Ordinance No. 72-16 CITY OF TIGARD, ORFn0N
ORDINANCE No.72-,_f_
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING, APPROVING AND REFERRING TO THE VOTERS
PROPOSED P34ENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TIGARD AS ADOPTED
BY THE VOTERS ON November 6, 1962, AS FOLLOWS:
(a) Amending Sections 7 and 8 of Chapter III with respect to
election of mayor and councilmen, and repealing Section 9 Chapter III;
(b) Amending Section 13 of Chapter IV prescribing notice of
special meetings of the Council;
(c) Amending Section 31 of Chapter VI prescribing time for
filing nominating petitions;
(d) Amending Section 40 of Chapter_V providing for bids on
public works in excess of $2500;
CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD AS PART OF THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY'
ELECTION OF MAY 23, 1972 WHEREAT THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMEN`I,S
SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY, FIXING EFFECTIVE DATE
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That Section 7 of Chapter III of the Charter of the City
_ of Tigard, adopted by the voters on November 6, 1962,
be, and the same is, hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 7: MAYOR AND COUNCIL. The elective officers
of the City shall be a mayor and four
councilmen who together shall constitute the City
Council. The Mayor shall be elected and hold office
for a period of two years. There shall be elected in
t conjunction with the statewide general election in
November, 1972, a candidate to the office of mayor
whose term shall begin on January 1, 1973."
Section 2: That Section 8 of Chapter II.I of the Charter of the City
of Tigard, adopted by the voters on November 6, 1962,
be, and the same is, hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 8: COUNCILMEN. The four council positions are
hereby designated as Positions Nos. 1, 2,
3 and 4. The councilmen shall be elected and hold office
for a period of four years; provided, however, that the
officers holding office at the time of adoption of this
amendment shall hold their offices for the balance of
€i the terms for which they were elected or, appointed and
`4 until their successors are elected and qualified.
"At each biennial general state election after this
amendment takes effect beginning in 1972, two councilmen
shall be elected, each for a term of four (4) years.
Candidates to fill Positions l and 2 shall be submitted
to the voters at the general election in 1972, and can-
didates for council Positions 3 and 4 shall b, sub-
ject to election in 1974• The candidate receiving the
highest number of votes for each of the numbered council
positions shall be deemed elected for a four-year term."
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Section 3,: That Section 9 of Chapter III of the Charter, be, and
the same is, hereby repealed.
Section 4: That there shall he submitted to the legal voters of the
City, as hereinafter provided, the foregoing propositions
set forth in Sections 2 and 3 hereof, for which purpose the following
ballot title and the form in which the question shall be printed upon
the official ballot, is prescribed:
CHARTER AMENDMENT 9ote
Submitted to the legal voters by the City Counoil: Yes or No
Purpose: An amendment to Section 7 of Chapter III
of the Charter of the City of Tigard, establishing
the elective position of mayor to serve a term of
two years and providing for the election of a candidate
to the office of mayor; amending Section 8 of Chapter
III of the Charter, providing for councilmen positions
51. to be deetgnated Positions 1, 2, 3 and 4; providing
for election of councilmen thereto to serve a term
of four years; providing that candidates for Positions
1 and 2 shall be submitted to the voters at the
general election in November, 1972, and candidates
for positions 3 and 4 to be subject to election in
1974; and repealing Section 9 of Chapter III of the
Charter.
I vote in favor of the charter amendment YES
I vote against the charter amendment NO
Section 5: That Section 13 of Chapter IV of the Charter of the
City of Tigard, adopted by the voters on bovember 6,
1962, be, and the same is, hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 13. MEETINGS. The council shall hold a regular
- meeting at least once each month in the
City at a time and at a place which it designates. It
shall adopt rules for government of its members and pro-
ceedings. The mayor upon his own motion may, or at the
request of three members of the council shall, by giving
notice thereof to all members of the council then in
the City, call a special sheeting of the council for a
time not earlier than three (3) nor later than seventy-
two (72) hours after the notice is given. Special meet-
ings of the council may also be held at any time by the
common consent of all members of the council."
Section 6: That there shall be submitted to the legal voters of the
City, as hereinafter provided, the foregoing proposition
set forth ,in Section 5 hereof, for which purpose the following ballot
title and the form in which the question shall be printed upon the
official ballot, is prescribed.
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CHARTER AMENDMENT Vote
Submitted to the legal votes by the City Council: Yes or No
Purpose: An amendment to Section 13, entitled
"Meetings", of Chapter IV of the Charter of the
City of Tigard, authorizing special meetings of
52. the City Council to be held not earlier than
three nor later than seventy-two hours after notice
thereof is given.
I vote in favor of the charter amendment YES
I vete against the ::harter amendment NO
Section 7: That Section 31 of Chapter VI of the Charter of the City
of Tigard, adopted by the voters on November 6, 1962,
be, and the same is, hereby amended to read as folloers:
"Section 31. NOMINATIONS. A qualified elector who shall
have resided in the city 'during the 12 months immediately
preceding the election may be nominated for an elective
city position as providedin Section 12.. Nomination shall
be by petition specifying the position sought in a form
prescribed by the council. Such petition shall be signed,
by not fewer than 25 electors. No elector shall sign
more than one petition for each vacant position. If he
does so, his signatures shall be invalid. The signatures
to a nomination petition need not all be appended to one
paper, but to each separate paper of the petition shall
be attached an affidavit of the circulator thereof, indi-
cating the number of signers of the paper and stating
that each signature appended thereto was made in his -ores-
ence and is the genuine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be. With each signature shall be
stated the signer's place of residence, identified by
its street and number or other sufficient description.
"All nomination rapers comprising a petition shall
be azsembled and filed with the recorder as one instrument
not earlier than 120 nor later than 90 days before the
election. The recorder shall make a record of the exact
time at which each petition is, filed and shall take and
preserve the name and address of the person by whom it is
filed. If the petition is not signed by the required
number of qualified electors, the recorder shall notify
the candidate and the person who filed the petition
within five days after the filing. If the petition is
insufficient in any other particular, the recorder shall
return it immediately to the person who filed it, certi-
fying in writing wherein the petition is insufficient.
Such deficient petition may be 'amended and filed again as
a new petition, or a substitute petition for the same
candidate may be filed, within the regular time for filing`
nomination petitions. The recorder shall notify an eligible
person of his nomination, and such person shall file with
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the recorder his written acceptance of nomination, in
such foam as the council may require, within five days
of notification of nomination. Upon receipt of such
acceptance of nomination, the recorder shall cause the
nominee's name to be printed on the ballots. The peti-
t1on of nomination for a successful candidate at an
e..ectjon shall be pres<uvea in the office of the re-
j corder until the term of office for which the candidate
is elected expires."
Section 8: That there shall be submitted to the legal voters of
the City, as hereinafter provided, the foregoing propo-
sition set forth in Section 7 hereof, for which purpose the following
ballot title and the form in which the question shall be printed upon
the official ballot, is prescribed:
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CHARTER P14ENE-MENT Vote
>. Submitted to the legal voters by the City Council: Yes or No
Purpose: An .amendment to Section 31, entitled
97Nominations", of Chapter VI of the Charter of the
E City of Tigard, providing that nominating petitions
g 53. for elective positions in the City shall be filed
with the City Recorder not earlier than 120, nor
aE later than 90, days prior to the election.
I vote in favor of the charter amendment F] YES
151 I vote against the 'charter amendment El
NO
Section 9: That Section 40 of Chapter IX of the Charter of the
City of Tigard, adopted by the voters on Movember 6,
1962_ be, and the same is, hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 40. BIDS. A contract, in excess of $2,500. for
public improvement to be. made by a private
contractor shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder
for the contract and shall be per%ormed in accorda oe
with plans and specifications approved by the council.
The council shall have the right to reject any or all
,s
said bids."
Section 10: That there shall be submitted to the legal voters of the
City, as hereinafter provided, the foregoing proposition
. set forth in Section:9 hereof, -for which purpose the following
} ballot tit..e and the form in which the question shall be printed
upon the official ballot, is prescribed:
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CHARTER AMENDMENT Vote
Submitted to the .legal voters by the City Council: Yes or No
Purpose: An amendment to Section 40, entitled "Bids",
of Chapter IX of the Charter of the City of Tigard,
providing that bids for public improvements in excess
54. of $2,500. shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder in accordance with plans andspecifications
approved by the council, reserving to the council the
right to reject any and all bids. �--{
I vote in favor- of the charter amendment 1 J YES
I vote against the charter amendment—+ NO
Section 11: That a special election within the City is hereby
called to be held in conjunction 4th the statewide
primary election on May 23, 1972, for the purpose of submitting to
_ the legal voters of the City the foregoing proposed charter amendments
fox, approval or rejection.
Section 1e_: That the City Recorder be, and she is hereby, authorized
and directed to certify in the manner provided by law
to the Department of Records and Election, of Washington County, the
foregoing measures for inclusion as a part of the regular ballot to
be prepared by said Department for voting at all precincts within
the City of Tigard at the sta'ewide primary election of May 23, 1972•
Section 13: In all respects the conduct of the election on said
charter amendments shall conform to the procedures es-
tablished pursuant to law for the conduct of the primary election in
said precincts, and the polls shall be opened at the same hour and
closed at the same hour, and all other applicable provisions in
accordance with the election laws of the State of Oregon.
Section 14: The City Recorder be, and she is hereby, directed to
give notice of the proposed charter amendments substan-
tially in the lo=m hel.-etO attached, denoted "EXHIBIT All and by refer-
ence made a part hereof, by publication in the Tigard Times on May 4,
11 and 18,1972 and by posting in the following designated places not
later than fifteen (15) days prior to the election:
(2) At the front door of the City Hall, exposed to
public view, Main Street, Tigard, Oregon
' b) in one public place, exposed to public view, at
the polling place in each voting precinct,
within the City,
and shall file in the records of said election an affidavit of post
Ing in . usual form.
Section 15 Inasmuch as it is necessary for the preservation of
- the public peace, health and safety of the people of
the City< of Tigard that this ordinance take effect immediately in
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order that the proposed charter amendments may be properly submitted
to the voters of the City at the statewide primary election on May 23,
1972, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance
shall take effect immediately upon its passage by the Councii and
approval by the Mayor.
PASSED: By unanimous vote of all Council members present,
after being read three times by number and title only,
this _3 day of �t,r c 1 , 1972.
Recorder - City of T1garcV �-
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APPROVED: By the Mayor., this _LL_day of y 1972.
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