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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 amendment 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 the May 26, 1970 charter removed
the requirement that the appointive officers be residents, and
WHEREAS, it appears that appointments to commissions and
appointed officials should be residents, and
WHEREAS, the amendments of 1970 also take away from the
counci.l the right to remove any appointed officer, and
WHEREAS, it appears that power should be restored to the
council so that an appointed office may have some recourse
in the event of suspension by the Mayor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Ashland:
Sect ion 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,
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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:
Sect ion 1.
That Article XIII, Sections 2 and 3 of the 1889 Charter of
the City of Ashland, as amended, be, and the same hereby is amended
to read as follows:
ARTICLE XIII ~ Appointive Officers
Section 2. Qualifications, Duties and Salaries. The council shall
by ordinance prescribe the duties of appointive officers, and
determine their compensation and qualifications, excep~ that the
municipal judge shall be a member of the Oregon State Bar, provided,
however, that all appointive officers must be residents of the city
of Ashland or become residents upon their appointment.
Sectton 3. Removal. The Mayor may suspend until hearing before
the council any appointed officer at any time, provided further,
however, that any appointive officer may be removed by the
Common Council at any time after a full hearing before them.
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 titlesof said measure so submitted to tge
electors at such special general election herein called shall be
as follows:
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ASHLAND CHARTER REVISION - Referred to the People by the Mayor
. and. Counci 1
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GERALD J. SCANNELL, JR.
THI TU<I'BST Cooa.,. - P.O. Box 645
A'HlJ.ND,OUCON,97S20
Aa!A Con. '03 -'- T........ON.482-4441
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Purpose: To amend Article 8111, Section 2 of
the 1889 Charter of the City of Ashland, as
amended, by requiring appointive officers to
be or become residents upon appointment.
Yes /7
No /7,7
ASHLAND CHARTER REVISION - Referred to the People by the Mayor
and Counc i I
Purpose: To amend Article XIII, Section 3 of
the 1889 Charter 'of the Ci ty of Ash I and, as Yes /7
amended, by restoring to the counci I the power
to remove any appointive officer. No /7
'Section 4.
That the City Recorder is hereby requested and directed
to give due notic.e of, such special election herein called as
provided in the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Ashland,
Oregon; that is to, say, notice of the call ing of said election,
the time and places for voting and the ballot title shall be pub-
I ished in the Dai Iy Tidings', a'newspape'r of general circulation
printed and published in said city, at least once ten days prior
to the date fixed h'ere.in for holding '~aideiecti'on.
.Se~tion 5.
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That inasmuch as it is necessary that the proposed Charter
amendment to 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 th~t an emergency be, and the same is hereby declared to
exist, and this resolution shall be in' full force and effect
from and after its adoption by the Counci I and approval by the
Mayor.
The foregoing resolution was duly passed, under a sus-
pension of the r&,les, at a sp.ecia:1 meeting of the Common Counci I
held on the /;-day of October, 1970, the vote being as follows:
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