Ord 1788-1789 (Charter 1982)~ a
COUNCIL BILL NO. 681
ORDINANCE N0. 1788
AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING THE ADOPTION OF A NEW CHARTER FOR THE CITY
OF WOODBURN AND THE REPEAL OF THE EXISTING CHARTER; CALLING FOR AN
ELECTION AT WHICH THE PROPOSED CHARTER SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
LOCAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. The Common Council of the City of Woodburn
hereby proposes a new charter of said City, as follows:
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CHAPTER I
NAh1ES AND BOUwDAR I ES
Section 1. TITLE OF ENACTMENT. This enactment may be
referred to as the City of Woodburn Charter of 1982.
Section 2. NAME OF CITY. The municipality of the City of
Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, shall continue to be a
municipal corporation with the name "City of Woodburn".
Section 3. BOUNDARIES. The city shall include all
territory encompassed by its boundaries as they now exist
or hereafter are modified by voters, by the council or any
other agency with legal power to modify them. The recorder
shall keep in his or her office at the city hall at least
two copies of this charter, in each of which he or she shall
maintain an accurate, up-to-date description of the boundaries.
The copies and descriptions shall be available for public
inspection at any time during regular office hours of
the recorder.
CHAPTER II
POWERS
Section 4. POWERS OF THE CITY. The city shall have all
powers which the constitutions, statutes, and common law of
the United States and of this state expressly or impliedly
grant or allow municipalities, as fully as though this charter
specifically enumerated each of those powers.
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Section 5. CONSTRUCTION OF CHARTER. In this charter,
no mention of a particular power shall be construed to be
exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers which the
city would have if the particular power were not mentioned.
The charter shall be liberally construed to the end that the
city may have all powers necessary or convenient for the
conduct of its municipal affairs, including all powers that
cities may assume pursuant to state laws and to the municipal
home rule provisions of the state constitution.
CHAPTER III
FORM OF GOVERP!P1E~lT
Section 6. WHERE POWERS VESTED. Except as this charter
provides otherwise, all powers of the city shall be vested
in the council.
Section 7. COUNCIL. The council shall be composed of
six councilors. The city shall be apportioned into six wards
for nomination and election of councilors. The Council of
Woodburn shall alter the ward boundaries to maintain an equal
population distribution not less than once every ten years.
Section $. COUNCILORS. The councilors in office at the
time this charter is adopted shall continue in office, each
until the end of his or her term of office as fixed by the
charter of the city in effect at the time this charter is
adopted. At each biennial general election after this charter
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takes effect, three councilors shall be elected, each for a term of
four years.
Section 9. MAYjOR. At each biennial general election, a mayor
shall be elected from the city at large for a term of two years.
Section 10. ADMINISTRATOR, JUDGE, CITY ATTORNEY, AND OTHER
OFFICERS. Additional officers of the city shall be a city administrator,
a municipal judge, and a city attorney, each of whom the council shall
appoint, and such other officers as the council deems necessary. The
council may combine any two or more appointive offices, except
the offices of city administrator and judge, or the offices of city
attorney and judge. ThE~ municipal judge shall not be subject in
judicial functions to supervision by any other officer.
Section 11. SALARIES. The compensation for the services and
legitimate expenses of the mayor and councilors and each city officer
and employee shall be the amount fixed by the council.
Section 12. QUALIFICATION OF OFFICERS. No person shall be
eligible for an elective office of the city unless at the time
of his or her election, he or she is a qualified elector within
the meaning of the state constitution and has resided in the
city during the twelve months immediately preceding the election.
Persons shall not be eligible for election as councilor unless
at the time of his or her election, the person is a resident
of the ward from which he or she is elected. The council shall
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be the final judge of the qualifications and election of the
mayor and its own members. No person shall hold elective
office of the city while an employee of the city. No
former mayor or councilor may be employed by the city in
any capacity for at least one (1) year after leaving office.
CHAPTER IV
COUP!C I L
Section 13. MEETINGS. The council shall hold a regular
meeting at least once each month in the city at a time and
at a place which it designates. It shall adopt rules for
the government of its members and proceedings. The mayor
upon his own motion may, or at the request of three members
of the council shall, by giving notice thereof to all members
of the council then in the city, call a special meeting of
the council for a time not earlier than three nor later than
forty-eight hours after the notice is given. Special meetings
of the council may also be held at any time by the common
consent of all the members of the council.
Section 14. Quorum. A majority of the incumbent members
of the council shall constitute a quorum for its business,
but a smaller number may meet and compel. the attendance of
absent members in a manner provided by ordinance.
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Section 15. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. The council shall cause
a record of its proceedings to be kept. Upon request of any
of its members, ayes and nayes upon any question before it
shall be taken and entered in the record.
Section 16. PROCEEDINGS TO BE PUBLIC. No action by the
council shall have legal effect unless the motion for the
action and the vote by which it is disposed, of take place at
proceedings open to the public.
Section 17. MAYOR'S FUNCTIONS AT COUNCIL MEETINGS. The
mayor shall be chairman of the council and preside over its
deliberations. The mayor shall vote only in case of a tie.
The mayor shall have authority to preserve order, enforce the
rules of the council, and determine the order of business under
the rules of the council.
Section 18. PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL. At its first meeting
after this charter takes effect and thereafter at its first
regular meeting in the month following a biennial general
election, the council by ballot shall elect a president from
its membership. In the mayor's absence from a council meeting,
the president shall preside over it. Whenever the mayor is
unable to perform the functions of office, the president shall
act as mayor. In any event, the president of the council shall
retain the right to vote as a councilor.
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Section 19. VOTE REQUIRED. Except as this charter other-
wise provides, the concurrence of a majority of the members of
the council present at a council meeting shall be necessary to
decide any question before the council.
CHAPTER V
POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICEP,S
Section 20. MAYOR. The mayor shall be recognized as
the official head of the city for all ceremonial purposes,
by the courts for the purpose of writs and other legal actions,
however, this shall not be construed as conferring upon the
office of mayor any powers or functions in conflict with other
provisions of this charter. The mayor shall appoint the
committees of the council as provided by the rules of the
council. The mayor shall appoint the members of the boards,
committees, and commissions as provided by ordinance. The
mayor shall sign all records of proceedings approved by the
council. After the council approves a bond of a city officer
or a bond for license, contract or proposal, the mayor shall
endorse the bond. In time of public danger or emergency, if
so authorized by council, the mayor shall take command of the
police and other departments of the city to maintain law and
enforce order. The mayor shall, from time to time communicate
to the council such information and recommend such measures
as, in his or her opinion, may tend to the improvement of
the finances, the protection, the health, the security, the
ornament, the comfort, the administrative management and the
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general welfare and prosperity of the city. The mayor shall
establish a cooperative arrangement to interact between the council
and the administrator, to assist in the interpretation of the
council's objectives so that the implementation of the council's
actions will derive the greatest benefits to the city. This
does not preclude the administrator discussing problems with
council members. All ordinance and resolutions shall, before they
take effect, be presented to the mayor. If the mayor approves
thereof, he or she shall sign the same, and such as he or she
shall not sign shall be returned to the council with written
objections thereto, by depositing the same with the city recorder
to be presented to the council at their next regular meeting
thereafter. Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution
by the mayor, the vote by which the same was passed shall be
deemed to have been reconsidered and the questions shall again
be put upon the passage of the same notwithstanding the objections
of the mayor; and if, upon such vote, the council shall pass
the same by a majority vote of the incumbent members of the
council, it shall have the same effect as if approved by the
mayor. If any ordinance or resolution shall not be returned to
the city recorder by the mayor within five working days after it
shall have been presented to him or her, the same shall have the
same force and effect as if approved by the mayor. It shall
be the duty of the city recorder to endorse upon each ordinance
or resolution upon the records of the proceedings of the council
the time when such ordinance or resolution was delivered to the
mayor, and the time when the same shall be returned to the
recorder's office by the mayor.
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Section 21. CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
(a) Qualifications. The city administrator shall be the
administrative head of the government of the city. The administrator
shall be chosen by the mayor and council, collectively and as
a group, without regard to political considerations and solely
with reference to his or her executive and administrative
qualifications. The administrator need not be a resident of
the city or of the state at the time of appointment but promptly
thereafter shall become and during his or her tenure remain a
resident of the city. Before taking office, he or she shall
give a bond in such amount and with such surety as may be
approved by the council. The premiums on such bond shall be
paid by the city.
(b) Term. The administrator shall be appointed for an
indefinite term and may removed at the pleasure of the mayor
and council, collectively and as a group. Upon any vacancy
occurring in the office of administrator after the first
appointment pursuant to this charter, the council, at its
next meeting, shall adopt a resolution of its intention to
appoint another administrator.
(c) Powers and Duties. The powers and duties of the
administrator shall be as follows:
(1) He or she shall devote his or her entire time
to the discharge of official duties, attend all meetings
of the council unless excused therefrom by the council
or mayor, keep the council advised at all times of
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the affairs and needs of the city, and make reports
annually, or more frequently if requested by the council,
of all the affairs and departments of the city.
(2) He or she shall see that all ordinances are
enforced and that the provisions of all franchises,
leases, contracts, permits, and privileges granted by
the city are observed.
(3) He or she shall appoint and may remove a
City Recorder, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Director of
Finance, Director of Public Works, Library Director,
and Director of Recreation and Parks. Such appointment
or removal shall be with the consent of the council.
The administrator shall appoint and may remove all
other city officers and employees except as this charter
otherwise provides, and shall have general supervision
and control over them and their work with power to
transfer an employee from one department to another.
He or she shall supervise the departments to the end of
obtaining the utmost efficiency in each of them. He or
she shall have no control, however, over the mayor,
the council, or the judicial activities of the
municipal judge.
(4) He or she shall act as purchasing agent for
all departments of the city. All purchases shall be
made by requisition signed by him or her or a designee.
(5) He or she shall be responsible for preparing
and submitting to the budget committee the annual budget
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estimates and such reports as that body requests.
(6) He or she shall supervise the operation of all
public utilities owned and operated by the city and shall
have general supervision over all city property.
(7) He or she may delegate certain management powers
to any department head, however, the final responsibility
for all management actions shall rest with the administrator.
(d) Seats at Council Meetings. The administrator and
such other officers as the council designates shall be entitled
to sit with the council but shall have no vote on questions
before it. The administrator may take part in all council
discussions.
(e) Administrator Pro Tem. Whenever the administrator
is absent from the city, is temporarily disabled from acting
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as administrator, or whenever his or her office becomes vacant,
the council shall appoint an administrator pro tem, who shall
possess the powers and duties of the administrator. No admin-
istrator pro tem, however, may appoint or remove a city officer
or employee except with the approval of the majority of the
incumbent members of the council. No administrator pro tem
shall hold his position as such for more than four months, and
no appointment of an administrator pro tem shall be renewed
more than one time.
(f) Interference in Administration and Elections. No
member of the council shall directly or indirectly, by suggestion
or otherwise, attempt to influence or coerce the administrator
in the making of any appointment or removal of any officer or
employee or in the purchase of supplies; or attempt to exact
any promise relative to any appointment from any candidate for
administrator; or discuss directly or indirectly with him the
matter of specific appointments to any city office or employment.
A violation of the foregoing provisions of this section shall
be grounds for forfeiture of the office of the offending member
of the council. Nothing in this section shall be construed,
however, as prohibiting the council, while in session, from
fully and freely discussing with or suggesting to the administrator
anything pertaining to city affairs or interests of the city.
No employee of the city shall take part in securing, or con-
tributing any money toward, the nomination or election of any
candidate for a municipal office.
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(g} Ineligible Persons. Neither the administrator's
spouse nor any person related to the administrator or his or
her spouse by consanguinity or affinity within the third
degree may hold any appointive office or employment with the city.
Section 22. MUNICIPAL JUDGE. The municipal judge shall
be the judicial officer of the city. He or she must be a member
of the Oregon State Bar. He or she must be a resident of the
State of Oregon but need not be a resident of the city. He or
she shall hold within the city a court known as the municipal
court for the City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon. The court
shall be open for the transaction of judicial business at times
specified by the council. All area within the city shall be
within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. The municipal
judge shall exercise original and exclusive jurisdiction of all
offenses defined and :Wade punishable by ordinances of the city
and of all actions brought to recover or enforce forfeitures
or penalties defined or authorized by ordinances of the city.
He or she shall have authority to issue process for the arrest
of any person accused of an offense against the ordinances of
the city, to commit any such person to jail or admit him or
her to bail pending trial, to issue subpoenas, to compel witnesses
to appear and testify in court on the trial of any cause before
the court, to compel obedience to such subpoenas, to issue
any process necessary to carry into effect the judgments of
the court, and to punish witnesses and others for contempt
of court. When not governed by ordinances or this charter,
all proceedings in the municipal court for the violation
of a city ordinance shall
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be governed by the applicable general laws of the state
governing justices of the peace and justice courts.
Section 23. RECORDER. The recorder shall serve ex-
officio as clerk of the council, attend all its meetings
unless excused therefrom by the council, keep an accurate .record
of its proceedings, and sign all orders on the treasury.
In the recorder's absence or inability to perform duties of
office, the administrator shall appoint a recorder pro-tem
who, while acting in that capacity, shall have all the authority
and duties of the recorder.
Section 24. CITY ATTORNEY. The city attorney shall perform
all professional services incidental to the office, and shall
appear and conduct all suits, prosecutions, and proceedings,
civil or criminal, in which the city of Woodburn is directly
or indirectly interested; and shall, when required, furnish
opinions upon any subject pertaining to the affairs of the
said city submitted by the council or its committees; he or
she shall also advise with and counsel all city officers in
respect to their official duties, and attend the regular meetings
of the council and of such committees and boards as shall request
his or her assistance.
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CHAPTER VI
ELECT I OPlS
Section 25. REGULAR ELECTIONS. City elections shall be
held in accordance with applicable state election laws. The
recorder, pursuant to directions from the council, shall give
at least ten days' notice of each city election by posting
notice thereof at a conspicuous place in the city hall and in
two other public places within the city. The notice shall
state the officers to be elected, the ballot title of each
measure to be voted upon, and the time and place of the election.
Section 26. TIE VOTES. In the event of a tie vote for
candidates for elective office, the successful candidate shall
be determined by a public drawing of lots in a manner prescribed
by the council.
Section 27. COMMENCEMENT OF TERMS OF OFFTCE. The term of
office of a person elected at a regular city election shall
commence with the first regular council meeting in the month
following the election.
Sectlori 28. OATH OR AFFTRMATTON
All elective officers,
the municipal judge, the city administrator, and the city attorney,
before entering upon the duties of their offices, shall subscribe
and file with the head of the department in charge of city records,
an oath or affirmation of office. The oath shall read: "I, ,
do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the
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United States and of the State
and ordinances of the City, an.
my ability, faithfully perform
during my continuance therein,
person affirms, instead of the
shall be stated:"And this I do
penalties of perjury."
of Oregon, uphold the charter
3 that I will to the best of
the duties of
so help me God." If the
last clause of the oath, there
affirm under the pains and
Section 29. NOMINATION. Nomination of a candidate for
an elective office shall be in a manner prescribed by ordinance.
CHAPTER VII
VACANCIES I fi OFFICE
Section 30. WHAT CREATES A VACANCY. An office shall be
deemed vacant upon the incumbent's death; adjudicated incompetence;
conviction of a felony; other offense pertaining to his or her
office, or unlawful destruction of public records; resignation;
recall from office; in the case of elected officers or the city
administrator, discontinuance of residency within the city limits
or the ward in which he or she was elected; or ceasing to posses
the qualifications for the office; upon the failure of the person
elected or appointed to the office to qualify therefor within
ten days after the time for his or her term of office to commence;
or in the case of a mayor or councilor, upon his or her absence
from the city for 30 calendar days without the consent of the
council or upon his or her absence from meetings of the council
for 60 calendar days without consent, and upon a declaration
by the council of the vacancy.
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Section 31. FILLING OF VACANCIES. Vacant elective offices
in the city shall be filled by appointment by the mayor. A
majority vote of the council shall be required to approve the
appointment. The appointee's term of office shall begin immed-
iately upon his or her appointment and shall continue throughout
the unexpired term of his or her predecessor.
CHAPTER VIII
ORDINANCES
Section 32. ENACTING CLAUSE. The enacting clause of all
ordinances hereafter enacted shall be, "The City of Woodburn
ordains as follows:".
Section 33. MODE OF ENACTMENT.
(1) Except as the second and third paragraphs of this
section provide to the contrary, every ordinance of the council
shall, before being put upon its final passage, be fully and
distinctly read in open council meeting on two different days.
(2) Except as the third paragraph of this section provides
to the contrary, an ordinance may be enacted at a single meeting
of the council by unanimous vote of all council members present,
upon being read first in full and then by title.
(3) Any of the readings may be by title only if no council
member present at the meeting requests to have the ordinance
read in full or if a copy of the ordinance is provided for each
council member and three copies are provided for public inspection
in the office of the city recorder not later than one week before
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the first reading of the ordinance and if notice of their avail-
ability is given forthwith upon the filing, by written notice
posted at the city hall and two other public places in the city
or by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in
the city. An ordinance enacted after being read by title alone
may have no legal effect if it differs substantially from its
terms as it was thus filed prior to such reading, unless each
section incorporating such a difference is read fully and
distinctly in open council meeting as finally amended prior
to being approved by the council.
(4) Upon the final vote on an ordinance, the ayes and
nays of the members shall be taken and entered in the record
of proceedings.
(5) Upon the enactment of an ordinance, the recorder shall
sign it with the date of its passage and his or her name and
title of office.
Section 34. WHEN ORDINANCES TAKE EFFECT. An ordinance
enacted by the council shall take effect on the thirtieth day
after its enactment. When the council deems it advisable,
however, an ordinance may provide a later time for it to take
effect, and in case of emergency, it may take effect immediately
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CHAPTER IX
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Section 35. CONDEMNATION.
Any necessity of taking property
for the city by condemnation shall be determined by the council
and declared by a resolution of the council describing the
property and stating the uses to which it shall be devoted.
Section 36. IMPROVEMENTS. The procedure for making, altering,
vacating, or abandoning a public improvement shall be governed
by general ordinance or, to the extent not so governed, by the
applicable general laws of the state. Action on any proposed
public improvement, except a sidewalk or except an improvement
unanimously declared by the council to be needed at once because
of an emergency, shall be suspended for six months upon a
remonstrance thereto by the owners of a majority of the land
to be specially assessed therefor. In this section, "owner"
shall mean the record holder of legal title or, where land is
being purchased under a land sale contract recorded or verified
to the recorder in writing by the record holder of legal title
to the land, the purchaser shall be deemed the "owner".
Section 37. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. The procedure for
levying, collecting, and enforcing the payment of special
assessments for public improvements or other services to be
charged against real property shall be governed by ordinance.
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Section 38. DEBT LI:~iIT.
Except by the consent of the voters,
the city's voluntary floating indebtedness shall not exceed $5,000.00
at any one time, except as permitted by state law. For purposes of
calculating the limitation, however, the legally authorized debt
of the city in existence at the time this charter takes effect
shall not be considered. The council shall have the authority to
issue bonds in an amount that has been approved by a majority of the
voters at an election held for that purpose. All city officials
and employees who create or officially approve any indebtedness in
excess of this limitation shall be jointly and severally liable
for the excess.
CHAPTER X
f~~ISCELLAfdEOUS PROVISIO";S
Section 39. EXISTING ORDINANCES CONTINUED. All ordinances
of the city consistent with this charter and in force when it
takes effect shall remain in effect until amended or repealed.
Section 40. REPEAL OF PREVIOUSLY ENACTED PROVISIONS.
All charter provisions of the city enacted prior to the time that
this charter takes effect are hereby repealed except the provision
of Chapter IV, Section 25 of the previous charter as added by
amendment adopted at an election held on Nay 17, 1946, and an
amendment adopted at an election held on Dray 18, 1962, as follows:
"Section 25. Power to Levy Tax. The common council
shall have power to assess, levy, and collect taxes for
general municipal purposes upon all property both real
and personal which is taxable by law for state and
county purposes; provided, in addition thereto, the
council may annually assess, levy, and collect a tax
not to exceed three mills on the dollar of such taxable
property to provide for and maintain a public library,
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provided further, in addition to
for, the council may at any time
outstanding bonds, assess, levy,
a tax not to exceed one-tenth of
and annual interest thereon, for
such bonds and the payment of the
the taxes above provided
the city shall have
and collect annually,
such outstanding bonds,
the purpose of redeeming
interest thereon."
And the provision of Chapter X, Section 11, of the previous
charter as added by amendment adopted at an election held on
March 26, 1948, as follows:
"Section 11. In addition to all other taxes authorized
by the charter of the city of Woodburn and provided for
in the budget of said city, the common council shall levy
a tax of 5 mills upon each dollar of taxable property
within the corporate limits of the city of Woodburn in
the fiscal year 1948-49 for the purpose of providing
necessary or expedient maintenance for and supervision
of the parks, playgrounds, and other public recreational
facilities of said city, and authorizing the common
council to include in its budget for fiscal years succeeding
the fiscal year 1948-49 a special levy not exceeding
5 mills for such purpose. The funds derived from such
tax shall be turned over by the common council to a
board known as the Woodburn Recreation and Park Board,
which board shall be appointed by the mayor under the
provisions of an ordinance covering such appointment,
which shall have been or shall be passed by the council."
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Section 2. Date of Election. The question of a new
charter shall be submitted in the manner prescribed in this
ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Woodburn, Oregon,
at a city election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 1982,
in conjunction with the statewide general election.
Section 3. Form of Proposition. Said election shall
be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
The appropriate notices shall be given as provided by applicable
law.
Section 4. That the form in which said question shall
be submitted to the electors of the City of Woodburn on the
official ballot of such election shall be substantially as
follows:
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY OF WOODBURN
Marion County, Oregon
November 2, 1982
Submitted to the Voters by the Common Council
Measure No. 52
ADOPTING A NEW CITY CHARTER
QUESTION: Shall the City of Woodburn adopt a new charter as
proposed by Ordinance 1788
EXPLANATION: If this charter is adopted, the governing body of
city will continue to be a six member council, each
elected from a separate ward. The Mayor will be
elected at large. The terms of office will continue
to be 4 years and 2 years respectively.
A city administrator, appointed by the mayor and
council, will be the head of administrative operations
of the city.
The mayor and council will appoint a municipal judge
and city attorney. Department heads will be appointed
by the administrator with the consent of the council.
The council will determine the salaries of all city
officers and employees.
The mayor will preside at council meetings, vote in
the case of a tie, and shall be recognized as the
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ceremonial head of the city.
The continuing tax levies for purposes of Parks and
Library will be continued. Bonded Debt will not be
incurred without voter approval.
VOTE "YES" OR "NO"
Mark a cross (X) or a check mark ( ) in the square of your choice
[~ Yes, I vote in favor of the new charter
[j No, I vote against the new charter
Section 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. This ordinance being
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
and safety, in that this ordinance must be promptly submitted to
the county clerk to meet legal deadlines, an emergency is declared
to exist and this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
Approved as to form:
Cit tt rney to
APPROVED ~ '~
E. WALTER A ON, Mayor
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the office of the Recorder
ATTEST ~ , ; ~,~~
BARNEY O B S,'Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
August 9, 1982
August 10, 1982
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ORDINANCE NO. 1788
COUNCIL BILL N0. 687
ORDIf~ANCE N0. 1789
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 1788 CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTIOP~ TO BE
HELD NOVEMBER 2, 1982 TO SUB~9IT THE PROPOSED CHARTER TO THE LOCAL ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF WOODBURN, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1788 be amended to read
as follows:
"Section 4. That the form in which said question shall be submitted to
the electors of the City of 4Joodburn on the official ballot of such election
shall be substantially as follows:
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY OF WOODBURN
Marion County, Oregon
November 2, 1982
Submitted to the Voters by the Common Council
Measure No. 52
ADOPTING A NE~d CITY CHARTER
QUESTION: Shall the City of Woodburn adopt a new charter as proposed by
Ordinance 1788?
EXPLAfJATION: If adopted, membership of the governing body and terms of office
will remain the same. Positions to be appointed by the Mayor and
Council are Administrator, Attorney, and Judge.
The current charter was adopted in 1909. Minor changes have been
made over the years. The new charter will simplify current
charter provisions and delete subjects covered by state law.
Bonded debt cannot be incurred without voter approval. Existing
Park and Library tax levies will continue.
VOTE "YES" OR "NO"
Mark a cross (~) or a check mark (/; in the square of your choice
Q Yes, I vote in favor of the new charter
C7 No, I vote against the new charter
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ORDINANCE N0. 1789
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Section 2. .EMERGENCY CLAUSE. This ordinance being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, in that
this ordinance must be promptly submitted to the county clerk to meet legal
deadlines, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall take
effect immediately upon passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
Approved as to Form:
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APPROVED
.'WALTER L SON, Mayor
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the office of the Recorder
August 23, 1982
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ATTEST
Barney B ris Recorder
City of o dburn, Oregon
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ORDINANCE N0. 1789
I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, Oregon, do
hereby certify that I caused to be posted three copies of
Ordinance No. 1789, one of which said copies posted in City Hall
on the bulletin board adjacent to the Recorder's Office, in full
view of the traveling public; a second one of said copies posted
on the Woodburn Public Library bulletin board at 280 Garfield Street,
in full view of the traveling public; a third one of said copies
posted on the Community Center bulletin board at 491 N. Third Street
in full view of the traveling public; that all of said places are.
public places within t~~e corporate li~7its of.the City of ~Woodb~rn
and. all of said copies were posted on the 27th day of
August 1982.
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Barney 06 Bin s, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon