Ord 1546COUNCIL BILL ~~0. 327
oRDIr3A~1cE No. 154E
A~1 ORDINANCE PROPOSING AN AP~~END~IEr1T TO THE CHAPTER OF TIfE CITY OF
WOODBUP~J TO BE KNOWN AS SECTI0~3 31 OF CI~IAPTER X; ~.UTHORIZING THE COI~I-
rTRUCTION AND E~}UIPPING OF A NEW SEWER DISPOSAL PLANT AND SYSTEr~I IN-
CLUDING SITE ACQUISITION AND PREPARATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL
SEWER T~1IIdS, I~1ODIFICATION OF THE EXISTI~JG SEWER SYSTEM, ?aND ACQUIRING
AND PREPARATION OF NECESSARY RIGHTS-aF-WAY AND REAL PROPERTY FOR USE
WITH THE NEtr1 SEWER DISPOSAL PLANT; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF TIIE
COST OF SUCH IMPROVEZt~ENTS BY THE IS5UANCE OF BONDS OF TII ~' CITY OF
WOODBURN IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0.0 0 ; ~~~UTIiORI Z Ii~1G A
LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX TO PAY THAT PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
OF SUCH BONDS NOT PAID BY REVENUE RECEIVED FROTH SUCH SEWER SYSTEM;
REFERRING THE AMENDMENT TO LEGAL ELECTORS OF TTIE CITY; CALLING A
SPECIAL ELECTION; TEND DECLARING A~1 Et'SERGENCY.
~r~~'HEREAS, the present facility for sewer disposal of tnc
City of C~~Toodburn is inadequate, obsolete, is in violation of Federal
and State standards, and is totally inadequate for the proper s.nd
efficient operation of thy: sewer system of the City of Woodb~~rn.; dnd
WHEREAS, the City Engineer of the City of Voodburn, taget~~er
with engineering consultants employed by the City, have: determined
that the cost of a new sewer disposal plant, together with necessary
sewer mains, site acquisition and preparation, including access roads
and rights-of-gay to the plant, and modification of the present sewer
system of the City to incorporate the use of the new plant will Bost
approximately $7,000,000.00 to $8,J00,000,00~ and Federal funding may
be available to meet approximately 75~ of the cost; and
WHEREAS, the City of Woodburn cannot continue with an in~-
adequate sewer system and the Oregan State Department of Environmental
Quality has advised the City teat should the City fail to take action
remedying the present situation immediately, that such department
will seek legal action, if necessary, to compel the construction of
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an adequate system to protect the citizens of the City and State from
pollution created by the present inadequate sewer disposal system of
the City of Woodburn; and
WHEREA5, it would be to the best interest of the City to
take such immediate steps as are necessary to modify and reconstruct
the sewer disposal system of the City of Woodburn and to use such
Federal funds as may be available to assist the financing of such
improvements, and it will, therefore, be necessary to borrow money
and in evidence thereof issue bonds of the City of Woodburn, and
before the bonds can be issued, the question of issuing said bonds
must be submitted to the electors of said City and approved by a
majority of electors voting on said question at election called for
that purpose; now therefore,
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. That the Common Council of the City of Woodburn,
Marion County, Oregon, hereby proposes an amendment to the Charter of
said City amending the Charter by the addition of a section to be
known as Section 31 of Chapter Y of said Charter to read as follows:
"Section 31. That in addition. to all other obligations
heretofore provided and authorized to be issued by tl~e
Common Council of the City of Woodburn, the Common
Council shall have the power and is hereby authorized
to construct a new sewer disposal plant and system,
together with acquisition and preparation of site,
rights-of-Yxay for sewer mains and an access road needed
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by such sewer disposal plant, modification of the present
sewer disposal system to serve the new sewer disposal
plant, and to do all things necessary, expedient and
incidental thereto; and in order to obtain funds to
finance such improvements and to perform all matters
necessary, ,r xpedient and incidental thereto, tlhe~ Common
Council shall havL the power and is hereby authorized to
issue general obligation bonds of said City in such
principal sum as the Common Council may hereafter by
ordinance determine. to be to the best interest of said
City, not exceeding, However, the principal sum of
~2, aoa, o00 , aa; ~.~uch bonds to b~ issued in such
denominations, payable or redeemable at such times,
bearing such rate of interest, and in such form as thy;
Common Council may hereafter by ordinance determine
to be to the best interest of the said City. For the
purpose of providing for the payment of the interest
upon said bonds and the retirement thereof, the Common
Council, after applying all unobligated net revenues
from the sewer system to the payment of the bonds herein
described, is hereby authorized to include in its budget
and to levy against the taxable property within said
City at amount sufficient to pay the interest and
retire the bonds, or any part thereof, at their maturity."
Section 2. That the proposed amendment to the Charter of the
City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, shall be submitted to the
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legal electors of said City at a special municipal election which
is hereby called to be held in the City of Woodburn in accordance with
the laws of the State of Oregon and the Charter and ordinances of the
City on the 10th day of May, 1977. Polls shall bP open between the
hours of 8:00 a.m, and 8:00 p.m, on that date. The election shall be
held at the regular polling places for the general primary elections
in each ward. The Recorder is authorized and directed to appoint such
Election Boards, Counting Board and such other clerks and officials
as may be required for the proper conduct of the election.
Section 3. That the form in which said question shall be
submitted to the electors of said City on the official ballot at such
election shall be substantially as follows:
0~'F IC I.A.L BALLOT
Special Municipal Election, May 10, 1977
City of Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon
Referred to the voters by the Common Council
AUTHORIZING $2,000,000.00 SEWER DISPOSAL
SYSTE~r~ BOND ISSUE
Purpose: To amend the Woodburn City Charter to authorize a bond
issue not to exceed $2,000,000.00 to construct and
acquire a new sewer disposal site, plant rights-of-
way and system, modification of the pre~ent sewer
disposal system, and to do all things necessary thereto.
question: Shall the City of Woodburn, Marion County, State of
Oregon, amend its Charter to permit the contracting
of a general obligation bonded indebtedness in the
sum not to exceed $2,400,000.00 for the purpose of
providing funds sufficient, together with available
federal monies, to meet the cost of construction of
a new sewer disposal plant and system, including the
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acquisition and preparation of a site, rights-af-
way, modification of the present sewer disposal
system, to pledge the unobligated net revenue
to retirement of the debt, to levy a tax as
necessary, and to do all things required to make
the City sewer disposal system comply with Federal
and State regulations?
Mark a cross (X) or a check mark (,/) inside the
voting square after the word YES or after the word Pdo.
YES [ ] I vote for the bonds.
~~0 [ ] I vote against the bonds .
Section 4, The Recorder shall post a typewritten notice in
a conspicuous place in the City Hall and in one public place in each
Election Ward of the City of Woodburn not less than ten days prior to
the date of t'~e election, .~:articularly describing the time and places
for said election, :.stating the names of the Election Boards and Counting
Board members appointed by the Recorder for tre special City election,
and stating the ballot title and a statement of the measure to be
voted upon at said election as set forth in this ordinance.
Section 5. The ballots for said election shall be printed
in accordance with this ordinance and the applicable provisions of
Ordinance Noy 1173 and the State election laws.
Section 6. This ordinance being necessary for the irunediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this ordinance shall take effect upon its
passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
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Passed by the Council
Submitted to the ~~tayor
:approved by the ~~ayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST:~~ ~
A EY BURR S, Recor er
City of Woodburn, Oregon
February. 21, 1977
February 21, 1977
February 22, 1977
February 22, 1977
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I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, do
hereby certify that I posted three copies of Ordinance No.
1546, one of which said copies posted in the City Hall on
the bulletin board opposite the entrance 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 Paul Sowa
and Sons building at 182 Young Street, in full view of the
traveling public; that all of said places are public places
within the corporate limits of the City of Woodburn and that
all of said copies were posted on the ~ 3 /?day of ~~~~,~.~ ~, ,
1977.
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arney, Burris, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon