Chapter 403 — Chapter 403
84 sections in this chapter.
ORS 403.400 Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(1) The implementation of a single, easy-to-use telephone number, 2-1-1, will benefit the residents of this state by providing easier access to available services after an emergency and health and human services, by reducing inefficiencies in connecting people with desired servic…
ORS 403.405 Definitions for ORS 403.400 to 403.430. As used in ORS 403.400 to 403.430
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(1) “2-1-1” means the abbreviated dialing code assigned by the Federal Communications Commission for consumer access to community information and referral services. (2) “2-1-1 service” means a telephone service that provides information about and referral to services after an eme…
ORS 403.410 Public referral and information telephone number. 2-1-1 is created as the official state dialing code for public referral to and information about health and human services and services after an emergency. [Formerly 401.286]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 403.415 [Formerly 401.288; 2011 c.205 §3; 2021 c.539 §70; repealed by 2021 c.111 §4]
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ORS 403.420 Designated regional information centers. (1) The 2-1-1 provider shall establish standards for, and solicit, review and evaluate applicants to be, designated regional information centers
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(2) A designated regional information center shall collect, input and maintain regional resource information regarding services after an emergency and health and human services for inclusion in the statewide resources database maintained by the 2-1-1 provider. [Formerly 401.290; …
ORS 403.422 Access of telecommunications customers to 2-1-1 system. Upon written request of the 2-1-1 provider, telecommunications service providers shall enable 2-1-1 for customers accessing telecommunications services through local exchange service, cellular service or other wired or wireless means. [2011 c.205 §7; 2021 c.111 §6]
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ORS 403.425 Use of 2-1-1 system by state agencies providing health and human services. Before a state agency that provides health and human services establishes a new public information hotline, the state agency shall consult with the Department of Human Services about using the 2-1-1 system to provide public access to the information. [Formerly 401.292; 2021 c.111 §7]
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ORS 403.430 Contributions to support 2-1-1 system; use of contributions. (1) The Department of Human Services may accept contributions of moneys and assistance from the federal government or its agencies, and agree to conditions placed on the moneys not inconsistent with the purpose of supporting a statewide 2-1-1 system
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(2) The department may, from contributions of moneys received under subsection (1) of this section, provide grants to the 2-1-1 provider to enable the provision of 2-1-1 service 24 hours per day, seven days per week. [Formerly 401.294; 2011 c.205 §5; 2021 c.111 §8]
ORS 403.435 [Formerly 401.296; 2021 c.539 §73; repealed by 2021 c.111 §9]
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OREGON STATEWIDE COMMUNICATION INTEROPERABILITY PLAN
ORS 403.445 Definitions. As used in ORS 403.450, 403.455, 403.460 and 403.465 and section 1, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005
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(1) “FirstNet network” means a public safety broadband network designed to facilitate public safety data communications: (a) As provided for in Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); and (b) For which planning, construction and operati…
ORS 403.450 State Interoperability Executive Council. (1) The State Interoperability Executive Council is created under the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to be the statewide interoperability governing body serving as the primary steering group for the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan. The membership of the council consists of
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(a) Two members from the Legislative Assembly, as follows: (A) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member from the Senate with an interest in public safety communications infrastructure; and (B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member from t…
ORS 403.455 Duties of council; rules. The State Interoperability Executive Council created under ORS 403.450 shall
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(1) Develop, annually update and monitor implementation of the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan, the goal of which is to achieve statewide interoperability of public safety communications systems. To the maximum extent possible, the Oregon Statewide Communicat…
ORS 403.460 Statewide interoperability coordinator; public body collaboration and coordination. (1) The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall establish and fill a full-time equivalent position for a statewide interoperability coordinator to serve as the central coordination point for the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan and, through coordination and collaboration with agencies and entities in the emergency response community, to implement the interoperability plan
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(2) The statewide interoperability coordinator: (a) Is the primary staff support provided by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management for the State Interoperability Executive Council created under ORS 403.450; (b) Shall assist the executive council in conducting and submitti…
ORS 403.465 Duties of Director of Oregon Department of Emergency Management. In consultation with the State Interoperability Executive Council created in ORS 403.450, the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall
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(1) Facilitate decision making and planning for potential implementation of the FirstNet network; and (2) Make recommendations to the state agency responsible for administering federal funds from the United States Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Informatio…
ORS 403.470 Assessments to public bodies in state government; rules. (1) On or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall estimate the expenses the department will incur in the biennium beginning July 1 of the same year to carry out the provisions of ORS 403.450, 403.455, 403.460 and 403.465 and section 1, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005. The department shall report the estimate to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Legislative Fiscal Officer
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(2) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall charge an assessment to each public body in state government so as to recoup the costs estimated under subsection (1) of this section. Each public body in state government shall pay to the credit of the department the amount…
ORS 403.475 Statewide Interoperability Fund. The Statewide Interoperability Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Statewide Interoperability Fund must be credited to the fund. The fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund under ORS 403.470 and may include moneys appropriated, allocated, deposited or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or otherwise and interest earned on moneys in the fund. The moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to carry out the provisions of ORS 403.450, 403.455, 403.460 and 403.465 and section 1, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005. [2025 c.412 §13]
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Note: See note under 403.470. RADIO AND DATA DISTRICTS
ORS 403.500 Definitions for ORS 403.500 to 403.542. As used in ORS 403.500 to 403.542
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(1) “County” means the county in which all or a portion of the district is located. (2) “County board” means county court or board of county commissioners of the county. (3) “District” means a radio and data district formed under ORS 403.500 to 403.542. (4) “District board” means…
ORS 403.502 Application of election laws. (1) ORS chapter 255 governs the following
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(a) The nomination and election of the members of the district board of a radio and data district. (b) The conduct of all elections in the district. (2) The electors of a district may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum regarding a district measure, in accordance…
ORS 403.505 Formation. (1) Ten or more residents of a county may petition the county board, or a county board by its own resolution may resolve, for the formation of a radio and data district within all or a portion of the county
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(2) In the case of two or more contiguous counties, 10 or more residents of the contiguous area may petition the county boards of all counties within the contiguous area for the formation of a district or the county boards of all counties within the contiguous area may adopt the …
ORS 403.507 Size of district board; qualifications. (1) The governing body of a radio and data district shall be a board of three or five members, to be elected by the electors of the district, and an administrator, to be appointed by the district board
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(2) Every elector of a district is qualified to be a member of the district board. [2009 c.584 §4]
ORS 403.510 Size of district board at formation; terms of office. (1) The number of district board members to be elected in a radio and data district shall be three or five, according to the number set forth in the petition or resolution for formation. The terms of the first district board members shall be determined as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section
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(2) If a three-member district board is to be elected: (a) The candidates receiving the highest and the second highest vote shall be elected to a term expiring June 30 next following the second regular district election. (b) The candidate receiving the third highest vote shall be…
ORS 403.512 Election of district board after formation; terms. (1) At the regular district election of a radio and data district, successors to the district board members whose terms expire shall be elected as follows
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(a) In an unzoned district, if one board member is to be elected, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected. If two or three board members are to be elected, the candidates receiving the first and second or first, second and third highest vote shall be elected. (b…
ORS 403.515 Oath of office. A district board member of a radio and data district shall take the oath of office within 10 days after receiving the certificate of election. [2009 c.584 §7]
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ORS 403.517 District board as governing body; president and administrator; meetings; vacancies. (1) The district board of a radio and data district is the governing body of the district and shall exercise all powers of the district
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(2) At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the district board shall choose one of its members as president and shall appoint an administrator who need not be a member of the board. In case of the absence, or inability to act, of the president or adminis…
ORS 403.520 Methods of election. (1) The district board members of a radio and data district may be elected by one of the following methods or a combination thereof
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(a) Elected by the electors of zones that are as nearly equal in population as possible according to the latest federal census. (b) Elected at large by position number by the electors of the district. (2) Candidates for election from zones shall be nominated by the electors of th…
ORS 403.522 Boundaries of zones for district board members; adjustment for population and district boundary changes. (1) The district board of a radio and data district shall adjust zones established within a district as necessary to make them as nearly equal in population as is feasible according to the latest federal census. The district board also shall adjust boundaries of zones as necessary to reflect boundary changes of the district
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(2) For purposes of ad valorem property taxation, a district change must be filed in final approved form with the county assessor and the Department of Revenue as provided in ORS 308.225. [2009 c.584 §10]
ORS 403.525 General district powers. Every radio and data district shall have power
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(1) To have and use a common seal. (2) To sue and be sued in the name of the district. (3) To construct, reconstruct, acquire, maintain, upgrade and operate radio and data communication facilities and equipment, including land, buildings, improvements and other property needed to…
ORS 403.527 Levy of taxes. (1) At the time of formation or, after formation, through determination of the district board of a radio and data district, the district may establish a permanent rate limitation on ad valorem property taxes as prescribed in ORS 280.070
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(2) A district board may elect to impose a local option tax under ORS 280.040 to 280.145 in lieu of a permanent rate limitation. (3) Upon receiving authority from district electors to levy ad valorem property taxes, the district board shall for each fiscal year determine and esta…
ORS 403.530 Deposit and disbursement of district moneys. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 403.500 to 403.542, the moneys of a radio and data district shall be deposited, in the discretion of the district board, either with the county treasurer of the county, in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) of this section, or in one or more banks or savings and loan associations to be designated by the board. Funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association shall be withdrawn or paid out only upon proper order and warrant or check signed by the district administrator and countersigned by the president of the district board. The district board may by resolution designate other persons who may sign warrants or checks on behalf of the president or administrator
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(2) If district funds are deposited with the county treasurer, the county treasurer shall pay out moneys from the funds only upon the written order of the district board, signed by the president of the board and countersigned by the district administrator. The order shall specify…
ORS 403.532 County counsel to aid district board. The district board of a radio and data district may call upon the county counsel of the county in which the district is located for advice on district business. If the district is located in more than one county, the district may by intergovernmental agreement designate the county counsel of any one county as counsel for the district. The district board may at any time employ special counsel for any purpose. [2009 c.584 §14]
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ORS 403.535 Power to contract bonded indebtedness. A radio and data district has the power to contract bonded indebtedness for the purpose of providing funds
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(1) To acquire land, rights of way and interests in land, buildings and equipment. (2) To improve land and install facilities. (3) To construct, reconstruct, improve, repair and furnish buildings. (4) To acquire equipment of all types, including vehicular equipment necessary for …
ORS 403.537 Bond elections. (1) For the purpose of providing funds with which to put into effect one or any combination of the purposes authorized under ORS 403.535, the district board of a radio and data district, when authorized by a majority of those voting at an election called for that purpose, may borrow money and sell and dispose of general obligation bonds
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(2) The district board: (a) May order an election under this section on its own resolution; or (b) Shall order an election under this section when a petition is filed as provided in this section. (3) A petition shall specify a dollar amount for carrying out any one or more of the…
ORS 403.540 Authority for issuance of general obligation bonds and revenue bonds; issuance and sale. (1) Whenever authorized by the electors of the district, the district board of a radio and data district may issue general obligation bonds of the district, not exceeding the principal amount stated in the notice of election and for the purpose therein named
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(2) In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds, a district, when authorized by a majority of those voting at an election called for that purpose, may sell and dispose of revenue bonds, and pledge as security therefor all or any part of the unobligated net reve…
ORS 403.542 Contracts with United States. (1) In carrying out the powers conferred by ORS 403.500 to 403.542, a radio and data district may contract with the United States or any agency thereof for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation, or any of them, of radio and data equipment and facilities or other property for use by the district
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(2) Contract provisions for repayment of any loan from the United States, and the bonds securing the payment of the loan, if any are issued, may be of any term or denomination not exceeding 50 years and may call for the payment of interest not exceeding seven percent per annum, m…