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OR Rev Stat § 450.290 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 450.290 - Provisions concerning liquidation of indebtedness incurred by district financing sewerage system under ORS 450.250 to 450.300.

(1) Each district financing the cost of a sewerage system under authority of ORS 450.250 to 450.300 shall submit to the State Treasurer for approval, a schedule of its rates and sewer connection charges, and proposed method of collection thereof. The rates and charges shall be such as, in the judgment of the State Treasurer, are sufficient to pay the operation and maintenance costs of the system and to liquidate, during the period approved by the State Treasurer, the indebtedness incurred by the district in the construction of the system. The State Treasurer may further require as part of the agreement to purchase the bonds of the district, that the district levy and collect assessments in the manner provided by ORS 450.005 to 450.245, and that it pledge the receipts from such assessments, both principal and interest, to the payment of its bonds and the interest thereon. The district shall be fully authorized to levy and collect such assessments against properties within or without the boundaries of the district, that will be benefited by the sewerage system of the district. Should the receipts of the district prove inadequate to pay such costs and such indebtedness, the State Treasurer may direct the district to increase its rates and charges to make the sewerage project self-supporting and self-liquidating, and the district thereupon shall establish the rates and charges prescribed by the State Treasurer. (2) If the district does not have the ability to collect sewerage charges in connection with or as part of the charge for another service or utility that can be curtailed to secure collection, and if the State Treasurer so directs, delinquent charges for use of or connection with a sewerage system shall be certified to the assessor of the county or counties in which the district is located and shall be entered upon the tax rolls of the county and be collected and accounted for in the same manner in which city taxes are collected and accounted for. The said charges shall constitute liens upon the real property of the corporation or person against whom they are assessed. (3) The district shall obtain from the State Treasurer approval of its annual budgets and tax levies before they are certified to the clerk and assessor of the county in which the district is located, for extension upon the county tax rolls. [1955 c.577 §9; 1991 c.459 §403a]
OR Rev Stat § 450.295 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 450.295 - Refinancing indebtedness of district; court-appointed receiver may operate system.

If any district fails to meet, when due, any obligations sold to the state under authority of ORS 450.250 to 450.300, the State Treasurer and the district may agree upon and put into effect, any plan they may consider expedient for refinancing the indebtedness of the district, or the State Treasurer, with the approval of the circuit court of the county in which the major portion of the assessed valuation of the district is located, may appoint a receiver to operate the sewerage system. The receiver shall act as such so long as the circuit court deems receivership necessary to protect the interests of the state and of the district. [1955 c.577 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 450.300 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 450.300 - Duty of treasurer to keep funds separate and to withhold tax receipts for bond payments; liability of treasurer.

The treasurer of each district that finances the cost of a sewerage system or facilities under authority of ORS 450.250 to 450.300 shall keep collections or assessments for sewerage service and sewer connection fees separate and distinct from other funds of the district and shall withhold from tax receipts not less often than quarterly the full amounts proportionate to the elapsed portion of the tax year that have been levied for the payment of interest on and the principal of the sewerage system bonds of the district. For failure to account for sewerage revenues and taxes as provided in this section, such treasurers shall be liable upon their official bonds. [1955 c.577 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 450.303 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 450.303 - Purchase of general obligation bonds of sanitary districts; Sanitary District Sewerage System Revolving Fund.

(1) Any sanitary district in the state having an actual value in excess of $750,000, that has not been able to sell its general obligation bonds on the market upon competitive bids or has not been able to obtain a bid for its bonds pursuant to notice of sale of the bonds published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published for a period of two consecutive weeks in the county in which the major portion of the assessed value of the district is located, may sell its bonds to the State of Oregon, if the bonds are approved for investment by the State Treasurer. For the purposes of this section, actual value shall be determined in the manner prescribed by ORS 450.120. Bonds issued under authority of this section, together with other outstanding indebtedness of the district, shall not exceed in the aggregate 15 percent of the actual value of the district. For the purposes of this section, the 15 percent limitation shall supersede the limitation imposed by ORS 450.120 or any other law in conflict with this section. Only bonds authorized and issued in compliance with ORS 450.005 to 450.075, 450.085 to 450.115, 450.125 to 450.245 and the provisions of this section may be purchased by the State of Oregon as investments of the fund designated in subsection (2) of this section. (2) The Sanitary District Sewerage System Revolving Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Sanitary District Sewerage System Revolving Fund are continuously appropriated to the State Treasurer for investment under the authority of this section. The interest paid on the investments purchased pursuant to this section shall be credited to the General Fund of the State of Oregon, and the principal, as it is repaid to the state by sanitary districts, shall be credited to the General Fund to be available for the payment of general governmental expenses. The State Treasurer is authorized to sell at not less than cost, the bonds, in whole or in part, that have been purchased under the authority of this section. The proceeds of sale of the bonds shall be credited to the General Fund to be available for the payment of general governmental expenses. [1959 c.425 §§1,2; 1963 c.341 §5; 1981 c.94 §40; 2005 c.755 §40]
OR Rev Stat § 450.600 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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. [1993 c.577 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 450.605 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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 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 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. [1993 c.577 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 450.607 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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: 450.607 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 450 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 450.610 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 450.610 - Initiation of proceedings for consolidation; resolution by governing bodies.

(1) Consolidation into a joint water and sanitary authority may be initiated by resolution adopted or approved by two or more authorities or district or city governing bodies. However, of the entities initiating the proceedings for consolidation, at least one must be an authority formed under this chapter while the others may consist of any combination of districts or cities. A resolution adopted or approved under this subsection shall state the names of the affected entities and the name of the successor joint authority. (2) When proceedings have been initiated as provided in subsection (1) of this section, and the consolidating entities are subject to the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission, the initiating documents shall be filed with the boundary commission as provided by ORS 199.476. [1993 c.577 §3; 1997 c.590 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 450.615 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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. [1993 c.577 §4; 1997 c.590 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 450.620 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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. [1993 c.577 §5; 1997 c.590 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 450.625 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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. [1993 c.577 §6; 1997 c.590 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 450.630 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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. [1993 c.577 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 450.635 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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. [1993 c.577 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 450.640 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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. [1993 c.577 §10; 2007 c.783 §186]
OR Rev Stat § 450.645 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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]
OR Rev Stat § 450.650 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 450 - Sanitary Districts and Authorities; Water Authorities|Section 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. [1987 c.863 §4; 1989 c.809 §2; 1993 c.577 §21]