N O TICE OF SP ECIA L ELECT IO N
O n A ugust 11, 1951 in th e C ity council.
He shall have a u th o rity to pre appoint a clerk of the council office.
o f B rookings. O regon, from 8 A.
S ection 7 COUNCIL The coun- serve older, enforce th e ru les of pro tem who, w hile ac tin g in th a t
Section 32. N O M IN A TIO N S. A
M u n til 8 P. M. a special election cil shall lx* eonqxis d of a m ayor th e council, and d eterm in e the cap acity shall have all th e a u th o r
qualified
electo r w ho shall have
w ill be held a t w hich th e follow and fo u r counciIm en elected from o rd e r of business u n d er th e ru les
ity and d u ties of th e recorder.
resided
in
th e city co ntinuously
ing C h a rte r will he su b m itted to the city at large.
of th e council.
d u rin g th e 12 m o n th s im m ediately
th e v o ters for th e ir ap p ro v al:
Section 8 COUNCILM EN . The
Section 18. P R E S ID E N T O F
C H A P T E R VI
preceding the election m ay be
T h e polling place for the elec councilm en in office at the tim e T H E COUNCIL. At its first m e e t
E l EC TIO N S
I
nom
inated tor an electiv e c itv
tion will be:
this c h a r te r is adopted shall con ing a f te r this c h a rte r tak es ef
position.
N om ination shall be by
S
ection
23.
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T h e C ity Hall
tin u e in office, each until the end fect and th e re a fte r at its first
p
etition
specifying
th e po sitio n
IONS.
R
eg
u
lar
C
ity
elections
shall
CHAPTER I
of his term
At each biennial m eetin g of each odd-num bered
N A M E AND B O U N D A R IES
general election a lte r this c h a r year, th e council by ballot shall he held at th e sam e tim es and sought in a fo rn i prescribed by
S ectio n 1. T IT L E O F EN A C T te r tak es effect, two councilm en elect a president from its m em places as bien n ian general s ta te (th e council. Such p etitio n shall
M E N T T h is e n a c tm e n t m ay be shall be elected, each for a term bership. In th e m ay o r’s absence elections, in accordance w ith ap , he signed by not few er th an 20
j < lectors. No e le c to r shall sign
re fe rre d to as th e original B rook of lo u r years, and at each biennial from a council m eeting, the p re si plicable s ta te election laws.
ings C h a r te r of 1954.
S ection 24. N O T IC E O E R E G m ore th an one such p etitio n for
general election th e n u m b er of dent shall preside o v er it. W hen
S ectio n 2. NAM E O F CITY. councilm en to be elected to fill ever the m ayor is unab le to par- ULAR AND S P E C IA L E L E C , th e sam e office. If he does so. his
T h e C ity of B rookings, C u rry vacancies p u rsu an t to Section 33 form th e functions of his office, TIONS. T he reco rd er, p u rsu a n t | s ig n a tu re shall he valid only on
th e first petitio n filed. T he sig
( o u n ty , O regon, shall co n tin u e of th is c h a rte r shall be elected.
the president shall act as m ayor. to d irectio n s from th e council,
n
a tu re s to a nom ination p etitio n
to be a m unicipal corporation
shall
give
at
least
ten
d
ay
s’
n
o
t
Section 9 MAYOR. At each
S ection 19. VO TE R EQ U IR E D .
w ith th e nam e “C ity of B rook biennial general election a m ayor E xcept as th is c h a rte r o th erw ise ice of each re g u la r or special | need not all be appended to one
in g s.”
shall be elected for a term of two provides th e co n cu rren ce of a election by posting a notice th e re p ap er but to each s p e a ra te p ap e r
of th e petition shall be a tta c h e d
S ectio n 3. B O U N D A R IES
I years.
m ajo rity of the m em bers of tht of in a conspicuous place in the
an affid av it of th e c irc u la to r
B eg in n in g at th e in terio r U
city
hall
and
in
th
re
e
.public
Section 10. O TH E R O F F IC E R S . council present at a council m eet
c o r n e r of S ection 36, Tow nship A dditional officers of the city ¡ng shall be necessary to decidt places in each voting precinct thereof, in d icatin g th e n u m b er
•IT S o u th , R ange 14 W est, W. M. shall be m unicipal judge, a re any question before th e council of th e city and by publishing th e of signers of th e p ap er and
C u rry C ounty, O regon;
notice once each week, for two s ta tin g th a t each s ig n a tu re a p
corder, and such o th e r officers as
T h en ce follow ing th<
w
eeks im m ed iately preceding the pended th e re to w as m ade in his
E ast- the council deem s necessary. Each
CHAPTER V
election
in a n ew sp ap er of gen presence and is th e gen u in e sig
W est c e n te r line of said Section of these officers shall be appoint-
P O W E R S AND D U T IE S
n a tu re of the person whose nam e
36. E ast, to th e E ast line of Said 1 ed and m ay he rem oved by the
eral circu latio n in th e city.
O F O F F IC E R S
S ectio n 36;
it
p u rp o rts to be. W ith each sig
S
ection
25.
S
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C
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m ayor w ith the consent of the
S ect,o n 20. MAYOR. T he m ayorT IO N S . By reso lu tio n th e council n a tu re shall be stated th e sign
T h en ce follow ing said E ast line, council. T he council m ay com
th e co m m itte es m ay call an d provide for special e r ’s place of residence, identified
S o u th , to th e N o rth w est c o m e r bine any two o r m ore appointive shall appoint
provided by th e ru les of the elections.
by its stre e t and n u m b er o r o th e r
of th e S o u th w est Q u a rte r of the city offices. The council m ay d e s - ! council.
H e shall sign all approv-
S o u th w est Q u a rte r of S ection 31. tgnafe any appointive officer In ,.(l records o f procecd in KS of ihc
S ection 26. R EG U LA T IO N O F su fficien t description. All nom in
T o w nship 40 S outh, R ange 13
E xcept as
this atio n p apers co m prising a p e ti
s o ,e r v .s e any o th e r appointive of council and co u n tersig n all ord- E L E C T IO N S.
W est ;
c
h
a
rte
r
provides
o
th
erw
ise
and
as tion shall be assem bled and filed
f c c r except the m unlcipa judge ers on th e tre a s u ry . He shall hav e
w ith th e reco rd e r as one in s tru
T h en c e follow ing th e N o rth in th e exercise of h .s ju d icial no veto
the
council
provides
o
th
erw
ise
r and shall sign all
lin e of th e S o u th % of th e S outh ! functions.
by ord in an ces re la tin g to elections m ent not e a rlie r th a n 90 nor la te r
o rd in an ces passed by th e council th e general law s of th e s ta te shall th an 30 days before th e election.
% of S ection 31 and th e N orth
S ection 11, SA LA R IES. T he
line of th e S o u th ' Í of th e S o u th com pensation for the services of w ithin th re e days a f te r th e ir apply to th e conduct of all city T he reco rd er shall m ak e a record
w est Q u a rte r of S ection 32. E ast, each city officer and em ployee passing. Upon th e appro v al of the 'lections, reco u n ts of th e re tu rn s of th e exact tim e a t which each
to th e N o rth e a st co rn er of the shall be the am ount fixed by th e council, he shall endorse all bonds •here from , and co n tests th ereo f p etitio n is filed and shall ta k e
of city officers and all bonds for
S o u th e ast Q u a rte r of the S o u th council.
Section 27. Q U A L IFIC A T IO N S and p reserve th e nam e and a d
licenses, c o n tra c ts, and propos O F ELEC TO R S. In all city elec dress of the person by whom it
w est Q u a rte r of said Section 32;
Section 12. Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S
T h en ce following th e E ast line DE O F F IC E R S : No person shall als.
tions th e q u alificatio n s of elec is filed. If th e p etitio n is not sig n
of th e S o u th e ast Q u a rte r of the lx» eligible for an elective office
Section 21. M U N I C I P A L tors shall he identical w ith the ed by th e re q u ired n u m b er of
S o u th w est Q u a rte r of said S ec-I of th e city unless at th e tim e of JU D G E . T he m unicipal judge q u alificatio n s of v o ters as set qualified electors, th e re co rd e r
lio n 32 an d th e N o rth east Q u a r his election he is a qualified shall he th e judicial o fficer of u p in A rticle II, Section 2, of the shall notify the ca n d id a te and th e
t e r of th e N orthw est Q u a rte r of elec to r w ithin the m eaning of th e city He shall hold w ithin the C o n stitu tio n of th e S ta te of O re person w ho filed th e p etitio n vvjth-
S ection 5, Tow nship 41 South, th e s ta te co n stitu tio n and has city a co u rt known as the m uni gon.
, in five days a f te r th e filing. If
R an g e 13 W est, S outh, to the resided continuously in the city eipal court for th e city of B rook-
Section 28 CANVASS O E R E the petition is in sufficient in any
N o rth w est co rn er of G ovi'rnm ent d u rin g th e tw elve m onths im ings, ( u rry County-, O regon. T he TU RN S. In all elections held in o th e r p artic u la r, th e re co rd e r
I court shall be open for th e tra n s
Ix»t No 2 in said Section 5;
co n ju n ctio n w ith s ta te and county shall re tu rn it im m ed iately to
m ed iately preceding the election.
T h en ce following th e N orth line 'The council shall be final ju d g e ' action of judicial business at tim es elections, th e s ta te law s gov th e person who filed it. certify -
of said Lot No 2, as extended, of th e q u alificatio n s and election 1 sfx'cified hv th e council All area e rn in g th e filing of re tu rn s by the ing in w ritin g w herein the p e ti
E ast to th i’ th rea d of the strea m ! of its own m em bers. subject, how I w ithin the city shall be w ithin •ounty clerk shall apply. In each tion is insufficient. Such de-
of tin» C hoteo R iver;
ever, to review by a court of com 1 the te rrito ria l ju risd ictio n of the peeial city election th e re tu rn s licient p etition m ay he am -
court. T he m unicipal ju d g e shall th e re fro m shall he filed w ith the ended and filed again as a
T h en ce following said thread petent jurisdiction.
exercise original and exclusive eeo rd er on o r b«'fore noon of the n e w
of stre a m ot said river, S outherly,
petition, or a d ifferen t
C H A P T E R IV
ju ris t’< « ion ot all crim es and of day following, and not la te r th an petition for th«' sam e can d id ate
to its confluence w ith th e o rdin
C
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fenses defined and m ade p u nish
ary low tide line of th e Pacific
S ection 13. M EETIN G S. T h e ’ able hv ordinances of the city and r:ve days a f te r th e election, the may be filed, w ithin the re g u
O cean ;
council shall hold a re g u la r m eet of al! actions brought to recover -ouncil shall m eet and canvass la r tim e for filing n om ination
I hence following said tide line,
th e re tu rn s. ’The re su lts of all petitions. Th«' reco rd er shall n o ti
W esterly and N o rth erly , to a mg at least once each m onth at or enforce fo rfe itu re s o r p e n a l »'lections shall be m ade a m a tte r fy an eligible person of his nom
point w hich bears S outh 78 (Xt a tune a v l at a place in the city ties defined o r au th o rized by or of record in th e jo u rn al of the ination. and such person shall
m in W est from th e jxunt of be w hich it d esig n ates It shall adopt dinanees of the city. He shall have proceedings of th e council. It tile w ith the reco rd er his w ritte n
rules to r th e governm ent of its a u th o rity to issue process for the
ginning;
m
em bers and proceedings. T he a rre s t of any person accused of an shall co n tain a sta te m e n t of the accep tan ce of nom ination, in such
I hence N orth 78 (X) min. E ast,
to tal n u m b er of votes east at each form as the countil m ay require,
following N o rth erly line of H arris m ayor ujx»n his own m otion m ay, ot tense ag ain st th e ordin an ces of lection, th r votes east for each w ithin five »lays of n o tificatio n of
o
r
at
th
e
request
of
two
m
em
bers
the city, to com m it any such
S ta te P ark , to th e |x>int of lie-
of th e council shall, by giving person to jail o r adm it him to tx'rson and for and ag ain st each nom ination. Upon receipt of such
ginning.
notice thereof to all m em bers hail pending trial, to issue su b nroposition. th e nam e of each p er accep tan ce of nom ination, th e
C H A P T E R 11
of the council then in th e city, poenas, to com pel w itnesses to son elected to office, the office to re co rd e r shall cause th e nom inee’s
PO W E R S
which he has been elected, and a n am e to be p rin ted on th e b al
call a special m eetin g of th e a p p e ar and testify
in court on the referen ce to each m easu re en acted lots. The petition of nom ination
S ection 1 PO W E R S O F T H E council fo r a tim e not ea rlier
Cl TY T h e city shall have all than th re e nor la te r th an forty- , tria l of any cause before him. to >r approved. Im m ed iately a fte r fo r a successful can d id a te a t an
pow ers which th e co n stitu tio n s eight hours a fte r tht* notice is com pel olxxlience to such sub- he canvass is com pleted, the re election shall be p reserv ed in
M atutes, and com m on law of th< given Six'cial m eetings of the poenas, to issue any process nec- co rd er shall m ake and sign a th e office of th e re co rd e r u n til
I ’nitevI S ta te s and of th is state council m ay also N ' held at any ; o ssarv to c a rry into effect th« certificate of election of each per- . th e term of office for w hich th e
expressly o r im pliedly g ra n t or tim e by th e com m on consent of ju d g m en ts of the co u rt, and t< son elected and deliv er th e eertif- ' can d id ate is elected expires.
punish w itnesses and o th ers for icate to him w ithin one day a fte r
allow m u n icip alities as fully as all th e m em lx'rs of th e council.
contem pt of th e court, W hen not the canvass A c e rtific a te so m ade
C H A PT E R VII
th o u g h this c h a rte r specifically
Section 11 QUORUM A m a
enum «uated each of those pow ers jority of m em tx’rs of th e council governed by ordinances of this and delivered shall be p rim a facie
VACANCIES IN O F F IC E
S»vtion 5 C O N ST R U C T IO N O F •'hall c o n s titu te a quorum for its 1 c h a rte r, all proceedings in the 'vidence of th e tru th of t h e ' S ection 33 W H A T C R E A T E S
m
unicipal
co
u
rt
for
th
e
violation
( HARTER
In this c h a rte r no business, but a sm aller n u m b er
s ta te m e n ts contained in it.
\ ACANCY An office shall be
m en tio n of a p a rtic u la r pow er may m eet and com pel th e a tte n of a city ord in an ce shall be gov
S ectio n 29. T IE VOTES In daem ed vacan t upon th e in cu m
shall be c o n stru e d to be exclu dance of absent m em bers in a erned by th e applicable general th e «'vent ot a fie vote for can d i b e n t’s d eath, ad ju d icated incom
law s of the s ta te governin g ju st- dates for an electiv e office, the
sive o r to re stric t the scofx' of m a n n e r provided by ordinance.
'
ices
of th e peace and ju stic e successful can d id a te shall be de petence. conviction of a felony,
th e pow ers w hich th e city would
Section 15 JO U R N A L. T h e c o u rts
Trials in the m unicipal te rm in e d by a public d raw in g of resignation, or recall from office;
h av e if th e p a rtic u la r pow er w ere council shall cause a jo u rn a l of
,
court
ot
cases for violation of lots in a m a n n e r prescribed by upon the incu m b en t’s ceasin g to
n<d m entioned T he c h a r te r shall its proceedings to be kept Upon
possess th e qu alificatio n s nec-
city
ordinances
shall he had w ith th e council
be lib era lly const rued to the end the request of any of its m em bers,
out
juries.
S
ection
30.
C
O
M
M
EN
C
EM
EN
T
|
fa
d ^ re of
OI n|M’n th e
th a t th e city m ay have al, ¡x>w- the ayes and nays upon any qu es
t i -
raHUre of th ° Person elected o r
S ection 22 R EC O R D ER The O F TER M S OE n m e r
e r s n ecessary o r convenient for tion before it shall be taken, and
*
r
k“ Tb* appointed to an office to niiatifv
th e conduct of its m unicipal a f a iecord of th e vote en tered in reco rd er shall serve as city clerk, term of office of a person elected th ere fo r w ithin th re e d av s a fte r
city tre a s u re r and ex officio as a t a reg u lar c t y election shall th e tim e for his c^m, o o f cc
fa irs. including all jxvwers th at the jo u rn al
clerk of th e council, keep an a c commence th e firs t day of th e , to com m ence; and in™ he c X of
cities may assu m e p u rsu a n t to
S e c tio n 16 M E E T IN G S T O B E
a ‘Cly f0“ ° Wing *h e m a>° r Or « « n c ilm a n , u £ n hta
s ta te law s and to th e m unicipal P l BL1C All delib eratio n s and c u ra te rtw ri1 ot its proceedings eT « ,io n
hom e ru le p ro v isions of th e s ta te Prcxxxxbngs of th e council shall in a hook p ro v id e! for th a t p u r-
S e c tio n 31 O \T H d e n m r r
absence from th e city fo r 30 days
pose and sign all o rd ers on the
constif ution
lx' public
b t t ti o n 31 O A TH OT O F T IC E . or upon his absence from m eetin g s
,
treasu
ry
On
all
p
u
rch
ases
in
e
x
C H A P T E R III
S ection 17 M A Y O R ? F U N C T cess of $50000 the re co rd e r shall B efore e n te r ,nc upon th e d u ties of of th e council for 60 d av s w ith o u t
FO R M O F G O V E R N M E N T
an ,v h uC'd r , n
f f ''
' h<'
o f ,h e
a"d
ION’S \ T CO U N C IL M E E T IN G S
S ectio n 6 W H E R E P O W E R S The m ayor shall be ch airm an of publish a request for bids and an o ath ot sh a ll a ffirm th a t he upon a d eclaratio n hv th e council
V L S I ED. E x cept as this c h a rte r th e council and preside o v er its pu rch ases shall be mad«' from will support th e co n stitu tio n s and of the vacancy
p m vides o th erw ise, all pow ers ot d eliberations He .shall have a the lowest responsible bidder In law s ei the l-n ited S ta te s, and
S ection 34 F II.I I \ G O F V
th e city shall lx» vested in the vote on all questions before it th e re c o rd e r’s absence from a o. O iv e o n and That he w ill fa ith - C A N O E S V ,r a n e es
e le c tiv e
council m eeting, the m ayor shall full} iw riorm th e d u ties of his ¡offices of the c m shall be tilled