Ordinance No. 65-07 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CHART"BR OF THE CITY OF TIGARD, AEGON BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO BE
N[I-M-99RED "SECTION 9A" OF CHAPTER III, ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF
QTY MANAGER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO FIX THE COMPENSATION
AND PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER, CALLING A SPECIAL
ELECTION AT WHICH THE PROPOSED CHARTERR, AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF TIGARD, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.,
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
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and authorized, an amendment to the Charter of the City
of Tigard, Oregon, by adding a new section thereto to be numbered
Section 9A of Chapter III, reading as follows:
"Section 9A. CITY MANAGER. The City Council shall
appoint an administrative officer for the City, for an
indefinite term, and fix his compensationThe position
to be occupied by such administrative officer shall be
known as "City Manager". He shall be appointed solely
on the basis of his executive and administrative quali-
fications and need not be a resident of the City or of the
State of Oregon prior to his appointment; however, aft_r
the date of his appointment he may reside elsewhere than
the City only by authority of resolution of the City
Council The City Council may remove the incumbent from
office at any time.
`The incumbent in the office of City Manager shall
be the chief administrative officer of the City and be
responsible to the City Council for proper administration
of all affairs of the City placed in his charge by the
City Council. The City Council shall by ordinance set
forth the duties, responsibilities and authority of the
City Manager, which may be changed only by ordinance from
time to time.
Section 2: A special election is hereby fixed and called to be
held on the 25 day of �M�a��, 1965 in theCouncil Room
of the Tigard City Hall for Me purpose of submitting to the legal
voters the question of approving or rejecting the foregoing charter
amendment, and said election on said question shall be held in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Tigard and
the applicable election laws of the State of Orego,..
Section 3: The City Recorder be, and she is hereby, authorized and
directed to cause to have published in the Tigard Times,
a newspaper published and of general circulation in the City of
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Tigard, noticp,iof said election in the issues thereof or. 6th
`11 , Max , 1965, a nd shall furrher post not cels�—
thereofIn hree public places in the City of Tigard, Oregon.
Section 4: The following persons are hereby designated to serve
as judges and clerks of the said election, who shall
take an oath to support the Constitution of the State of Oregon and
of the United States and to faithfully perform the duties of said
offices:
Marjorie winters , Chairman
VirciniaBrookman , Clerk
Freda X. -Martin , Clerk
Lita Mote , Clerk
Section 5: The official ballot title for the foregoing measure as
it shall appear upon the official ballot used at the
speciai election to be held at said time and piece, is Hereby p�o-
vided, authorized and approved as follows:
City of Tigard, Oregon
Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the City Council
Vote Yes or No
Purpose: An amendment to the City Charter of the Cityy of
Tigard adding a new section numbered 9A of Chapcer III,
establishing the position of City Manager and authorizing
the City Council to fix the compensation and to prescribe
' the d uties of the City Manager.
3:
YES NO
f. Section 6: Inasmuch as there is an urgent need for additional
' administrative supervision of the City's affairs, and
it is necessary for the peace, health and safety of the pepple of
the City of Tigard that this amendment to the City Charter be sub-
mitted without
ub-witted.without delay, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and
this-ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage by
t the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
PASSED: By unanimous vote of all members of the Council present
after being read first in full and then by title, this
;v 26th day of ► 1965.
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Recorder - City of Tigard
r APPROVED: By the Mayor, this 26t1day of AEril , 1965.
Mayor - City of T Bard
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