Oregon Statutes 477.245 – Owners entitled to be heard on budget matters; public budget meetings to be held in district
(1) All owners of lands assessed under ORS § 477.205 to 477.281 shall have an opportunity to be heard on matters pertaining to the budgeting of moneys required to defray the cost of protection in each forest protection district. The forester, under the direction of the State Board of Forestry, shall provide for the holding of a public budget meeting in each district on or before May 1 of each year. The meeting shall be held at any convenient place designated by the forester.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.245
- Board: means the State Board of Forestry. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- District: means a forest protection district organized under ORS § 477. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Forester: means the State Forester or authorized representative. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
(2) In forest protection districts wherein the board has entered into cooperative agreements or contracts with forest protective agencies, the board may make provision for the holding of the public budget meeting required in subsection (1) of this section on the same date and at the same place as a regular meeting of the agency. [Formerly 477.043]
[Amended by 1965 c.253 § 122; renumbered 477.685]
[Amended by 1965 c.253 § 123; renumbered 477.690]