Ord. 2567 - Repealing Ordinance 2048 and 2049 COUNCIL BILL NO. 3085
ORDINANCE NO. 2567
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCES 2048 AND 2049 AS PART OF THE
ORDINANCE REVIEW/REVISION PROJECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, under Oregon state law, municipal courts that conduct trials
in criminal cases are required to pay for extensive judge time, court appointed
attorney expenses and prisoner transport and administration; and
WHEREAS, the City of Woodburn determined in 1990 that it was no
longer cost efficient to conduct criminal trials in the Woodburn Municipal
Court and that these cases should be prosecuted by the District Attorney's
Office under state statutes in the Marion County Circuit Court; and
WHEREAS, through the Ordinance Review/Revision Project, it has come
to the City Council's attention that Ordinance 2048 (Prostitution Procurement
Activities) and Ordinance 2049 (Loitering to Solicit Prostitution) are still in force;
and
WHEREAS, since Ordinance 2048 and Ordinance 2049 contain criminal
penalties and would have to be processed through the Woodburn Municipal
Court, they are not functional and no longer needed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds, after an operational review by the
involved department(s) and upon legal advice by the City Attorney's Office,
there is no longer a need for Ordinance 2048 and Ordinance 2049; NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds there is no longer a need for Ordinance
2048 and Ordinance 2049.
Section 2. Ordinance 2048 and Ordinance 2049 are repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety (so that the modifications
made by the City Council in the course of the Ordinance Review/Revision
Project may be implemented without delay) an emergency is declared to
exist and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage by the
Council and approved by the Mayor.
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Eric Swenson, Mayor
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Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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