Oregon Statutes 198.800 – Formation petition; hearing; notice of hearing
(1) A petition for formation must be filed with the county board of the principal county. Before the petition is filed, the petition must be endorsed by any agency required by the principal Act to endorse or approve the petition. If the petition satisfies the requirements of ORS § 198.748, 198.749 and 198.750 to 198.775 and is otherwise sufficient under the principal Act, the county board shall:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 198.800
- district: means any one of the following:
(1) A people's utility district organized under ORS Chapter 261. See Oregon Statutes 198.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
(a) If the county is within the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission, file the petition with the boundary commission within 10 days after the petition is filed with the board; or
(b) Set a date for a hearing on the petition. The hearing may not be held less than 30 days or more than 50 days after the date the petition is filed.
(2) The county board shall cause notice of the hearing to be posted in at least three public places and published by two insertions in a newspaper. The notice shall state:
(a) The purpose for which the district is to be formed.
(b) The name and boundaries of the proposed district.
(c) The time and place of the hearing on the petition.
(d) That all interested persons may appear and be heard.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section, this section and ORS § 198.805 do not apply in areas subject to the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission. [1971 c.727 § 24; 1983 c.336 § 20; 1989 c.92 § 5; 2005 c.747 § 1]