Oregon Statutes 198.835 – Order for formation of district in single county; order for exercise of additional function by county service district; contents of order
(1) The county board may initiate the formation of a district, to be located entirely within the county, by an order setting forth:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 198.835
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- district: means any one of the following:
(1) A people's utility district organized under ORS Chapter 261. See Oregon Statutes 198.010
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(a) The intention of the county board to initiate the formation of a district and citing the principal Act.
(b) The name and boundaries of the proposed district.
(c) The date, time and place of a public hearing on the proposal.
(2) An order initiating the formation of a county service district may require dissolution, subject to a determination of public need for continued existence of the county service district as provided in ORS § 451.620. The fiscal year in which dissolution will occur, not later than the 10th fiscal year after the date of the order, shall be specified.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by the principal Act, if any part of the territory subject to formation of a district under this section is within a city, the order shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a resolution of the governing body of the city approving the order.
(4) A county board that also serves as the governing body of a county service district established to provide sewage works may initiate a proceeding to authorize that county service district to also provide drainage works by adopting an order setting forth the information specified in subsection (1) of this section. The order must be accompanied by resolutions consenting to the additional function that are adopted by the governing bodies of not less than 70 percent of the cities located within the boundaries of the county service district. [1971 c.727 § 31; 1987 c.504 § 7; 1987 c.510 § 1; 1989 c.374 § 2; 2005 c.510 § 4]