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RESOLUTION
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A resolution proposing an amendment to the 1889 Charter of the
City of Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, as amended by the various
charter amendments to date. Further providing that said proposed
charter amendments to be submitted to the electors of the City of
Ashland under a ballot title herein set forth for their approval
or rejection at a special election hereby called and to be held
on the 3rd day of November, 1970, and declaring an emergency.
WHEREAS, there is a special election called for by the Common
Council of the City of Ashland in March of 1970 to amend the
charter of the City of Ashland, and
WHEREAS, the voters passed the proposed amendment to the.
charter, and
WHEREAS, the amendments of 1970 provided; that, the water works
and park property should never be rented, sold, or otherwise
disposed of; and it appears that the charter should make the
same provisions as to the sewer and electric power utilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Ashland:
Sect i on 1.
That amendments to the Charter of the City of Ashland, Jackson
County, Oregon, be and the same hereby is, proposed and referred
for submission ,to the legal voters of said City at a special
election hereby called and to be held on the 3rd day of November,
1970, which Charter amendment, to be so referred, is as follows:
CHARTER AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE VOTERS BY THE MAYOR
AND COMMON COUNCIL
AN ACT
To amend and revise the 1889 Charter as amended of
the City of Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND~OREGON:
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GERALD J. SCANNELL, JR.
TK. TDtPUT ComtT ~ P.O. Box 6-45
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Section 1.
That Article XVI, Sections 1 and 5, of the 1889 Charter of
the City of Ashland, as amended, be, and the same hereby is am-
ended to read as follows:
ART! CLE XVI - Mi sce 11 aneous P rovi s ions
Section 1. Public Utilities - Water Works. The city of Ashland,
a municipal corporation, shall have the power to provide the
residents of said city with such services as water, sewer, electric
power, public transportation and such other public utilities as
the people desire by majority vote; and to exact and collect
compensation from the users of such public utility; provided,
however, that the electric power, water and sewer system and the
property appurtenant to their use now owned or which may hereafter
be acquired by said city for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants
thereof with such electric power, water and sewer shall never be
rented, sold or otherwise disposed of; nor shall the city ever
grant any franchise to any person or corporation for the purpose
of supplying the inhabitants of said city with such electric power,
water and sewer; provided further, however, that the electors of
the city of Ashland may form a people's utility district to supply
such electric power, water and sewer under the provisions of
Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 261. And provided further that
the Mayor and Common Council must call a special election to
amend this charter provision before making any other disposition
by forming a people's utility district.
Section 5. Time of Effect of Charter Amendment. This amendment
to the charter of 1889 shall take effect January 1,1971.
Sect i on 2.
That the Recorder, W. E. Bartelt, shall appoint and certify
an election board which shall act as a counting board in each
precinct. That the election board certified by the county clerk
shall serve as the election board during the time the polls are
open. That the respective polling places lawfully designated for
the said general election held on the same day at the same time
are hereby designated as the polling places for the special
general election. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Pacific Standard Time on November 3, 1970 for said special
election.
Sect i on 3.
That the ballot title of said measure so submitted to the
electors at such special general election herein called shall be
as fo 11 ows :
ASHLAND CHARTER REVISION - Referred to the People by the Mayor
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GERALD J. SCANNELL, JR.
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Purpose: To amend Article XVI, Sections 1 and 5,
of the 1889 Charter of the City of Ashland, as
amended, by providing that the electrical power,
water and sewer system shall never be rented,
sold, or, otherwise disposed of, without a vote
of the people; and setting January 1, 197t as'
the effective date of the.amendments. .
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Sect ion 4.
That the City Recorder is hereby requested and directed to
give due notice of such special election herein called as pro-
vided in the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Ashland,
Oregon; that is to say, notice of the calling of said election,
the time and places for voting and.the ballot title shall be
published in the Daily Tidings, a newspaper of general circulation
printed and published in said city, at least once ten days prior
to the date fixed herein for holding said election.
Section 5.
That inasmuch as it is necessary that the proposed Charter
amendment be voted on at the general election in order to
save expense to the City, it is hereby deemed necessary for the
peace, health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the
City of Ashland that an emergency be, and the same is hereby de-
clared to exist, and this resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by
the Mayor.
The foregoing resolutioQ wa.s duly passed, under a sus-
pension of the rules, at a .~i!;"'-l)~-meeting of the Common Council
held on the 1.3?!! day of October, 1970, the vote being as follows:
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Nays 0
Approved:
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Mayor
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To all of which I hereby certify:
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Recorder
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