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ORDINANCE NO. ~ '1 (p I
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AMC CHAPTER 2.28
RELATING TO DELEGATION OF DUTIES TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR FOR
ACCEPTANCE OF INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY AND THE RENEWAL OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS
Annotated to show deletionE and additions to the code sections being modified. Deletions are
bold . and additions are bold underlined.
WHEREAS, ORS 93.808 requires that the approval of a governmental unit such as the City
of Ashland be shown on any instrument conveying title or an interest in real property to the
City in order for that instrument to be recorded; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ashland wishes to delegate to the City Administrator the task of
indicating the City's acceptance of routine instruments that convey title or any interest in
real property to the City; and
WHEREAS, conveyances requiring public hearings before the City Council under state or
local law (i.e. conservation easements, open space acquisitions) are exempted from this
delegation; and
WHEREAS, ORS 190.010 allows the City to enter into intergovernmental agreements with
other units of local government; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ashland wishes to delegate to the City Administrator the task of
renewing intergovernmental agreements for the City when the terms of the agreement
remain the same, or the terms are modified in accordance with the agreement; and
WHEREAS, intergovernmental agreements that require public hearings before the City
Council under state or local law are exempted from this delegation;
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. New Section. A new Section 2.28.045 [City Administrator - Delegated
duties] is hereby added to read as follows:
2.28.045 City Administrator - Deleaated duties.
A. Acceptance of real property. or interest therein. Except when a public hearina
before the aovernina body is reauired bv state or local law. the City Council hereby
authorizes and deleaates to the City Administrator the authority to indicate. for
purposes of recordina in Official Deed records. the City of Ashland's acceptance of
real property title or an interest in real property pursuant to ORS 93.808. The City
Administrator may execute an instrument convevina title to the City or convevina an
interest in real property to the City. after approval of the form bv the City Attornev
and approval of the description of the property bv the City Surveyor. City
acceptance shall be in substantiallv the followina form:
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CITY ACCEPTANCE tORS 93.808):
CITY OF ASHLAND. Grantee
STATE OF OREGON
County of Jackson
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The foreaoina instrument was acknowledaed before me this day
of . 20 . bv as City Administrator
of the City of Ashland.
Notary Public for Oreaon
Mv commission expires:
B. Renewal of interaovernmental aareements. The City Council herebv deleaates its
, authority to renew interaovernmental aareements to the City Administrator when:
1) state or local law does not reauire a public hearina before the aovernina
bodv.
2) the terms of the interaovernmental aareement will remain the same. or be
modified in accordance with the aareement. and
3) the renewal is approved bv the City Attornev and the department head that
is affected bv the renewal.
C. The City Administrator shall biannuallv report to the City Council on the matters
executed pursuant to this Chapter.
SECTION 2. Severability. The sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses of this
ordinance are severable. The invalidity of one section, subsection, paragraph, or clause
shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses.
SECTION 3. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City
Code and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "code", "article", "section", "chapter" or
another word, and the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, or re-Iettered,
provided however that any Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions (i.e. Sections 2-3)
need not be codified and the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references
and any typographical errors.
Barbara M. Christensen, City Recorder
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The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordance with Article X,
Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the ~ day of 1~ ' 2008,
and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this I day of , 2008.
Barbara M. Christensen, City Recorder ·
SIGNED and APPROVED this ~ day Of~' 2008.
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