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OR Rev Stat § 267.090 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.090 - Directors; appointment; term; vacancies; Governor to fix time of first meeting.

(1) Board members of a mass transit district may not be elected at the time of formation, but if a district is formed, the Governor shall, within 60 days after receiving a certified copy of the formation order, appoint from subdistricts the members of the first board of directors of the district, designate one member as the temporary chairperson and fix the time and place of the organizational meeting. (2) The board of directors of a mass transit district shall consist of seven members. One director shall be appointed from each of seven subdistricts. The Governor shall appoint as one of the directors a person who regularly uses the services provided by a mass transit system. Directors shall reside in the subdistrict from which they are respectively appointed. The subdistricts shall be as nearly equal in population as possible based on the latest federal census and shall be designed to ensure representation of the most populous city, other cities and unincorporated territory in the proposed district proportionate to their respective populations provided that if less than the entire district is taxed by the district, the subdistricts shall be wholly within the taxed area. The district or, if the taxed area is less than the entire district, the taxed area shall be divided into subdistricts initially, and after each succeeding federal census, by the Secretary of State. (3) The term of office of a director is four years, but each director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a director, the director’s successor shall be appointed. A director is eligible for reappointment. In case of a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall appoint a person to serve for the unexpired term. A director whose term has expired shall continue to serve until the appointment of a successor unless discharged by the Governor. (4) All appointments of members of the board by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to Article III, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution. [Formerly 267.110; 2007 c.71 §80; 2018 c.4 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 267.095 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.095 - Terms of directors first appointed.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 267.090, the terms of three of the directors of the first board of a district expire on the first Tuesday in the second January after the date of their appointment. (2) The terms of four of the directors so appointed expire on the first Tuesday in the fourth January after the date of their appointment. (3) The respective terms of the directors of the first board shall be determined by the Governor. [Formerly 267.115; 2018 c.4 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 267.097 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.097 - Governor to solicit recommendations for director in metropolitan statistical area with population over 400,000.

Before appointing a director to the board of a district situated in a metropolitan statistical area with a population exceeding 400,000, the Governor shall solicit from each city and county located wholly or partly within the subdistrict for which the appointment will be made recommendations of qualified individuals for the position. [1985 c.678 §2; 2009 c.11 §29]
OR Rev Stat § 267.100 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.100

[1969 c.643 §2; 1977 c.347 §3; 1979 c.877 §3; renumbered 267.080]
OR Rev Stat § 267.105 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.105

[1969 c.643 §3; 1971 c.727 §95; renumbered 267.085]
OR Rev Stat § 267.107 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.107 - Resolution to create certain districts; contents; election; filing.

Notwithstanding ORS 267.085: (1) The governing body of the most populous city in a metropolitan statistical area may by resolution propose creation of a mass transit district if the governing body finds that area-wide mass transit needs cannot be met by local transit operation. (2) The resolution of the governing body shall: (a) Be considered at a public hearing only after notice as required for regular consideration of other resolutions by city charter or ordinance; (b) Include findings of the need for creation of a mass transit district in the affected area; (c) Describe the boundaries of the proposed district, which may be limited to a proposed service area but which may not extend beyond the limits of the city’s urban growth boundary; and (d) If approved, be addressed to and filed with the governing body of the county in which the proposed district is principally situated. (3) Upon receipt of the resolution under subsection (2) of this section, the county governing body shall commence district formation proceedings as provided in ORS 198.705 to 198.955. (4) The county governing body shall order an election within the proposed district for approval or disapproval by the electors voting on the question of formation of a district under this section, notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 198.810 (3). (5) A certified copy of an order forming a mass transit district shall be filed with the Governor. [1977 c.347 §2; 1979 c.585 §1; 1999 c.454 §3; 2009 c.11 §30; 2018 c.4 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 267.108 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.108 - Appointment of directors.

(1) For a mass transit district formed under ORS 267.107, the Governor shall appoint members of the board of directors in accordance with ORS 267.090 and 267.095. (2) Before making an appointment under this section, the Governor shall solicit recommendations of qualified individuals for the position from one or more local business and civic groups. [1979 c.585 §5; 1985 c.678 §4; 2005 c.747 §5; 2018 c.4 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 267.110 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.110

[1969 c.643 §4; 1971 c.727 §96; 1975 c.142 §1; 1975 c.632 §3; 1977 c.728 §1; 1981 c.496 §1; renumbered 267.090]
OR Rev Stat § 267.114 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.114 - Minimum area of district.

The territorial boundaries of a mass transit district whose formation was initiated under ORS 267.107 shall include, as a minimum area, all of the territory within the urban growth boundary, as the urban growth boundary may exist from time to time, of the city that proposed creation of the mass transit district. [1999 c.454 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 267.115 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.115

[1969 c.643 §5; 1975 c.632 §4; renumbered 267.095]
OR Rev Stat § 267.120 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.120 - Officers of board; terms; oath.

(1) The board shall choose from among its members, by majority vote of the members, a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary, to serve for terms of two years. (2) Each director, before entering upon the duties of office, shall take and subscribe to an oath that the director will honestly, faithfully and impartially perform duties as a director and disclose any conflict of interest the director may have in any matter to be acted upon by the board. A copy of the oath shall be filed with the secretary of the board. [1969 c.643 §6; 1971 c.23 §7; 1971 c.403 §4; 1975 c.605 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 267.125 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.125 - Meetings of board; quorum.

The district board shall hold regular monthly meetings at a time and place fixed by the rules of the board. Special meetings may be held when called by the president of the board or when called by a majority of the members. However, five days’ notice of a special meeting shall be given by the secretary to each member not joining in the call. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [1969 c.643 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 267.130 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.130 - Additional compensation prohibited.

No officer or employee of the district shall offer, solicit or accept money or any other thing of value as a consideration, in addition to the salary paid the officer or employee by the district, for services performed within the scope of the official duties of the officer or employee. [1969 c.643 §13; 1971 c.23 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 267.135 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.135 - General manager; qualifications; term; removal.

(1) The board shall appoint a general manager on the basis of the qualifications of the general manager with special reference to the actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practices in respect to the duties of the office of the general manager. A general manager shall hold office for an indefinite term and may be removed by the board only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members. (2) Before a general manager is removed, the general manager shall upon demand be given a written statement of the reasons for removal. If requested, the general manager shall be given an open hearing at a meeting of the board before the final vote for removal. However, the board may by resolution suspend the general manager from office pending a hearing. The action of the board in suspending or removing a general manager, if approved by a majority of the members of the board, may be reconsidered by the board but is otherwise final and not subject to appeal. [1969 c.643 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 267.140 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.140 - Duties of general manager.

A general manager of a district shall: (1) Have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of the transit system of the district. (2) Have full charge of the administration of the business affairs of the district. (3) Enforce all ordinances adopted by the board. (4) Administer the personnel system adopted by the board and, except for officers appointed by the board, appoint, discipline or remove all officers and employees, subject to ORS 267.010 to 267.394 and the rules of the board. (5) Prepare and submit to the board within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year a complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the district for that preceding fiscal year. (6) Keep the board advised as to the needs of the district. (7) Prepare all plans and specifications for acquisition of equipment or construction of improvements or facilities for the district. (8) Cause to be installed and maintained a system of auditing and accounting which shows completely and at all times the financial condition of the district. (9) Devote the entire working time of the general manager to the business of the district. (10) Perform such other duties as the board requires by resolution. [1969 c.643 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 267.145 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.145 - General manager’s attendance at board meetings; pro tempore manager.

(1) The general manager shall attend the meetings of the board and may participate in its deliberations, but has no vote. (2) The board may appoint a general manager pro tempore during the absence or disability of the general manager. [1969 c.643 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 267.150 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.150 - Ordinances; regulating use of facilities; public hearings; route, schedule changes.

(1) The legislative authority of a district board shall be exercised by ordinance. (2) The board may enact police ordinances relating to the protection, use and enjoyment of district property and facilities. A district may appoint peace officers who shall have the same authority as other peace officers, except that such authority shall be limited to the enforcement of police ordinances of the district and the enforcement, for purposes relating to the protection, use and enjoyment of district property and facilities, of state and local laws. (3) The board may, by ordinance, provide a procedure for the conduct of public hearings on proposed changes in transit routes and schedules. The board may delegate to the general manager or other administrative officer the authority to conduct such hearings. (4) An ordinance shall not be required for a mass transit district to adopt temporary or experimental changes in routes and schedules. [1969 c.643 §17; 1973 c.116 §2; 1975 c.392 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 267.154 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.154 - Collection of data relating to administrative process for adjudicating ordinance violations; reports.

(1) A mass transit district that establishes an administrative process to adjudicate ordinance violations under ORS 267.153 shall track data relating to each violation subject to the administrative process, including: (a) The type of violation and the approximate location of the violation; (b) The resolution of the administrative process, including the amount of fine assessed, if any, the amount and type of community service required, if any, and whether the citation was successfully resolved through the administrative process pursuant to ORS 267.153; (c) The race and sex of the person cited, based on the observations of the person issuing the citation; and (d) The age of the person cited, if provided to the person issuing the citation. (2)(a) The mass transit district shall prepare annual reports on the data described in subsection (1) of this section. The reports shall disclose the data only in an aggregate manner, such that the disclosed information cannot be used to identify, contact or locate any single individual. (b) The mass transit district shall annually transmit the report to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary. The first report must be made no later than one year after the administrative process to adjudicate ordinance violations is implemented. [2017 c.427 §3] Note: See note under 267.153.
OR Rev Stat § 267.170 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.170 - Initiative and referendum.

(1) The electors of a district may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum with reference to legislation of the district, in accordance with ORS 255.135 to 255.205. (2) A district board on its own resolution may call an election for the purpose of referring an ordinance to the electors of a district for their approval before the ordinance takes effect. [1969 c.643 §39; 1977 c.728 §3; 1979 c.190 §411; 1981 c.173 §39; 1983 c.350 §124]
OR Rev Stat § 267.203 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.203 - Authority to enter into transaction for electricity or diesel fuel.

(1) A mass transit district may enter into transactions with persons or entities for the supply or delivery of electricity or diesel fuel on an economic, dependable and cost-effective basis, including transactions involving financial products contracts and agreements for exchange of fixed and variable pricing agreements and other service contracts that reduce the risk of economic losses in transactions for the supply or delivery of electricity or diesel fuel. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a mass transit district may not enter into a transaction for the supply or delivery of electricity or diesel fuel that: (a) Constitutes the investment of surplus funds for the purpose of receiving interest or other earnings from the investment; or (b) Is for any purpose other than the supply or delivery of electricity or diesel fuel on a cost-effective basis. [2007 c.894 §6] Note: 267.203 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 267 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 267.205 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.205 - Classification and designation of service areas; determination of area financing.

(1) A district board may by ordinance classify and designate as a service area the territory within the district that is benefited by the mass transit system beyond the general benefit to all territory within the district. The board may by ordinance amend the boundaries of the service area to conform to changes in the mass transit system service. (2) Subject to restrictions in the Oregon Constitution, any of the methods of financing authorized under ORS 267.300 may, in the discretion of the board, be imposed in the service area rather than in the entire district. [1969 c.643 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 267.207 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.207 - Change of district boundaries; elector approval; withdrawal of service from area; territorial jurisdiction of district; boundary commission exemption.

(1) The board of directors of a mass transit district may alter the territorial boundaries of the district by a nonemergency ordinance adopted at any regular meeting. (2) If an ordinance annexing territory to a district is initiated or referred by, or referred to, the electors of the district, it shall not take effect unless approved by a majority of the electors registered in the territory proposed to be annexed to the district voting on the question and by a majority of the electors of the district voting on the question. (3)(a) The board of directors of a mass transit district, as a result of the continuing comprehensive transportation planning process required by the Federal Transit Administration, shall determine annually the territory in the district within which the transit system of the district will operate. When the board determines during such planning process for any fiscal year that it will not provide transit service during that fiscal year to an area presently within the district, the board shall by ordinance withdraw from that area on the date specified in the ordinance, and that area shall no longer be part of the district. The board shall by ordinance set forth the criteria to be used in making the determinations described in this subsection. (b) Subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the territorial jurisdiction of a district shall include: (A) All territory located within the boundaries of a metropolitan service district; (B) Each census tract within which the transit system of the district operates, or such smaller portion of the tract as determined by the board; and (C) If so determined by the board of directors, any territory located within two and one-half miles or less of the transit system of the district or any route used by that system for the transportation of passengers. (4) If an ordinance withdrawing territory from a district is initiated or referred by, or referred to, the electors of the district it shall not take effect unless approved by a majority of the electors of the entire district voting on the question. (5) The alteration of the boundaries of a district under this section is not subject to the jurisdiction or review of a local government boundary commission. [1979 c.877 §5; 1981 c.907 §1; 1983 c.83 §45; 1993 c.741 §22; 2007 c.239 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 267.208 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.208 - Effective date of change of boundaries; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.

(1) An alteration of the boundaries of a district under ORS 267.207 or 267.250 to 267.263 shall not become effective during the period: (a) Beginning after the 90th day before a primary election or general election and ending on the day after the election; or (b) Beginning after the deadline for filing the notice of election before any other election held by the district and ending on the day after the election. (2) If the effective date established for the alteration of the boundaries is a date that is prohibited under this section, the alteration shall become effective on the day after the election. (3) For the purposes of ORS 308.225 only, the effective date of an alteration of district boundaries shall be the date on which the board adopts the ordinance altering the boundaries or, if such an ordinance is initiated or referred, the date on which the ordinance is approved by the electors as provided in ORS 267.207. (4) 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. [1985 c.808 §77; 1987 c.799 §9; 1989 c.923 §26; 1995 c.712 §100; 2001 c.138 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 267.210 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 267 - Mass Transit Districts; Transportation Districts|Section 267.210 - Preparation of general plan for mass transit system; content; revision.

(1) A district shall, within a reasonable time after formation, prepare a broad, general plan for a mass transit system for the district. The plan shall be prepared in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and cities and counties located within and adjacent to the district. (2) The plan shall show existing and proposed transit systems of the district and of other public and private agencies relating to mass transit. It shall demonstrate a basis for the coordination and planning of future construction, improvement and equipment acquisition of the district, governmental agencies and private interests to assure maximum efficiency and use of mass transit in the district. The plans shall be based on the needs of the district and take into consideration the plans and programs, if any, developed by the Department of Transportation and cities and counties located within the district. The district may have access to all information, statistics, plans and data in the possession of or available to any state agency or public corporation which is pertinent to the preparation of the plan and may reimburse the agency or corporation for any expense incurred in cooperating with the board. (3) The district board shall revise the plan as necessary for the proper control, utilization, development and improvement of the district transit system. [1969 c.643 §20; 1973 c.116 §4]