to be signed by landowners, a petition shall not be filed unless the certificate of the county assessor is attached thereto certifying that the county assessor has compared the signatures of the signers with the appropriate records and that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified landowners. (4) No petition for dissolution shall be accepted for filing within one year after an election held on the question of dissolution of a district. [1971 c.727 §18; 1973 c.117 §2; 1989 c.92 §4; 1991 c.70 §3; 1995 c.712 §83; 1997 c.541 §344; 1999 c.318 §47; 2011 c.8 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 198.770 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.770 - Method of determining validity of landowner signatures.

(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 a legal representative of the owner; (b) Is entitled to be shown as owner of land on the next assessment roll; (c) Is a purchaser of land under a written agreement of sale; or (d) Is authorized to sign for and on behalf of any public agency owning land. (2) If a person signing a petition as a landowner appears as owner on the last equalized assessment roll but is shown thereon as a partner, tenant in common or tenant by the entirety, the signature of the person signing shall be counted as if all other owners, as shown on the roll for the same parcel of land, had signed. [1971 c.727 §19; 1999 c.318 §48]
OR Rev Stat § 198.780 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.780 - Filing of duplicates of certain documents.

(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 each county in which any district affected by the document is located. (2) This section applies to: (a) An order of formation entered by the county board under ORS 198.810 to 198.840. (b) An order of annexation entered by the county board under ORS 198.850 to 198.869. (c) An order of withdrawal entered by the county board under ORS 198.875. (d) A resolution of merger adopted by the district board under ORS 198.910. (e) A resolution of consolidation adopted by the district board under ORS 198.910. (f) The statement executed by the board of trustees of a dissolving district under ORS 198.945. [1971 c.727 §21; 1977 c.884 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 198.782 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.782 - Documents to be filed with Secretary of State before business transacted.

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 law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 198 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 198.785 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.785 - Proceeding to contest validity of formation or change of organization.

(1) If the county clerk refuses to accept and file a petition for formation or for change of organization, or if the county board refuses to call a special election as provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955, any citizen of the affected district or territory may apply within 10 days after such refusal to the circuit court of the principal county for a writ of mandamus to compel the county board or county clerk to do so. If it is decided by the circuit court that the petition for formation or change of organization is legally sufficient and the requisite number of signatures is attached, the circuit court shall direct the county board to call the election. The suit shall be advanced on the docket and decided by the circuit court as quickly as possible. Either party may appeal as provided for appeals in other proceedings. (2) An action to determine the validity of a formation or change of organization proceeding may also be brought pursuant to ORS 33.710 and 33.720 or 34.010 to 34.100. (3) For the purpose of an action to determine or contest the validity of a formation or change of organization, the formation or change shall be considered complete and final upon the date the order of formation or the order, resolution or statement announcing a change of organization is filed with the county clerk as provided by ORS 198.780. [1971 c.727 §22; 1979 c.562 §7; 1979 c.772 §15a]
OR Rev Stat § 198.790 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.790 - Rights of creditors after change of organization; enforcement.

No change of organization, or any term or condition thereof, shall impair the rights of any bondholder or other creditor of a district. Notwithstanding ORS 198.705 to 198.955, or of any order changing the organization of a district, or any term or condition thereof, each and every bondholder or other creditor may enforce all the rights of the bondholder or other creditor in the same manner and to the same extent as if the change of organization, term or condition had not been made. Any such rights may also be enforced against agencies, and their respective officers, as follows: (1) Upon annexation or withdrawal of territory: Against the district to or from which the territory is annexed or withdrawn. (2) Upon dissolution of a district: Against the successor city, county or district or against a city, county or district receiving distribution of all or any part of the remaining assets of the dissolved district. (3) Upon merger of two or more districts: Against the surviving district. (4) Upon consolidation of two or more districts: Against the successor district. [1971 c.727 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 198.792 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.792 - District formation or annexation proceedings to relieve public health danger.

(1) Proceedings may be initiated by the county board or any other public agency in accordance with ORS 431.705 to 431.760: (a) To annex the affected territory to a district, as defined by ORS 431.705; or (b) To form a metropolitan service district as authorized by ORS chapter 268, or a county service district as authorized by ORS chapter 451, to include the affected territory. (2) The findings of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority when filed with the county board in accordance with ORS 431.735 or 431.750 shall be considered a petition for the purposes of ORS 198.705 to 198.955. The county board of the principal county shall conduct proceedings in accordance with the findings and order of the director and with ORS 198.705 to 198.955. (3) In proceedings described by subsection (1) of this section, the county board shall determine whether the affected territory shall be included in a new district or annexed to an existing district. The county board shall not inquire into the need for the proposed service facilities or adjust the boundaries of the affected territory. ORS 198.805 (2), and the provisions of ORS 198.810 and 198.815 providing for an election on the formation of or annexation to a district, do not apply to proceedings under this section. [1973 c.361 §14; 2009 c.595 §175]
OR Rev Stat § 198.793 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.793 - Change of district name.

(1) A district may change its name from the name given it in the formation order of the county board under ORS 198.810, or from the name under which it was otherwise incorporated, to a name chosen by resolution of a majority of the members of the district board. (2) A district board shall not adopt a resolution for a district name change without first publishing notice of the proposed name change under ORS 198.730 (2) and holding a hearing on the matter. (3) The resolution for a district name change shall take effect 30 days after adoption by the district board unless a petition objecting to the name change is filed as provided in this subsection within those 30 days. The requirements for preparing, circulating and filing a petition under this subsection shall be as provided for an initiative petition in ORS 255.135 to 255.205. If a majority of the electors voting on the question approve the name change, it shall be effective immediately. [1979 c.272 §2; 1983 c.350 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 198.794 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.794 - Effect of district name change; notification to certain officials.

(1) All powers, rights, duties and obligations of a district which has adopted a new name under ORS 198.793 shall be continued under the new name. All references to the prior name of the district shall be considered references to the new name. (2) A district changing its name under ORS 198.793 shall, immediately upon effectiveness of the change, certify the name change to the Director of the Department of Revenue, the county treasurer of the principal county and the county clerk and county assessor of each county in which the district is situated. [1979 c.272 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 198.795 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.795 - Jurisdiction over district formation; duration of jurisdiction.

For purposes of a formation proceeding, the county board where the petition is filed shall have original and, except as provided by ORS 199.410 to 199.519, exclusive jurisdiction, coextensive with the boundaries of the proposed district, without regard to county lines. For all purposes under ORS 198.705 to 198.955, the jurisdiction of the county board of the principal county shall continue from the time a district is formed until the district is dissolved. [1971 c.727 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 198.800 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.800 - Formation petition; hearing; notice of hearing.

(1) A petition for formation must be filed with the county board of the principal county. Before the petition is filed, the petition must be endorsed by any agency required by the principal Act to endorse or approve the petition. If the petition satisfies the requirements of ORS 198.748, 198.749 and 198.750 to 198.775 and is otherwise sufficient under the principal Act, the county board shall: (a) If the county is within the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission, file the petition with the boundary commission within 10 days after the petition is filed with the board; or (b) Set a date for a hearing on the petition. The hearing may not be held less than 30 days or more than 50 days after the date the petition is filed. (2) The county board shall cause notice of the hearing to be posted in at least three public places and published by two insertions in a newspaper. The notice shall state: (a) The purpose for which the district is to be formed. (b) The name and boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The time and place of the hearing on the petition. (d) That all interested persons may appear and be heard. (3) Except as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section, this section and ORS 198.805 do not apply in areas subject to the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission. [1971 c.727 §24; 1983 c.336 §20; 1989 c.92 §5; 2005 c.747 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 198.805 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.805 - Conduct of hearing; standards for formation; notice to nonappearing landowner; order for dissolution.

(1) At the time stated in the notice, the county board shall hear the petition and determine, in accordance with the criteria prescribed by ORS 199.462, whether the area could be benefited by the formation of the district. The county board may adjourn the hearing from time to time, but not exceeding four weeks in all unless additional notice is given. The county board may alter the boundaries set forth in the petition to either include or exclude territory. The board may not modify the boundaries to: (a) Exclude from the proposed district land that, in the judgment of the board, could be benefited by inclusion in the proposed district; or (b) Include in the proposed district land that, in the judgment of the board, could not be benefited by inclusion in the proposed district. (2) If the county board determines that any land has been improperly omitted from the proposed district and that the owner has not appeared at the hearing, the board shall continue the hearing and shall order notice given to the nonappearing owner requiring the owner to appear before it and show cause, if any, why the land of the owner should not be included in the proposed district. The notice shall be given either by posting and publication, in the same manner as notice of the original hearing and for the same period, or by personal service on each nonappearing owner. If notice is given by personal service, service shall be made at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for the further hearing. (3) If the county board finds that a proposed county service district may not be needed in the future or that indefinite existence may significantly discourage future boundary changes, it may require dissolution as provided in ORS 451.620. The order for such dissolution shall specify the fiscal year, not later than the 10th fiscal year after the date of the order, in which dissolution shall occur. [1971 c.727 §25; 1987 c.504 §5; 2005 c.747 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 198.813 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use|Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally|Section 198.813 - Formation of county service district for water management services in Washington County; dissolution of existing districts.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 198.810 (3), an order of the county board that approves a petition for formation of a county service district within Washington County to provide water resource management services or ancillary activities may be referred to the electors in the proposed district. An election on the question of forming the district shall be held as provided in ORS 198.815. If an election is called, the order shall not become effective until the order is approved by a majority of the votes cast on the question and the results of the election are certified. The question in the ballot title for a measure referred under this subsection shall be worded so that an affirmative response to the question corresponds to a vote in favor of authorizing the formation of a county service district to provide water resource management services and ancillary activities. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 198.705 to 198.955 or 451.620, an order of the county board that approves a petition for formation of a county service district within Washington County to provide water resource management services may also provide for the dissolution of any existing county service district that is situated within the newly established district and that provides any water resource management service that will be provided by the newly established district. Upon the effective date of the order, the existing county service district shall be dissolved and the newly established district shall succeed to all the assets and become charged with all the liabilities, obligations and functions of the former district. [1999 c.759 §3; 2005 c.747 §4] Note: 198.813 was added to and made a part of 198.800 to 198.820 by legislative action but was not added to any other series. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.