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Home My WebLink About2024-02 III & VI Charter Amendments for May 21, 2024 ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 2024-02 �,51 IN I [a N W I I W-1101 I - t NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council submits to the qualified voters of the City the question of approving or rejecting an amendment to the Ashland Municipal Charter to remove the elected position of the Recorder from the city charter and provide for the city manager to appoint the position according to standards and duties to be set forth in ordinance. SECTION 2. The City Council refers this question to the ballot of May 21, 2024. SECTION 3. The City Recorder shall cause to be delivered to the Elections Officer of Jackson County, Oregon, the attached ballot measure notice, not later than 61 days prior to the election. The Election Officer is requested to give notice to the electorate of the City that the election shall be conducted by mail, pursuant to Oregon law; SECTION 4. The City Recorder shall give notice of the election as provided in the laws of the State of Oregon and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Ashland. SECTION 5. The ballot title for this measure is set forth in Exhibit A, attached. SECTION 6. The proposed amendment to the city charter is set forth in Exhibit B, attached. SECTION 7. The City Attorney is authorized to alter the language of the ballot title only for the purpose of complying with any rules, procedures, and practices of the Election Officer of Jackson County to implement the requirements of Oregon law, but shall make no changes to the Charter amendment language in Exhibit B without the consent of the Council. This resolution is referred to the electors of the city of Ashland for approval at the Primary Election in Jackson County, set to occur on May 21, 2024. This resolution is effective upon signing by the mayor. ADOPTED by the City Council this � bt, day of 2024. ATTEST: lin SIGNED and APPROVED this day of qrl",n 2024, Alissa'k'olodzins i, City Recorder To Graham, Mayor Reviewed as to form: Douglas M WGeary, Acting'City Attorney EXHIBIT A (Ballot Title) Proposed Amendment to the Ashland City Charter removing the Recorder as an Elective Officer. Shall the Ashland City Charter be amended to remove the Recorder and Recorder Duties as an elected position from the City Charter? A "Yes" vote for this measure amends the City Charter to allow for the City of Ashland to hire an individual with appropriate training and skill to fill the Recorder position. A "No" vote for this measure maintains the existing language in the City Charter which outlines the sole qualifications for being elected Recorder as residing within City limits and current registration to vote. (Explanatory Statement) A "Yes" vote for this measure amends the City Charter to allow for the City of Ashland to hire an individual with appropriate training and skill to fill the Recorder position. Currently there are no minimum professional skill qualifications for this position. The only qualifiers are residing within City limits and being a registered voter. The recorder is an administrative position that requires decisions to be made based on knowledge, skills, and abilities outside of the number of votes garnered in an election. A "No" vote for this measure maintains the existing language in the City Charter which outlines the sole qualifications for being elected Recorder and fulfilling the duties of Recorder as outlined in the City Charter as registered voter within the City of Ashland. The following amendments are proposed to the Ashland City Charter. Only these articles and sections as delineated herein are amended by this Resolution. Except for otherwise proposed amendments to the Charter by separate resolution and Ballot Title, all other language in the Charter shall be unchanged. Annotated to show deletions and additions to the Ashland Municipal Code sections being modified. Deletions are bold IiAed *FeWh, and additions are bold underfined. ARTICLE 3 Elective Officers Section 1. Elective Officers The elective officers of the City shall be: a Mayor, R-ec "�^ ; six (6) Council Members, five (5) Park Commissioners and a Municipal Judge. Section 2. Qualifications All elective officers except the Municipal Judge shall be residents and qualified voters in the City. Section 3. Salaries Any change in the amount of the present compensation received by elective officers, except for the Municipal Judge, shall be submitted to the vote of the people; , ^a ^�* ^^�s ^f *L^ 1-;,-e, 0-V A sLI nA; V-A- ^ ; * The salary of the Municipal Judge will initially be the same as for the year 1978-79 and thereafter to be adjusted in the same percentage as the average salary adjustment of the other supervisory employees and department heads of the City of Ashland. Section 4. Vacancies An office shall be deemed vacant upon the incumbent's death; adjudicated incompetence; conviction of a felony; other offense pertaining to his/her office, or unlawful destruction of public records; resignation; recall from office or ceasing to possess the qualifications for the office; or, in the case of the Mayor or Council Member, upon his/her absence from the City for thirty (30) days without the consent of the Council or upon his/her absence from meetings of the Council for sixty (60) days without like consent, and subsequent declaration of the vacancy by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Council. A vacant elective office in the City shall be filled within sixty (60) days by the Council electing some qualified person to fill such vacancy. The appointee's term of office shall begin immediately upon appointment and shall continue until a successor, elected at the next biennial election, takes office for the unexpired term. The Council shall have the power, by a two-thirds affirmative vote, to expel any member of the Council for disorderly conduct in Council or inattention to duties. No Council member shall be expelled without notice and a hearing by the Council. Section 5. Tenn The term of all elective officers shall begin the first day of January following their election. Section 6. Interest in City Contracts During the term of office, no elective officer shall violate any provision of the State of Oregon Code of Ethics as contained in ORS Chapter 244. PART 2. ARTICLE 6 Recorder Section 1. Term The Recorder in office at the time this Charter takes effect shall continue in office until the end of his/her term of office as fixed by the Charter of the City in effect at the time this Charter provision is adopted. At eaeh biennial general. eleetwon 11-teld in (4) years. Upon the expiration of the Recorder's term, if any, the City Manager is granted the authority to appoint a Recorder to fulfill the powers and duties of this position. The selection of the Recorder will be based on their education, experience, and other qualifications ensuring that the individual is suitably qualified for the position of City Recorder as defined by ordinance. r�s�ar t. SaRvM. ff .. \1m97 LRR;I it. KYt.: \m.IS. ;19 n�.l t SS; �•S�R;I � ;1;1 �! \. \;l; �;1�1 � SS.. :.. ;r�4;�;.1\1�..\9.�.1�.\\R�1�3...\.] :77. :* !MMM!. IWN-.S�!!�l�SRI of monies against the proper funds that hm,e been appropriated by the City Coun , and, together with the Alayor-, sign the same. He/she may make periodic audits o l�:@!l ll;i m f I t:i9: \A tS \'= 19��.1 a S1: l� R! �\9.� \;� �.: \;�9 \ �AR�J �. f �tSl.I.TI!... ll� S\;J�;1• . \9 �l� \.. �!..�5! �:.\v.�S... I special benefits and assessments then due, to the Clerk of the County C*ur4-.The My. ;19 t•\l. 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