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Ord 1858COUNCIL BILL N0, 775 ORDINANCE NO, 1858 AN ORDINANCE SUBP~ITTING TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY SHOULD AMEND ITS CHARTER TO ELIMINATE THE POSITION OF FIRE CHIEF IF THE VOTERS APPROVE THE ANNEXATION OF THE CITY INTO THE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, WHEREAS, the City of Woodburn, by Resolution Igo, 743, initiated annexation of the City to the Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District and directed that an agreement be prepared between the City and the District, and WHEREAS, the City of Woodburn, by Resolution hlo, 746, called an election to be held within the City at the polling places designated by the Marion County Election Clerk on the 27th day of March, 1984 for the purpose of submitting to the qua]ified voters of said City the question of whether all the territory located within the corporate limits of the City of Woodburn shall be annexed to the Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District, and WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the annexation of the City into the Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District it is necessary to eliminate from the Woodburn City Charter the requirement that a fire chief position exist, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the question of whether the Woodburn City Charter should be amended to eliminate the position of fire chief if the voters approve the annexation of the City into the Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District shall be submitted to the voters at a special election to be held Page 1 - COUNCLL BILL N0, 775 ORDINANCE N0, i858 on the 27th day of March, 1984, between the hours of 8:OO~a:m, and 8:OO~p,m,~ Pacific Time, within the City at polling places to be designated by the Marion County Election Clerk. Section 2, That Chapter V, Section 21, (3~ of the Woodburn City Charter be amended to read as follows: (3} He or she shalt appoint and may remove a City Recorder, Police 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 admin- istrator shall appoint and may remove all other city afficers and employees except as this charter other- wise 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. Section~3. That form in which said quest-ion shalt be submitted to the electors of the City on the official ballot at such special election shall be as follows: (see attached Exhibit "A") Section 4. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, 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: ~ ~ ~ ~y r~~ `~ ,~- City ttorney Date J rte,, ~ yM~,,,... _.. 1 7:l ~,....,,.. APPROVE ~~~~~~~~'~ ; ~~~'~~~ ~ ., '~'`-. ~` WI I M~J. C 5T NE, Mayor Passed by the City Council Submitted to the Mayor Approved by the Mayor Filed in the Office of the Recorder .~ ATTEST: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~,,: BARNEY U S, Recorder City of Woodburn, Oregon P~~.g'~e 2 -COUNCIL BILL N0. 775 ORDINANCE N0. 1858 February 13 , .. 1984 ____~ _ February 14, 1984 _____.~_ February 14, 1984 " ~~ February 14, 1984 Exhibit "A" SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION CITY OF WOODBURN Marion County., Oregon March 27, 1984 J Submitted to the Voters by the City Council Measure No. 52 CHARTER AMENDMENT IF VOTERS APPROVE CITY ANNEXATION INTO FIRE DISTRICT QUESTION: Shall Woodburn City Charter be amended to eliminate fire chief position if voters approve annexation of City into District? EXPLANATION: The present Woodburn City Charter provides that the City Administrator, with the consent of the City Council, shall appoint and may remove afire chief. If the voters approve the annexation of the City into the Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District, this measure would eliminate the City Charter requirement of afire chief position. This proposed Charter amendment shall be effective only if the voters approve annexation of the City into the District. VOTE "YES" OR "NO" Mark a cross (X) or a check mark (r/j in the square of your choice L7 Yes, I vats in favor~~of .the charter amendment. Q No, I vote against the charter amendment.