Title 24, Public Organizations for Community Service

As provided by ORS 267.010 to 267.394, a mass transit district may be created in any metropolitan statistical area for the purpose of providing a mass transit system for the people of the district. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 267.107 (2)(c), the territorial jurisdiction o…

(1) In addition to and not in lieu of other actions authorized for the initiation of proceedings to form a mass transit district, the governing body of the most populous city in a metropolitan statistical area may by resolution propose formation of a mass transit district, if tha…

(1) Board members of a mass transit district may not be elected at the time of formation, but if a district is formed, the Governor shall, within 60 days after receiving a certified copy of the formation order, appoint from subdistricts the members of the first board of directors…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 267.090, the terms of three of the directors of the first board of a district expire on the first Tuesday in the second January after the date of their appointment. (2) The terms of four of the directors so appointed expire on the first Tuesday in the four…

Before appointing a director to the board of a district situated in a metropolitan statistical area with a population exceeding 400,000, the Governor shall solicit from each city and county located wholly or partly within the subdistrict for which the appointment will be made rec…

Notwithstanding ORS 267.085: (1) The governing body of the most populous city in a metropolitan statistical area may by resolution propose creation of a mass transit district if the governing body finds that area-wide mass transit needs cannot be met by local transit operation. (…

(1) For a mass transit district formed under ORS 267.107, the Governor shall appoint members of the board of directors in accordance with ORS 267.090 and 267.095. (2) Before making an appointment under this section, the Governor shall solicit recommendations of qualified individu…

The territorial boundaries of a mass transit district whose formation was initiated under ORS 267.107 shall include, as a minimum area, all of the territory within the urban growth boundary, as the urban growth boundary may exist from time to time, of the city that proposed creat…

(1) The board shall choose from among its members, by majority vote of the members, a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary, to serve for terms of two years. (2) Each director, before entering upon the duties of office, shall take and subscribe to an oath that the di…

The district board shall hold regular monthly meetings at a time and place fixed by the rules of the board. Special meetings may be held when called by the president of the board or when called by a majority of the members. However, five days’ notice of a special meeting shall be…

No officer or employee of the district shall offer, solicit or accept money or any other thing of value as a consideration, in addition to the salary paid the officer or employee by the district, for services performed within the scope of the official duties of the officer or emp…

(1) The board shall appoint a general manager on the basis of the qualifications of the general manager with special reference to the actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practices in respect to the duties of the office of the general manager. A general manager shall hol…

A general manager of a district shall: (1) Have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of the transit system of the district. (2) Have full charge of the administration of the business affairs of the district. (3) Enforce all ordinances adopted by…

(1) The general manager shall attend the meetings of the board and may participate in its deliberations, but has no vote. (2) The board may appoint a general manager pro tempore during the absence or disability of the general manager. [1969 c.643 §16]

(1) The legislative authority of a district board shall be exercised by ordinance. (2) The board may enact police ordinances relating to the protection, use and enjoyment of district property and facilities. A district may appoint peace officers who shall have the same authority …

(1) A mass transit district may, by ordinance, establish an administrative process to adjudicate ordinance violations as described in this section. (2)(a) An administrative process established under this section may be used only to adjudicate violations of ordinances that the mas…

(1) A mass transit district that establishes an administrative process to adjudicate ordinance violations under ORS 267.153 shall track data relating to each violation subject to the administrative process, including: (a) The type of violation and the approximate location of the …

(1) The electors of a district may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum with reference to legislation of the district, in accordance with ORS 255.135 to 255.205. (2) A district board on its own resolution may call an election for the purpose of referring an ordina…

A mass transit district shall constitute a municipal corporation of this state, and a public body, corporate and politic, exercising public power. It shall be considered a unit of local government for the purposes of ORS 190.003 to 190.130, a public employer for the purposes of O…

(1) A mass transit district may enter into transactions with persons or entities for the supply or delivery of electricity or diesel fuel on an economic, dependable and cost-effective basis, including transactions involving financial products contracts and agreements for exchange…

(1) A district board may by ordinance classify and designate as a service area the territory within the district that is benefited by the mass transit system beyond the general benefit to all territory within the district. The board may by ordinance amend the boundaries of the se…

(1) The board of directors of a mass transit district may alter the territorial boundaries of the district by a nonemergency ordinance adopted at any regular meeting. (2) If an ordinance annexing territory to a district is initiated or referred by, or referred to, the electors of…

(1) An alteration of the boundaries of a district under ORS 267.207 or 267.250 to 267.263 shall not become effective during the period: (a) Beginning after the 90th day before a primary election or general election and ending on the day after the election; or (b) Beginning after …

(1) A district shall, within a reasonable time after formation, prepare a broad, general plan for a mass transit system for the district. The plan shall be prepared in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and cities and counties located within and adjacent to the dis…

A district may plan and let contracts for and carry through to completion construction and improvement projects costing less than $50,000 without feasibility reports, publication of notice, public hearings, public inspection of plans, advertisement for bids or public bidding, if …

(1) A mass transit district may cooperate with or enter into agreements with any city, county, port or state agency having jurisdiction or control over any right of way that is available for public travel for the joint use of such right of way. A city, county, port or state agenc…

A mass transit district may enter into contracts, leases, subleases and agreements with the Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority. The obligation of a district to pay rentals to the Oregon Mass Transportation Financing Authority shall not be considered to be the incurrin…

(1) Except as provided in ORS 824.045 and subsection (2) of this section, a transit system operated by a district, including the rates and charges made by a district and the equipment operated by a district, shall not be subject to state laws or ordinances of any political subdiv…

When the district acquires an operating public transportation system, it shall make fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests of employees and retired employees of the system. Such protective arrangements shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) Preservation…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “District” means a mass transit district organized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394 or a transportation district organized under ORS 267.510 to 267.650. (b) “Qualified entity” means an individual or business or organization, whether public, private, f…

(1) In carrying out its duties under ORS 267.200, the district shall provide, for persons who are elderly or have disabilities, a program of transportation that: (a) Is devised in consultation with and after solicitation of the views of persons representative of the communities f…

The provisions of ORS 608.310 shall not apply in respect to property operated by a mass transit district as part of a mass transit system. [1977 c.420 §2] Note: 267.245 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 267 or any …

The rights of a mass transit district to lands owned by the district are not extinguished by adverse possession. A person may not acquire title or property rights to lands owned by the district through operation of a statute of limitations. [2009 c.307 §1] Note: 267.247 was enact…

As used in ORS 267.250 to 267.263: (1) “Affected area” means a contiguous area of not less than one square mile in which 200 or more district electors reside and which is within the boundaries of a district, but is outside the boundaries of any city with a population exceeding 10…

(1) If the electors of an affected area wish to withdraw from a district, they may file a petition for withdrawal with the district board at the times and in the manner provided for in this section. However, if the formation of the district was initiated under ORS 267.107, the pe…

(1) When a county clerk to whom a petition is submitted under ORS 267.253 certifies that the petition contains the number of valid signatures required under ORS 267.253, the district board shall schedule a public hearing on the petition. A district board may hold a single public …

(1) After receiving certification by a county clerk under ORS 267.255 of a petition for withdrawal filed under ORS 267.253, the district board shall conduct a study of the affected area described in the petition. The district board may also conduct an overall study of several aff…

(1) As used in this section, “withdrawal date” means the effective date of an ordinance approving withdrawal of an affected area under ORS 267.250 to 267.263. (2) An ordinance approving the withdrawal of an affected area under ORS 267.250 to 267.263 shall take effect on the first…

The alteration of the boundaries of a district under ORS 267.250 to 267.263 is not subject to the jurisdiction or review of a local government boundary commission. [1987 c.799 §7; 2007 c.239 §14]

The savings derived from the cessation of service under an ordinance adopted under ORS 267.257 shall be used to improve service in the remaining portions of the district. Nothing in this section shall prevent the district from exercising its normal budgetary authority to adjust s…

(1) Subject to restrictions in the Oregon Constitution, a district board may finance construction, acquisition, purchase, lease, operation and maintenance of a mass transit system and related facilities for the purposes authorized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394 by: (a) Levy of ad v…

(1) A district may assess, levy and collect taxes each year on the assessed value of all taxable property within the limits of the district or the service area of the district. The proceeds of the tax shall be applied in carrying out the purposes of ORS 267.010 to 267.394. (2) Th…

For the purpose of establishing a revolving fund to provide money to finance the planning and construction, acquisition, purchase or lease of a mass transit system, a district board may levy an ad valorem tax of not to exceed in any one year three-twentieth of one percent (0.0015…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to carry out the powers granted by ORS 267.010 to 267.394, the district board may by ordinance impose and may collect user charges, fees and tolls from those who are served by or use the transit system and other facilities and ser…

For the purpose of financing the design, engineering, acquisition, construction and installation of any mass transit system, a district may enter into lease purchase agreements for such term of years as the board may determine. The lease purchase payments payable by a district un…

(1) To carry out any of the powers granted by ORS 267.010 to 267.394, a district, when authorized at any properly called election held for the purpose, may borrow money, and sell and dispose of general obligation bonds. Outstanding bonds shall never exceed in the aggregate two an…