Meeting Guide -- Elected Officials, Elections 5-11-23 TiWid
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Charter Review Committee Meeting Guide 5/11/23
Elected Officials, Elections
Elected Officials Term Limits
Discussion Questions
1. What, if any,term limits does the Committee recommend?
Charter Sections
• Section 7—Mayor and Council
Reference Material
• Charter Comparison Spreadsheet: Mayor and Council (row 17),Terms (rows 73-74)
• Term Limit Examples document
Council President Powers and Selection
Discussion Questions
1. Tigard currently operates with a City Council President, does the Committee recommend that
Tigard retain this position?
2. If this position is retained, does the committee recommend the powers of the Council President
be retained or amended? If amended, how?
3. The Council President is selected by members of the Council every two years. Does the
committee recommend keeping either or both the method of selection and term length?
Charter Sections
• Section 18—President of the Council
Reference Material
• Charter Comparison Spreadsheet: President of the Council (rows 45-46)
Elected Officials Vacancies
Discussion Questions
1. What could create a vacancy?
2. How does the Committee recommend vacancies be filled?
Charter Sections
• Chapter VII —Vacancies in Office
• Section 7—Mayor and Council
Reference Material
• Charter Comparison Spreadsheet: What Creates Vacancy (rows 81-85)
• ORS 236.010 (Causes for vacancies in office)
Elected Officials Recall/Removal from Office
Discussion Questions
1. Does the Committee recommend adding a process for recall elections to the Charter?
Charter Sections
• Is not part of Tigard's City Charter
Reference Material
• Charter Comparison Spreadsheet: Removal from Office (rows 39-40)
• The Secretary of State's Manual, which carries the weight of the agency's administrative rules.
o https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/RecallManual.pdf
Resignation Requirement
Discussion Questions
1. Does the Committee recommend retaining the current requirement that an elected official
running for a different office that would commence before the end of their current term be
required to resign from their current office? (Note:Two Council positions are impacted by this,
three would be impacted in an expanded City Council)
Charter Sections
• Section 7—Mayor and Council
Reference Material
• No comparison available
Qualifications of Council Members
Discussion Questions
1. Does the Committee recommend retaining the qualifications of Council Members in the Charter
or delegating this area to ordinance?
2. If the Committee recommends retaining this area in the Charter, are there any changes that the
Committee recommends, such as requiring Council Members to be Tigard electors?
Charter Sections
• Section 12—Qualifications of Officers
• Section 31—Nominations
Reference Material
• Charter Comparison Spreadsheet: Nominations (rows 77-78)
• ORS 247.002 (Definition of elector)
"Elector" means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, Oregon Constitution.
• Oregon Constitution Article II, Section 2
Section 2. Qualifications of electors.
(1) Every citizen of the United States is entitled to vote in all elections not otherwise provided for by this
Constitution if such citizen:
(a) Is 18 years of age or older;
(b) Has resided in this state during the six months immediately preceding the election, except that
provision may be made by law to permit a person who has resided in this state less than 30 days
immediately preceding the election, but who is otherwise qualified under this subsection,to vote in the
election for candidates for nomination or election for President or Vice President of the United States or
elector of President and Vice President of the United States; and
(c) Is registered not less than 20 calendar days immediately preceding any election in the manner
provided by law.
(2) Provision may be made by law to require that persons who vote upon questions of levying special
taxes or issuing public bonds shall be taxpayers. [Constitution of 1859; Amendment proposed by
initiative petition filed Dec. 20, 1910, and adopted by the people Nov. 5, 1912; Amendment proposed by
S.J.R. 6, 1913, and adopted by the people Nov. 3, 1914; Amendment proposed by S.J.R. 6, 1923, and
adopted by the people Nov. 4, 1924; Amendment proposed by H.J.R. 7, 1927, and adopted by the
people June 28, 1927;Amendment proposed by H.J.R. 5, 1931, and adopted by the people Nov. 8, 1932;
Amendment proposed by H.J.R. 26, 1959, and adopted by the people Nov. 8, 1960; Amendment
proposed by H.J.R. 41, 1973, and adopted by the people Nov. 5, 1974; Amendment proposed by
initiative petition filed July 20, 1986, and adopted by the people Nov.4, 1986; Amendment proposed by
H.J.R. 4, 2007, and adopted by the people Nov.4, 2008]
Note:The leadline to section 2 was a part of the measure submitted to the people by initiative
petition (Measure No. 13, 1986) and adopted by the people Nov.4, 1986.
General Reference Material
Guide for Charter Commissions
• When to Consider Changing the Charter p. 7
• What Charter Change Can and Can't Do p. 7
• Does Our Problem Have a Charter Solution p. 8
• What Qualities Make a Good Charter? p. 24
• Essential Components of a Charter, p. 26
Other
• So, You Want to Run for Local Office...
• 2018 Municipal Form of Government Survey
• Municipal Form of Government Survey Infographic