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OR Rev Stat § 221.035 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.035 - Economic feasibility statement; contents.

(1) If a person intends to file a petition for incorporation under ORS 221.031 (1), the person may file a notice of intent to prepare an economic feasibility statement with the county clerk of the county in which the proposed city lies or, should it lie in more than one county, with the county clerk of the county in which the largest part of its territory lies. (2) When a petition for incorporation is filed under ORS 221.031 (1), an economic feasibility statement concerning the proposed city described in the petition shall also be filed with the county clerk. The economic feasibility statement shall be prepared by the persons designated as the chief petitioners and shall form the basis for the proposed permanent rate limit for operating taxes required by ORS 221.031 (3). The economic feasibility statement shall contain: (a) A description of the services and functions to be performed or provided by the proposed city; (b) An analysis of the relationship between those services and functions and other existing or needed government services; and (c) Proposed first and third year budgets for the new city demonstrating its economic feasibility. [1989 c.92 §28; 1997 c.541 §352; 2001 c.557 §3; 2007 c.669 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 221.036 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.036 - Inclusion of area within urban growth boundary in incorporation of rural unincorporated community.

For an area that includes a rural unincorporated community, as defined in ORS 221.034, if a notice of intent to prepare an economic feasibility statement is filed under ORS 221.035 (1) or a petition for incorporation is filed under ORS 221.031 (1) before all or a part of the rural unincorporated community is included in the acknowledged urban growth boundary of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, the incorporation may continue under the statutory requirements that apply to the incorporation of a rural unincorporated community under ORS 221.034. However, the area proposed to be incorporated may include any lands that are included in the acknowledged urban growth boundary. [2001 c.557 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 221.050 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.050 - Incorporation election; election of first city council; proclamation of results.

(1) The county court shall submit the proposition for incorporation determined as provided in ORS 221.040 to the electors registered in the area proposed to be incorporated. At the same election, five city council members for the proposed city shall be elected. (2) ORS chapters 246 to 260 govern the conduct of an election under this section, including the nomination and election of the first city council, except as follows: (a) A nominating or primary election for the purpose of nominating candidates for the city council shall not be held. (b) Notwithstanding ORS 249.037, a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy must be filed with the county clerk not sooner than the 100th day and not later than the 70th day before the date of the election. (c) At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, a candidate for the first city council shall pay to the officer with whom the declaration is filed a fee of $25. (d) A nominating petition shall contain at least 25 signatures of electors in the area proposed to be incorporated or a number of signatures of electors equal to at least 10 percent of the number of electors in the area proposed to be incorporated as of the date the election is ordered under ORS 221.040, whichever is less. (3) The proposed ballot title for an election under this section shall be in compliance with ORS 250.036. (4) Not later than the 30th day after an election called under ORS 221.040 the county court calling the election shall proclaim whether the results of the election favor incorporation. The county court also shall proclaim which candidates for city council are elected, if the results of the election favor incorporation. The results of the election favor incorporation if a majority of the votes cast on the proposition favors incorporation and: (a) At least 50 percent of registered electors eligible to vote in the election cast a ballot; or (b) The election is held in May or November of any year. (5) If the results of the election favor incorporation: (a) The area described in the notice of election is incorporated as a city from the date of the election; (b) The proposed rate limit for operating taxes submitted to and approved by the electors at the election shall be the permanent rate limit for operating taxes for the new city; and (c) The five council members elected under subsection (2) of this section shall take office not later than the 10th day next following the proclamation on the proposition and council election. [Amended by 1953 c.593 §3; 1983 c.350 §18; 1987 c.707 §4; 1987 c.267 §66; 1989 c.92 §§31,31b; 1995 c.607 §64; 1997 c.541 §354; 2010 c.29 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 221.061 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.061 - Election expenses.

(1) When a majority of votes cast in an election held under this chapter for incorporation of a city favors incorporation, all expenses of the election and the preparation of the metes and bounds or legal description for the incorporation petition under ORS 221.040 (3)(a) shall be paid from the general fund of the newly incorporated city in the same manner that other claims against the city are paid. (2) When a majority of votes cast in an election held under this chapter for incorporation of a city opposes incorporation, all expenses of the election and the preparation of the metes and bounds or legal description for the incorporation petition under ORS 221.040 (3)(a) shall be paid from the general fund of the county in the same manner that other claims against the county are paid. [1981 c.890 §9 (enacted in lieu of 221.060)]
OR Rev Stat § 221.090 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.090 - Terms of office of first city council.

(1) Members of the first city council shall serve the following terms: (a) The two members receiving the two highest number of votes shall hold office until the first Monday in January next following the second general election held after incorporation of the city; and (b) The three members receiving the three next highest number of votes shall hold office until the first Monday in January next following the first general election held after the incorporation. (2) The county clerk shall prepare and deliver a certificate of election to each candidate elected to the city council. [Amended by 1983 c.350 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 221.100 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.100 - Validation of incorporation under prior laws.

Only those cities which, prior to March 28, 1941, commenced incorporation according to the procedure provided in sections 1 to 9, chapter 345, General Laws of Oregon 1913, and actually completed incorporation according to sections 1 to 7, chapter 453, Laws of Oregon 1941, are regarded as legally incorporated cities under and subject to the provisions of ORS 221.010 to 221.090, 221.110 to 221.140 and 221.410, provided a majority of those voting on the proposition to incorporate were in favor of incorporation. [Amended by 1983 c.350 §20]
OR Rev Stat § 221.106 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.106 - Prohibitions related to signing of incorporation petition; violation.

(1) No person may sign a petition described in ORS 221.031 with a name not the person’s own, or knowingly sign the person’s name more than once to any such petition or sign any such petition when the person is not an elector. (2) Violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class C felony. [1973 c.432 §3; 1981 c.890 §11; 1983 c.350 §21]
OR Rev Stat § 221.110 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.110 - City officers; eligibility.

The officers of a city created under ORS 221.010 to 221.100 shall be five councillors, a municipal judge and such other officers as the council deems necessary. Any resident of a city shall be eligible to hold an office of the city. [Amended by 2003 c.14 §101]
OR Rev Stat § 221.120 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.120 - City council; terms; vacancies; powers; meetings.

Concerning the council of a city created under ORS 221.010 to 221.100: (1) Three councillors shall be elected biennially. (2) At an election for electing councillors, the candidates who receive the three highest numbers of votes shall be deemed elected, and of these three the ones receiving the two highest numbers of votes shall hold office for four years and the remaining one shall hold office for two years. (3) A councillor’s term of office shall begin at the first council meeting in the year immediately ensuing the year of the election of the councillor. (4) The council shall fill by appointment vacancies in its membership. (5) The term of office of an appointee to an office of councillor shall be the remainder of the term of office of the immediate predecessor of the appointee in the office. (6) The powers of the city shall be vested in the council. (7) A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for action by the council. (8) No action by the council shall have legal effect unless concurred in by a majority of the council. (9) The council shall meet publicly at least once each month. [Amended by 2003 c.14 §102]
OR Rev Stat § 221.130 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.130 - Mayor; term; functions.

Concerning the mayor of a city created under ORS 221.010 to 221.100: (1) Only councillors shall be eligible to serve as mayor. (2) The council shall appoint a mayor at its first meeting of each odd-numbered year. (3) The mayor’s term of office shall be two years. (4) The mayor shall be presiding officer of the council and shall authenticate with the signature of the mayor all ordinances which the council passes. [Amended by 2003 c.14 §103]
OR Rev Stat § 221.140 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.140 - Appointment of municipal judge and other city officers; removal; compensation.

The council of a city created under ORS 221.010 to 221.100 shall appoint a municipal judge and such other officers as it deems necessary for the proper government of the city, who shall be removable at the discretion of the council, receive such compensation as the council approves, and have such powers and duties as the council prescribes.
OR Rev Stat § 221.142 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.142 - Qualifications for municipal judges; extensions.

(1) As a qualification for the office, a municipal judge must: (a) Be a member of the Oregon State Bar; (b) Have completed a course on courts of special jurisdiction offered by the National Judicial College, or complete the course within 12 months after appointment or election to the office of municipal judge; or (c) Have completed, or complete within 12 months after appointment or election to the office of municipal judge, a course that is equivalent to the course described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, proposed by the municipal judge and approved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (2) If exigent circumstances prevent a municipal judge from completing the course required under subsection (1)(b) of this section within 12 months after appointment or election to the office of municipal judge, the presiding judge of the judicial district in which the municipal court is located may grant the municipal judge one extension of time to complete the course. The extension may not exceed 12 months. The presiding judge may require the municipal judge to complete additional educational requirements during an extension granted under this subsection. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a municipal judge in a municipal court that is a court of record under ORS 221.342 must be a member of the Oregon State Bar. (4) Any person serving temporarily as a municipal judge must possess the qualifications for the office of municipal judge described in this section. [2015 c.570 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 221.145 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.145 - Basing compensation of city officers upon fines prohibited.

The amount of compensation for city police officers, municipal judges or other city officers shall not be based upon the amount of revenues collected from fines or any set percentage thereof. [1981 c.402 §1; 1999 c.1051 §261] Note: 221.145 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 221 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 221.160 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.160 - Special elections to fill council vacancies; appointment of council members when all positions vacant.

(1) Whenever because of death, resignation or other cause the number of the members of the governing body of any city is insufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business thereof, and the charter of such city does not otherwise provide, the mayor, or if there is no mayor, a majority of the remaining members of the governing body, may call a special election for the purpose of electing a sufficient number of persons to fill all the vacancies then existing in the governing body. For the purposes of such election the mayor, or if there is no mayor, a majority of the remaining members of the governing body, may appoint persons to act for all offices necessary to the holding of such election where such offices may be vacant. The appointments shall continue until a successor is selected as provided for by the charter or law governing such city. (2) If all positions in the governing body of a city become vacant and if the charter of the city does not provide otherwise, the governing body of the county in which the city maintains its seat of government immediately shall appoint the number of persons sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of city business. The persons appointed by the governing body of the county shall appoint a sufficient number of persons to fill any remaining vacancies existing in the governing body of the city. All persons appointed under this subsection shall serve until successors are elected and qualified to serve. [Amended by 1981 c.173 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 221.180 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.180 - Procedure for nomination of candidates for city offices.

(1) This section and ORS chapters 249 and 254 govern the manner of nominating and electing candidates for municipal offices in all cities. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 249.037, if a city does not hold a nominating election for municipal offices, a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy shall be filed not sooner than the 15th day after the date of the primary election and not later than the 70th day before the date of the general election. A candidate who is nominated under this subsection may withdraw candidacy under ORS 249.830. (3) All nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy shall be filed with the city elections officer. If the city charter or ordinance provides a manner of filing for nomination, a candidate for any office of that city shall file in that manner. [Amended by 1957 c.608 §226; 1979 c.190 §408; 1983 c.350 §22; 1987 c.267 §67; 1995 c.712 §91]
OR Rev Stat § 221.200 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.200 - Law governing city elections.

ORS chapters 246 to 260 govern the conduct of all city elections. [Amended by 1957 c.608 §228; 1979 c.317 §3; 1983 c.350 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 221.210 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.210 - Referendum and initiative for municipal measures and charter amendments.

The city council may refer and the people may initiate municipal measures or amendments to the charter of a city as provided in ORS 250.265 to 250.346, unless ORS 250.255 makes ORS 250.265 to 250.346 inapplicable to the city. [Amended by 1955 c.18 §1; 1983 c.350 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 221.230 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.230 - Election dates; emergency elections.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no election on a city measure referred by the city governing body or for a city office shall be held on any date other than: (a) The second Tuesday in March; (b) The third Tuesday in May; (c) The fourth Tuesday in August; or (d) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no election on a city measure other than a city measure referred by the city governing body shall be held on any date other than: (a) The third Tuesday in May; or (b) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. (3) An emergency election may be held on a date other than those provided in subsection (1) or (2) of this section if the city governing body by resolution finds that an emergency exists that will require an election sooner than the next available election date to avoid extraordinary hardship to the community. A determination under this subsection as to whether an emergency exists is within the sole discretion of the city governing body. (4) A city governing body, with adequate notice, shall hold a public hearing, on a date other than a regularly scheduled council meeting, for the purpose of making findings substantiating the fact that an emergency exists before scheduling an election on a date other than those specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this section. (5) Notice of a city’s intent to hold an emergency election shall be filed with the county elections authority no later than 47 days preceding the desired election date. At the time the notice of election is given to the county elections authority, the city shall also file with the elections authority a certified copy of the ballot title and a copy of the resolution and findings adopted by the city governing body to authorize the emergency election as required under subsection (4) of this section. [1979 c.316 §4; 1981 c.639 §5; 1985 c.808 §70; 1987 c.267 §68; 1989 c.923 §9; 1991 c.71 §3; 1993 c.713 §52; 1995 c.607 §65; 1995 c.712 §114; 2015 c.44 §2; 2021 c.551 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 221.240 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.240 - Disclosure to city auditor of legally protected material.

(1) As used in this section, "legally protected material" means: (a) Information and records of a city that are protected by attorney-client privilege held by the city; and (b) Attorney work product prepared in the course of providing legal services to the city. (2) The disclosure of legally protected material by a city, or any officer, employee or agent of the city, to the elected auditor of the city, or any employee or agent of the elected auditor who is employed for the purpose of auditing or investigating the city, does not waive the privilege with respect to any other person, to the extent the legally protected material is disclosed for the purpose of an audit or investigation. [2017 c.528 §1] Note: 221.240 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 221 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 221.275 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.275 - Definitions for ORS 221.275 to 221.290.

As used in ORS 221.275 to 221.290: (1) "Owner" or "owner of a vehicle" means the person listed as the owner of a vehicle in the records of the Department of Transportation. (2) "Rental or leasing company" means any person engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to the public. [1995 c.533 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 221.277 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.277 - Violation of city parking ordinance; affirmative defense.

(1) It is an offense to be the registered owner of a motor vehicle parked in violation of a city ordinance. (2) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution of the registered owner of a motor vehicle under subsection (1) of this section that the use of the vehicle was not authorized by the owner, either expressly or by implication. [1995 c.533 §3]