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A resolution proposing an amendment to the 1889 Charter of the
City of Ashiand, Jackson County, Oregon, as amended by the various
char.ter amendments to date. Further providing that said proposed
charter amendmenti 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 specia1.e1ection 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 combined the job of Recorder
and Treasurer but did not clearly define his duties,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common
tounci 1 o~ the City of Ashland:
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That. amendments to the Charter of the Ci ty 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 he1d'on the 3rd day of November,
1970, which"Charter amendment, to be 59 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:
Section 1.
That Article VI of the 1889 Charter of the City of Ashland,
as amended, be, and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
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AR!ICLE VI - Recorder
Section 1. Term. The recorder in office at the time this charter
takes effect sha 11 continue in offi ce unti 1 the end of hi s term of
office as fixed by the charter.of the city in effect at the time
this charter is adopted. At the biennial general election held in
1970 and every fourth year thereafter, a recorder shall be elected
for a term of four years.
Section 2. Powers and Duties. The Recorder shall act as Clerk
of the Counci 1 and shall keep plain and correct records of all
business and proceedings of the council. He shall maintain a
file of all papers 'presentedto him officially, and safely keep
all files, records and papers of the corporation pertaining to
his office, and these shall be open to the public. At the expi-
ration of his term of office, he shall turn over to his successor
any and,a11 records; books and papers pertaining to said office.
The Recorder must draw all orders for the proper payment of
monies against the proper funds that have been appropriated by the
city council, and together with the Mayor, sign the same. He
. shall supervise the city accounting records and shall make
periodic audits of them.
The recorder shall, as soon as the counci 1 shall make a general
levy of the taxes for the city, certify the same, together with
any and all special benefits and assess~ents then duei to the
Clerk of the County Cour,t.' '.'"
The Recor der sha 11 recei ve and sa fe 1 y keep a 11. moneys tha t come
into his hands'b~longing t~ ~heCity QfAshl~n~ ~n~ pay 't~e same
out on the order of the Mayor, but not otherwise. He shall cancel
forthwi th a 11 orders when pai d', and sha 11 keep a cor rect account
of any and all receipts and disbursements, and'all times keep his
account books open.to the inspection of the council, and at the
expiration of his term of office he shall turn over to his successor
any and all moneys, books ahd papers pert~ining to his said office.
'He shall, upon receipt' of any sum or sums of money, credit the
amount received to the proper fund or funds, and shall not under
any ci rcums tanc'es app 1 y any spec i a 1 fund to other purposes.
He shall receive all moneys due to the city from the county
treasurer, ahd all other moneys offered him for the city, and shall
annually by the first meeting in December of each year, and at such
other times as the counci 1 may request, make a full arid written
statement to.the counci 1 of the condition of the financial affairs
of the city, and perform such other duties as may be imposed upon
him by the council.
The Recorder sha 11 issue all 1 i censes authori zed by ci ty ordi nances
or by any special 'order of the city council, upon payment to him of
the amount required therefor. .
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Section 3. Absence. In the Recorder's absence, the Mayor shall
appoint a clerk of the council pro tem who, whi Ie acting in that
capacity, shall have all the authority and duties of the Recorder.
Section 2.
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That the Recorder, W. E. Bartel t, slia 11 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 respect'ive polling places .1awfully designated
for the said general .e1ection he1d'.on the same day at the same
time are hereby designated as the polling places for the special
general election. . Po11.s wi 11 be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific
Standard Time on November 3; 1970 for said special election.
Section 3.
That the ballot title of said measure so submitted to the
electors at such special general election herein ca1 led shall be
as fo 11 ow s :
ASHLAND CHARTER REVISIQN - .Referredto the People by the Mayor and
Counci 1.
Purpose: To amend the Article VI of the 1889 Charter
of the City of Ashland, as amended, by defining the Yes
duties of the City Recorder.
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Section 4.
That the Ci ty Recorder is hereby requested and di rected to
give due notice of such special election herein cal led as provided
in the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Ashland, Oregon;
that is to say, notice of the ~a11ing of said election, the time
and places for voting arid 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
~ixed herein for holding said election.
Section 5.
That inasmuch ai 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 we1fare:af .the citizens of the City of
Ashland that 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 Council and approval by the Mayor.
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The foregoing ~esolution was duly passed, under a suspension
of the. rules, at a ~p~~/'~~ meeting of the Common Counci 1 held on
the /J qf, day of October, 1970, the vote being as follows:
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Approved:
To all of which I hereby certify:
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