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Ord 1507COt7~dCIL BILL t~~0. 271 ORDINANCE N0. 1507 AI~1 ORDINANCE PF~OPOSI~~G AN AMENDMENT TO TIE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOODBL~R~~~; AMENDING SECTION 1~ OF CHAPTER II BY CHANGING THE FILING DATES OF CANDIDATES FOR CITY ELECTIVE OFFICES BY AMENDING SECTION 11 OF CHAPTER IV OF THE CHARTER PY INCREASING THE TIME REQUIRED FOR FILING OF PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS; REFERRING THE AP~END- MENT TO TIDE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY; CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Whereas, the Charter of the City of Woodburn presently provides that petitions for nominations for city elective offices mad be filed up to 30 days prior to the election and that Charter ames~d~nents proposed by the Common Council may be filed ~~ithin ~0 days of the election; and Whereas, if the Charter were amended to provide that much petitions and Charter amendments shall be filed ~~rith the City ~'.ecr~rder not later than the 70th day prior to the ..election, the City ~~~ould be able to save a considerable expense conducting such ~w~;lecti.on as the ballot could be printed on the county ballots far primary and general elections; now therefore THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WQODBURN DO ORDAIN: Section 1. That the Common Council of the City of Wood°~ burn, ~~arion County, Oregon, 'Zereby propose an amendment to the Charter of said City amending Section l6 of Chapter II of said Charter by providing that all nomination papers compris~.ng a pet~.tion for a candidate for a City elective offices be assemhlec~ and filed with the City Recorder as one instrument not earlier than 25~J nor later than the 70th day prior to the election for such cif f ice . Page l - COUNCIL BILL N0. X71 ORDINp~1CE N0. 1507 Section 2. That Section ll of Chapter IV of the Charter of the City of t^~oodburn be amended to provide that amendments to the City Charter may be proposed and submitted to the people by the Common Council, filed Frith the City Recorder for submission not later than the ?0th day prior to the election at which such proposed Charter amendment is to be voted. Section 3. That the proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of Cnloodburn, ?~arion County, Oregon, sha11 be submitted to the 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 la~~s of the State of Oregon and the Charter and Ordinances of said City in conjunction erith the regular primary election on the 25th day of "say., l9?6. Po11s sha11 be opened between the hours of 8:00 a,m. and B:Ofl p.m. on that date. The election shall be held at the regular polling places for the general primary election in each ward. The City Recorder is authorized and directed to appoint such election board, counting board and such other clerks and officials as may be required for the prober conduct of such election, Section 4. 'That the form in which said question shall he submitted to the electors of said City on the official ballots of such election shall be substantially as follotA`7s: OFF I C I .AL BALLOT Special "~~unicipal Election, ?day 25, 19?6 City of ~~loodburn, ~~~arion County, ©regon Referred to the Voters by the Common Council ?gage 2 -- COU~~CIL SILL N0. 271 ORDINANCE N0. 1507 AMENDMENT OF CITY ELECTION FILING TI?~ES Purpose; To amend the Woodburn City Charter to require the filing of nomination petitions for City elective offices not earlier than 250 nor later than the ?0th day ~?rior to the election and requiring the filing of Council proposed Charter amendments not later than the 70th day prior to the election. question; Shall the City of Woodburn, Marion County, State of Oregon, amend its Charter to increase the time for filing petitions for City elective offices and for Council proposed Charter amendments to not later than the ?0th day prior to the election, and by providing that nor~ination petitions shall not be filed earlier than 250 days prior to the election for such offices. These amendments will enable the City to reduce costs by having the candidates and measures printed by the County on the regular primary and general election ballots. Mark a cross (X) or a check mark (/~ inside the voting square after the word YE5 or after the word NO. YES ~~ I vote for the changes in the Charter. NO ~~ I vote against the changes in the Charter. Section 5. The Recorder shall post a typewritten notice in a conspicuous place in the City Hall and in one public place in each Election t~lard of the City of Woodburn not less than ten days prior to the date of the election, particularly describing the time and places for said election, stating the names of the Election Boards and Counting Hoard ~~emlaers appointed by the Recorder for the 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. Page 3 -- COC~N'CIL BILL NO. 271 ©P~DINANCE N0. 1507 Section 6. The ballots for said election shall be printed in accordance with this ordinance and the applicable provisions of Ordinance No. 1173 and the State election lams. Section 7. 'This ordinance being necessary for the im- mediate 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 Pt~ayor. ~ ~~ ,r"` AP P RQ~E D ._; ~,~ ~ t ~.: R~.LPk E. PICYERING, ~~ r Passed by the Council Submitted to the Mayor l~pproved by the Mayor Filed in the Office of the Recorder March 22, 1976 March 22, 1976__~~~ March 22, 1976 March 22, 1976__ _~„ J ATTEST ~°~ BARNEY O. B RIS, Recorder City of t~oodburn, Oregon Page 4 - COUNCIL DILL NO. 271 ORDINA~~~CE i3O. 1507 I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, do hereby certify that I caused to be posted three copies of Ordinance No. 1507, 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 24th day of March , 1976. ., ~, r ~ ,_ /'~ -~ ~ ~ 1,.. ~~ 9 Barney 0. Burris, Recorder City of Woodburn, Oregon