(1) Not later than the 30th day after an election held under ORS § 222.250, or after an election held under ORS § 222.275, if such an election is held, the chief elections officer shall call a special election in the consolidated city for the purpose of electing the officers required by the charter adopted by the electors. The election shall be held on a date specified in ORS § 221.230 that is not sooner than the 90th day after the date on which the election is called.

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(2) The first city officers shall take office on the 10th day following the date on which their elections are proclaimed.

(3) On the date on which the first city officers take office, or at whatever subsequent time the charter of the consolidated city specifies, the city shall be one city, with the rights and privileges conferred by its charter adopted under ORS § 222.210 to 222.310 and the laws of this state.

(4) A city incorporated under ORS § 222.210 to 222.310 may not exercise the power granted by ORS § 222.750 as to land surrounded by the corporate limits or boundaries of the city at the time of incorporation. [Amended by 1971 c.761 § 8; 1983 c.350 § 44]