Ordinance No. 24-14 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
TIGARD CITY COUNCIL
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE 2.04 REGARDING THE CITY
MANAGER AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2024, Council approved the repeal and replacement of Tigard Municipal Code
Chapter 2.04,regarding the duties and authorities of the City Manager;and
WHEREAS,the previous version of the code delegated authority to the City Manager to effectuate the acquisition
of real property without additional City Council action if the acquisition was consistent with an approved
resolution of necessity;and
WHEREAS,the omission of that provision from the amended code was an oversight that creates challenges on
large capital improvement projects where numerous property interests are being acquired pursuant to Council's
authorization with a resolution of necessity;and
WHEREAS, an emergency is requested in order to prevent potential delays to pending property acquisitions
needed to meet tight project timelines.
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Tigard Municipal Code Section 2.04.040.A.5 is hereby amended as follows (deleted text in
sthltetitretigh and additions underlined):
5. Approve the acquisition of real property, or an interest in real property such as an
easement,if the property or interest in the property_
4 the property or interest in the property is acquired by the City through the private
development approval process;
b) the acquisition is authorized by a resolution of necessity;
c).if the compensation paid by the City for the acquisition is less than$25,000; or
if the property is donated to the City.
Dedication of property for public right-of-way is not considered an acquisition by the City
for purposes of this section and may be accepted by the City Manager.
SECTION 2: If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances
is held invalid,such invalidity will not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance
which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
provisions of this ordinance are severable. This City Council hereby declares that it would
have adopted this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof
and intends that the invalid portions should be severed and the balance of the ordinance be
enforced.
SECTION 3: An emergency is declared as it is necessary to become effective for the peace, health, and
safety of the City;therefore,this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage.
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PASSED: By U Iar1 I vvunkr vote of all council members present after being read by number and
title only,this I/qday of Nd VC of hCr- ,2024.
Jesse B. Raymundo,Deputy City Recorder
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APPROVED: By Tigard City Council this 'qday of A/a vec/K b-e t-- ,2024.
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Heidi Lueb,Mayor
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney
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