Title 21, Cities

Each city which owns and operates an electric light and power system or which distributes electric energy for hire, shall charge such rates therefor as meet the requirements of ORS 225.220 to 225.300.

(1) The requirements of ORS 225.210 to 225.300 shall be enforced and observed by that officer who by the charter is charged with the administration of any electric light and power plant or distributing system owned or operated by the city. (2) As used in this section, “officer” i…

(1) The officer referred to in ORS 225.220 shall annually before January 1, make a written estimate of the probable expense of maintaining and conducting the electric light plant or distributing system during the next ensuing year, including the cost of any contemplated alteratio…

The officer referred to in ORS 225.220 shall be the sole judge of what rates or charges shall be exacted for the electric current furnished for use of street lighting and other public purposes for the city.

The earnings of the electric plant or distributing system shall be applied and used in payment of warrants and interest thereon issued in connection with operation of any such plant or system, and also in payment for alterations, improvements, additions or extensions and for rede…

The proceeds of bond issues issued after June 6, 1931, by authority of charter provisions of the city for the purpose of creating, acquiring, building, improving, enlarging, altering or repairing the plant or system referred to by ORS 225.210 shall be used exclusively for the pur…

When any city which owns or operates a municipal electric power plant or system or distributing system, has paid principal and interest to date on all indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, and has created and accumulated an adequate depreciation and replacement reserve i…

(1) When authorized by the city charter, the officer referred to in ORS 225.220 as having charge of the electric plant or distributing system may execute its warrants upon the city treasurer, drawn against the funds created by and for the benefit of such plant or system in excess…

Any city which is authorized by its charter or by law to construct, acquire, maintain or operate an electric generating plant or distributing system may acquire in its own name the right to use the unappropriated waters of this state in accordance with laws of this state. [Amende…

Any filing made by any city upon the unappropriated waters of this state for use in the future development of a hydroelectric plant by such city shall be reserved to such city and shall not be subject to appropriation by any other person, municipality or corporation unless it is …

As used in ORS 225.310 to 225.400, unless the context requires otherwise, “facilities” means a water supply for irrigation and for fire protection of property within the city together with a distribution system therefor, reservoirs, pumps, mains, stations, with all appurtenances …

Any city may own, acquire, construct, equip, operate and maintain within or without its statutory or corporate limits, in whole or in part, facilities for irrigation and fire protection.

(1) For the purposes of ORS 225.320, the city may acquire by gift, grant, purchase or condemnation necessary lands and rights of way within or without its statutory or corporate limits. (2) For the purpose of acquiring property under subsection (1) of this section, the city may i…

The city governing body may establish just and equitable rates or charges to be paid for the use of the irrigation and fire protection facilities by each person, firm or corporation whose premises are served thereby, or upon subsequent service thereto.

If the service charges established under ORS 225.340 are not paid when due, the amounts thereof, together with such penalties, interests and costs as may be provided by the city governing body, may be recovered in an action at law. [Amended by 1991 c.459 §354]

For the purposes of ORS 225.320, the city governing body may, after referring the question of acquiring and constructing the facilities to a vote of the electors of the city and after approval thereof by a majority of the electors, authorize the issuance of and cause to be issued…

The city governing body may determine the maturities and tenor of bonds issued under ORS 225.360. However, the bonds shall be serial in character and in accordance with any provisions of law or charter. The bonds shall: (1) Be payable in not to exceed 30 years from the date of is…

The amount of any self-liquidating bonds issued under ORS 225.360 shall not be within any limitation of indebtedness fixed by law or charter, but shall be in addition to the amount of the bonds within the limitation. However, the aggregate of the bonds, after deducting sinking fu…

Before calling any election for the purposes set forth in ORS 225.360, the city governing body shall cause to be prepared plans, specifications and estimates of costs of any proposed facilities to be voted upon, which may be examined by any elector of the city.

The authority given by ORS 225.310 to 225.390 shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any power existing in any city under any constitutional, statutory or charter provisions. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP OF POWER FACILITIES

As used in ORS 225.450 to 225.490, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “City” means a city organized under the law of California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington or Wyoming and owning and operating an electric light and power system. (2) “Common facili…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares it to be in the public interest and for a public purpose that cities, districts, electric cooperatives and electric utility companies participate as authorized in ORS 225.450 to 225.490 jointly and with other persons to: (a) Achieve…

In addition to the powers otherwise conferred on cities of this state, a city that owns or operates an electric light and power system, or a city that owns or operates an electric cogeneration facility as defined in ORS 758.505, may plan, finance, construct, acquire, operate, own…

(1) In carrying out the powers granted in ORS 225.470, a city of this state shall be liable only for its own acts with regard to the planning, financing, construction, acquisition, operation, ownership or maintenance of common facilities. No moneys or other contributions supplied…

Any city of this state participating in common facilities under ORS 225.450 to 225.490 may furnish money and provide property, both real and personal, and to the extent and in the manner provided by its charter issue and notwithstanding any other provision of law, sell, either at…

Every incorporated city or municipal corporation owning or controlling any lands without its boundaries may enact any police or penal ordinance necessary to protect the same or preserve the peace and order therein or regulate the use of such park, enforce the ordinance by penalti…

As used in ORS 226.120 to 226.240, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means board of city park commissioners. (2) “City” means incorporated city containing not less than 3,000 inhabitants. (3) “Commissioner” means city park commissioner. [Amended by 2005 c.22 §171…

The board of park commissioners of the city shall be composed of the mayor and city engineer, if there is one, and if not, the city auditor, together with five citizens thereof, to be appointed by the circuit court in which the city is located. If there is more than one circuit j…

The question whether ORS 226.110 to 226.240 shall take effect in a city shall be decided by election as provided in this section. The governing body may submit the question to the electors of the city at an election on a date specified in ORS 221.230. The election shall be conduc…

The commissioners shall organize at a meeting thereof, to be called by the mayor not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after appointment of the commissioners is complete. The mayor shall be chairperson of the board. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the board appointed under ORS 226.…

The board shall appoint a secretary, who shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings of the board, including all rules and regulations adopted for government or use of the parks.

The city treasurer shall be treasurer of the board. The treasurer shall keep an accurate account of all moneys received and paid out on account of the board apart from all other accounts, and shall pay out no moneys on account of the board, except upon a warrant drawn upon the tr…

The rules and regulations of the board for violation of which penalties are fixed shall be made public, as the board determines.

Regular meetings of the board shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson upon application of three members of the board. No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the board without the presence of three or more of t…

No commissioner shall be interested in any contract to which the board of which the commissioner is a member is a party or in which it is interested.

(1) The board shall have full and exclusive control of all parks within or connected with its respective city. For that purpose it may: (a) Lay out and improve such parks. (b) Appoint all necessary engineers, surveyors and all other employees, including a police force to act in t…

(1) If necessary, the board may provide for payment of land purchases under ORS 226.210 (1)(f) by a special tax, not to exceed one-half mill on the dollar in any one year, on taxable property in the city, to be levied by the board and collected like other city taxes. (2) Before s…

If the governing body of a city with a park board created under ORS 226.120 decides that the city should abolish the board and transfer its powers, functions and duties, as defined in ORS 226.110 to 226.220, to the governing body of the city, the governing body shall submit the q…

If the electors of the city approve abolition of the park board under ORS 226.230, the park commission shall cease and the offices of park commissioner terminate within 30 days after the returns of the election have been canvassed. Thereafter, all powers, functions and duties of …

(1) As used in ORS 226.320 to 226.400, “city” means any incorporated city having 5,000 inhabitants or more. (2) The taking, using, acquiring and appropriating of private property for any purpose specified in ORS 226.320 to 226.390 is declared to be done for public use.

Whenever the municipal authorities determine by ordinance to do so, the city may purchase, acquire, take, use, enter upon and appropriate land and property within or without its corporate limits for the purpose of: (1) Public squares, parks, memorial monuments or buildings, pione…

The city may purchase, acquire, take, use, enter upon and appropriate land and property in excess of what may be needed for any public squares, parks or playgrounds.

(1) In the ordinance providing for an appropriation under ORS 226.330, the municipal authorities shall specify and describe the land authorized to be taken, purchased, acquired, used and appropriated. Such land shall not embrace more than 200 feet beyond the boundary line of the …

After so much land and property referred to in ORS 226.330 as is needed has been appropriated for public squares, parks or playgrounds, the municipal authorities of the city may by ordinance authorize the sale of the remainder of such land or property and impose such restrictions…

The proceeds from resale of any neighboring property taken in excess of what may be necessary for actual construction, opening, widening, extending and laying out of any public square, park or playground as provided in ORS 226.310 to 226.390 shall be deposited in the city treasur…

Before selling the neighboring lands or property acquired under ORS 226.320 to 226.360, or any part thereof or any right or interest therein, the municipal authorities of the city shall give a notice of such sale by publication for five successive days in one or more daily newspa…

When it is intended by the municipal authorities of the city to take, use and appropriate private property for any of the purposes mentioned in ORS 226.320 to 226.340 and the owners and the municipal authorities cannot agree upon compensation and damages arising therefrom, compen…

The municipal authorities may issue bonds for the costs and expenses of acquiring the private property for any of the purposes mentioned in ORS 226.320 to 226.380. The bonds shall be at such rate of interest and for such length of time as the municipal authorities determine, shal…

The city may permit and authorize the following uses of parks, which are lawful uses of any grounds or premises dedicated as public parks, unless the use thereof for such purposes is forbidden by the terms of the conveyance creating such parks: (1) The erection and construction o…

Any incorporated city may acquire, own, maintain and operate cemeteries, crematoria and other facilities authorized for the disposition of human remains either inside or outside its corporate limits, in accordance with such plans as the city governing body deems best. [Amended by…