CHARTER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Preamble
Uw people of Columbte County,
Oregon, In recognition of the dual
nature of the county as an agency of the
•U te and aa • unit of local government,
and In order to avail ouraelvea of sslf-
determlnatlon In county affaira to the
fu lle r extent poaalble under the c«m
•tltutlon and laws of the state, hereby
confer upon the county the following
powers, subject It to the following
restrictions, and prescribe for It the
follow ing procedures and govern*
mantel structure
Chapter I
Istradar lo o Proviate«.
Section 1. NAM E The name of the
county shall continue to be Columbia
County
Section 2 NATURE. The county shall
continue tobe (1) an agency of the alate
and (2) a body politic and corporate.
Section S. B O U N D A R IE S . The
boundaries of the county shall be the
boundaries now or hereafter prescribed
■ r It by or pursuant to s u te Uw.
Section 4 COUNTY SEAT The seat
of government of the county shall con­
tinue to be In the city of St Helens
Section & FORM OF G O VERN­
M E N T The governmental structure of
the county shall consist of
(1) a board of seven county com­
missioners which shall be — (a) the
principal policy-making agency of the
county and <b) responsible for the
administration of the affairs of the
county;
(2) the office of sheriff;
(3) the office of county administrator,
who shall be the chief administrative
officer of the county;
(4) whatever other administrative
offices and whatever administrative
departments, agencies and positions
are established or continued for the
eaunty by or pursuant to this charter;
(8) whatever advisory agencies are
aatabllahed or continued for the county
by or pursuant to this charter; and
<•> whatever courts now or hereafter
have Jurisdiction over matters of
oaunty concern by virtue of s u te U w or
M U charter
Chapter II
Powers of the County
. Boctlon t. G E N E R A L G RANT OF
POWERS Except as this charter
provides to the contrary, the county
m ail have authority over matters of
county concern to the fullest extent
p an ted or allowed by the Uw of the
United SUtes and of Oregon, as fully aa
if each power comprised in that general
authority were specifically granted in
ttts charter
Section 7. C O N S T R U C T IO N O F
POWERS In thia charter no mention of
a particular power or enumeration of
similar powers shall be construed to be
inclusive or to restrict the authority
that the county would have if the partl-
euUr power were not mentioned or the
sim ilar powers not enumerated The
charter shall be liberally construed, to
■ » end that, within the lim iu imposed
1 the charter and by the U w of the
nited States and of Oregon, the county
have all powers necessary or con­
venient for the conduct of IU affairs.
Including all powers that counties may
aaw m e under the statutes of the sute
end the provisions of the sUte constitu­
tion concerning county home rule A
power of the county shall be construed
to be a continuing power unless the
grant of the power indicates the con­
8
trary
Section (. VESTING OF POWERS.
(1) Except as Uw governing the
Initiative and referendum provides to
the contrary, the legislative power of
flu county is hereby vetted In. and may
be exercised only by. the board of
county commissioners
<21 Except as thU charter provides to
me contrary, all other powers of the
county are hereby vested in the board
and may be exercised by It or by per­
sons acting under IU authority.
Chapter I I I
Beard of Ceunty Commissioners
Section
9
T E R R IT O R IA L
R EP R E S E N TA TIO N The board of
county com m issioners sh all be
nominated and elected (o offices and by
areas as follows;
(1) One to Office No 1 by (he legal
voters of DUtrict No 1, which shall
consul of the following precincts as
Bow or hereafter bounded; St Helens 1,
St. Helens 2. St Helens 3. St Helens 4,
St Helens S, St Helens g, St Helens 7,
St Helens I, St. Helene 9
(2) One to Office No 2 by the legal
voters of DUtrict No 2, which shall
Consist of the following precincts as
■swor hereafter bounded;North Milton.
ith Milton, North McNulty, South
Nulty, North Deer IsUnd, South
r IsUnd. South St HeUns. Co-
bla City, Yankton, North Warren.
* (3) One to Office No 3 by the legal
of D U trict No. 3, which shall
of the following precincts as
M w or hereafter bounded Scappoose I,
Scappoose 3, Scappoose 3, Scappoose 4,
Sauvle Island. East Scappoose. West
Scappoose, South Scappoose. South
Warren, Canyon.
(4) One to Office No 4 by (he legal
of D U trict No. 4, which shall
of the following precincts as
1 or hereafter bounded: Vernonia I,
Vernonia 2. Vernonia 3, VernonU 4,
Vernonia S, North M Ut, South M Ut,
Aoiarv. Goble. South Clatskanie. South
Helena. Chapman
i (Si One to Office No. 3 by the legal
ra of DUtrict No 3, which shall
Ut of the following precincU as
M w or hereafrer bounded CUUkanie
L CUUkanie 2, North CUUkanie. North
Helena. Quincy, Rainier 1, Rainier 2,
West Hamler, East Rainier, Prescott,
«M l M a ry la n d
(g) One lo Office No 6 by the legal
voters of the county at large
i (7) One to Office No 7 by the legal
voters of the county at Urge
t
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Section 10 R E A P P O R T IO N M E N T
( I > Whenever the population of one of
the commissioner districts exceetb the
population of another of the districts to
sn extern that denim any person I he
equal protection of the Uws,
(a) the board of county com­
missioners. by the beginning of the next
even-numbered year, shall modify the
boundaries of two or more ef the
districts in such a manner that Uw
popuUtion of the districts does not deny
any parson the equal protection of the
Uw e, and
<b> if the board dost not so modify
the boundaries by that time, the bead ef
the county department or the county
officer responsible for administering
elections in the county shall do so within
the immediately ensuing 20 days
(2) No modification of boundaries
pursuant to UiU section shall affect tM
tenure of office of, or disqualify, a
member of the board.
Section 11 E L E C T IO N A ND TERM S
OF O F F IC E
(1) The terms of office of the two
commissioners elected In 1872 shall
continue through 1976 The offices shall
represent the county at U rge and shad
be numbered "6" and " 7 . . The two
commissioners shall publicly deter­
mine by lot the number of each of the
offices.
(2) The term of office of the com­
missioner elected in 1S74 shall continue
through 1676. The office shall repre­
sent. and shall have the number of, tM
district in which the commissioner re­
sides when so elected
(3) In 1176 and every fourth year
thereafter a commissioner shall be
elected to Office No. 6 for a four-year
term
(4) In 1676 a commissioner shall be
elected to Office No. 7 (or a two-year
term. In 1376 and every fourth year
thereafter a commissioner shall be
elected to that office for a four-year
term.
(8) In 1676 and biennially thereafter
commissioners shall be elected to
Offices No.’s 1, 2. 3. 4. and 5
(6) In 1878 the first four additional
commissioner! for which this charter
provides shall be elected as follows.
(a) A candidate to represent on the
board one of the commissioner districts
not yet so represented, may be
nominated by petition filed with the
county clerk, notwithstanding Section
33 of this charter, not U te r than
January 17, 1873
(b) In each of the four districts a
special election for electing a com­
missioner shall he held March 7, 1873,
from 3:00 a.m until 0:00 p.m The
county clerk:
(i) shall cause notice of the election
and a sample ballot for the election to
be published twice In a newspaper ef
general circulation in the county not
earlier than 30 nor U ter than ten days
before the election;
(It) snail arrange a polling place far
the election in each precinct in the
district;
(iii) shall, in accordance with ap­
plicable state election Uws, arrange for
the personnel necessary to conduct the
election;
(iv) shall provide the ballots neces­
sary for the election;
(v) shall, on all ballots for a parti-
ttcular district at the election, enter the
name of each candidate nominated in
accordance w ith this c h a rte r for
election by the voters of the district;
and
(V I) shall, in accordance with ap­
plicable s u te election Uwa. make all
other arrangements and take all other
steps necessary for conducting the
election, for compiling its returns, and
for proclaiming its results
( c ) The county shall bear the cost of
the election, in accordance with ap­
plicable state election Uwa.
(d) The term of office of each can­
didate elected to an office at the elec­
tion shall begin April 1, 1973. and con­
tinue through 1876
Section 12
Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S .
County commissioners shall be legal
voters under s u te Uw and residents of
the areas their offices on the board
represent
Section 13. QUORUM The quorum
necessary for action by (he board of
county com m issioners shall be a
majority of the members of the board,
except that a lesser number may meet
and compel (he attendance of absent
members in a manner prescribed by
ordinance
Section 14 CO NCURRENCE R E ­
Q U IR E D . Action by the board of county
commissioners may have legal effect
only if affirm atively concurred in by a
majority of the board members present
when the action is taken
Section IS. O RDINANCES
( 11 The ordaining clause of a county
ordinance shall read.
<• > in case of mere adoption by the
board of county commissioners, “The
Board of County Commissioners of Co­
lumbia County ordains as follows:*' and
(b) in case of adoption or ratifica­
tion by the voters of the county, "The
People of Columbia County ordain as
follows:"
(2) Except as subsection (3) of this
section allows immediate adoption of
emergency ordinances as as subsection
(4) provides for reading ordinances by
title only, every ordinance by the board
shall, before being finally adopted, be
read fully and distinctly In open
meeting of the board on two days at
least 13 days apart
(3) Except as subsection (4) of thia
section provides for reading ordinances
by title only, an ordinance necessary to
meet an emergency may, upon being
read first in full and then by title, be
adopted at a single- meeting of the board
by unanimous vote of all its members
present. No ordinance imposing a t a i
may be adopted, however, at a single
meeting of the board.
(41 Any reading required by sub­
section (2) or (3) of this section may ba
by tide only:
(a ) If no board member present at
the meeting requests that the ordinance
be read In full; or
(b> If a copy of the ordinance U
provided each member and coptea are
available for public inspection at the
headquarters of the board at least one
week before the first reading of the
ordinance and If notice of this avail­
ability is given, immediately after it is
effected, by
(I) written notice posted at the
courthouse of the county and
(U) publication in a newspaper of
general circulation In the county
(8) An ordinance adopted after being
read by title only may have no legal
affect if it differs substantially from its
terms aa they read prior to the reading,
unless each section incorporating such
a difference, as finally amended prior
to being adopted by the board, is fully
and distinctly read in open board
meeting
(6) Upon the final vote by the board
an an ordinance, the ayes and nays of
the members of the board shall be
taken and recorded in the record of pro­
ceedings of the board.
(7) Upon the adoption of an ordinance
by the board, the presiding officer and
recording secretary of the board at the
session at which the ordinance is
adopted shall sign It and state the date
ef its adoption and the titles of their
offices of positions.
(8) An ordinance adopted in ac­
cordance with this section, if not an
emergency ordinance, shall take effect
96 days after its adoption, unless it pre­
scribes a later effective date or is re­
ferred to the voters o f the county An
ordinance so referred shall take effect
only upon being approved by a majority
of the persons voting on the ordinance
An emergency ordinance may take
effect immediately upon being adopted,
but no ordinance imposing a tax other
than the annual ad valorem property
tax may be an emergency ordinance
Section 16 M E E TIN G S
(1) The board of county com­
missioners shall by general ordinance
adopt rules governing its proceedings
and shall conduct its meetings In ac­
cordance with the rules
(2) The board shall meet regularly in
the county at times and a place or
places designated in the rules.
(3) Meetings of the board shall be
iblic to the extent required by state
w.
(4i The president of the board may,
and upon the request of three other
members of the board shall, by giving
notice to all members of the board in
the county, call a special meeting of the
board for a time between six and 46
hours after the notice is given Special
meetings of the board may also be held
at any time by consent of all members
of the board, provided advance notice
of the meetings is given in accordance
with the rules governing the board’s
proceedings
C
Section 17 RECORD O F PRO CEED­
INGS
(1) The board of county com­
missioners shall cause a record of its
proceedings to be kept The record shall
he available for public inspection at the
courthouse during regular office hours
(2) Upon the request of a member of
the board that the individual votes on a
question before the board be recorded
in the record, the votes shall be so re­
corded The final individual votes on all
ordinances before the board shall be so
recorded
Section 18 BOARD P R E S ID E N T
< 11 Al ils first meeting each year the
board of county commiaaionen shall
designate one of its members president
of the board
(2> The president
( a i shall présidé over the meetings
of the board.
i b i may vote on ail matière before
the board.
ic i shall préservé order at board
meetings.
id) shall enforce the rules of the
board. and
(e) shall déterminé, on the basis of -
the rules. the order of board business
(3) In the absence of the president
from a board meeting, the board shall
designate one of its members president
pro tem
Chapter IV
Administratif«
Section 19
A D M IN IS T R A T IV E
R E S PO N S IB ILITY Responsibility for
administration of the affaira of the
county shall reside in
(1) the board of county com­
missioners.
(2) the sheriff, and
(3) the other county officers and the
county employees, departments, and
agencies that function by authority ef
the board
Section 20 COUNTY A D M IN IS T R A ­
TOR.
(1) The office of county administrator
is hereby established, for purposes of
(a) carrying out the administrative
responsibilities of the board and
(bi co-ordinating the functions of
the administrative officers, employees,
departments, and agencies of the
county.
(2) The county administrator shall ba
an appointee of the board, for whatever
term of office ia satisfactory to the
board.
(3) The administrator shall, in ac­
cordance with directions from the
board.
( a ) co-ordinate the functions of the
a d m in is tra tiv e o fficers, em ployees,
departments, and agencies of the
county;
(b) prepare and aubmit to the
board annual budget estimates and
whatever reports the board requests;
(c) have charge of all county pur­
chasing, buildings, and property,
(d i verify all claims against the
county; and
(e l have whatever other functions
the board prescribes
(4) The county administrator may
not
(a) exercise legislative power.
(b) appropriate county funds, or
(c) disburse county fundi or dis
poae of county property except by
authority of the board
Section 21
A D M IN IS T R A T IV E
D E P A R T M E N TS
(1) F or purposes of carrying out the
policies of the county and administer­
ing Ito affairs, the following ad-
mintstratlve department! a n hereby
established and shad, except as the
board of county commissioners or this
charter prescribes to the contrary,
Oentonia Cagle
have the following functions:
(a) the department of law en­
forcement. which shall have the func
Mon» of the constable and the sheriff
under state law. except the functions of
Ike sheriff regarding collection of
taxes;
(hi the department of land-use con­
trol. which shall have the functions of
planning, zoning, subdivision control,
and building regulation;
(c i the department of records and
assessments which shall have the
functions of the county clerk under
state law regarding elections recor­
ding, filing, and the courts, and the
functions of the assessor under state
law;
(di the department of budget and
finance, which shall have functions of
budget preparation and control and the
functions under state Uw of the sheriff
regarding tax collection and of the
county treasurer,
(e) the department of public works,
which shall have functions regarding
public thoroughfares, water quality and
supply, sewerage, drainage, and parks;
and
(f) the department of public ser­
vices. which shall have functions
regarding health and the environment
(2) On or before January 1, 1976, the
board shall take whatever action is
necessary to place in operation the
departments established by this sec­
tion
(3) Each administrative department
of the county shall include whatever
offices and
posilions
(he
board
establishes for the department, except
that the department of law enforcement
shall include the office of sheriff
(4) The board may
(a )
establish
additional
ad­
ministrative departments.
(b> combine any two or more ad­
ministrative departments, except the
department of Uw enforcement, into a
single such department.
( c i separate departm ents so
combined.
(d) abolish any administrative
department other than the department
of Uw enforcement, and
(e l prescribe the functions of any
such department, except that the
functions of the sheriff under state law,
other than those functions concerning
tax-collection, shall remain in the
department of law enforcement
(5) A county function presceibed by
state law but not allocated to any
county officer or agency by this charter
shall be allocated to whatever depart­
ment of the county the board de­
termines
Section 22
A D M IN IS T R A T IV E
O FFIC ER S AND EM PLO YE ES
( 1 ) Except as this charter provides to
the contrary, the functions of each
administrative officer and employee of
the county shall be whatever the board
of county commissioners prescribes.
(2) All administrative officers and
employees of the county shall be ap­
pointed by the board or pursuant to its
authority, except the sheriff, who shall
be elected in 1978 and every fourth year
thereafter. Deputy sheriffs may be
appointed only from a list of nominees
submitted to the board by the sheriff.
Chapter V
Section 23 Q UALIFICATIONS.
( 1) The sheriff shall be a legal voter,
reside in the county, and have the com­
petencies prescribed for sheriffs by the
u w s of the state.
(2) Appointive personnel in the
service of the county shall have what­
ever qualifications the board of county
commissioners prescribes.
Section 24 COM PENSATION The
compensation of officers and em ­
ployees in the service of the county
shall be fixed by the board of county
commissioners, except that
(1) the initial rate of compensation
for board members under this charter
shall be 322S per month, and
(2) no increase in the compensation
ef a board member may take effect
prior to the first odd-numbered year
after the first general November
election a fte r the increase
is
authorised.
Section 25. T ER M S O F O F F IC E The
term of office of a county officer elected
after the final effective date of this
charter shall begin the first of the year
immediately after the election and con­
tinue in accordance with thia charter
and with Article X V , Section 1, of the
state constitutuion.
Section 26 VACANCIES - CAUSES
An office shall be deemed vacant
(1) upon the incumbent's
(a) death,
(b) adjudicated incompetence.
(c) conviction of a crime involving
moral turpitude, unlawful destruction
of public records. or other offense per­
taining to the office,
(d) resignation.
(e) recall from the office, or
(f ) ceasing to possess the qualifica­
tions for the office;
(2) upon failure of the person elected
or appointed to the office to qualify
therefor within ten days after the time
for that person's term of office to begin ;
or,
(3) with reference to an elective
county officer, upon that officer's ab­
sence from the county for 30 consecu­
tive days without the consent of the
board of county commissioners; or,
(4) with reference to a county com­
missioner. upon that commissioner's
absence from board meetings for 60
consecutive days without the consent of
tile board
Section 27 VACANCIES - F IL L IN G .
(1) A vacancy in an elective office of
the county shall, within 30 days after its
occurrence, he filled by appointment by
a majority of the board of county com­
missioners
(a ) if the vacancy occurs more than
21 months after the election at which
the office is last filled, the term of office
of the appointee shall be the remainder
of the term of office of the person who
leaves the office vacant
(b> if the vacancy occurs 21 months
or leas after the election, the term of
office shall run until the beginning of
the next off-numbered year, and at the
next general November election after
the vacancy occurs, a person shall be
elected to the office for a two-year
term
(2) During an officer's or employee's
tempora.-y disability or absence from
the county, her or his office or position
may be filled temporarily by an ap­
pointee of the board or. in case of a sub­
ordinate to the county administrator, of
that officer
(Paid Public Service Announcement)
1
(h ap ter VI
Elections
Section 28 STATE LAW Except aa
this charter or county legislation under
this charter provides to the contrary,
elections in the county shall be con­
ducted in accordance with, and govern­
ed by. the laws of the state concerning
elections
Section 29 NO M INATIO NS To nomi­
nate a candidate for an elective county
office. 20 legal voters of the area the
office is to represent may sign and, at
least 70 days before the election, file
with the officer who has the functions of
county clerk a petition nominating the
candidate and requesting that the
candidate's name appear on the ballot
for the election The officer shall cause
the name so to appear No such petition
may nominate more than one candi
date No voter may sign more than one
such petition pertaining to a single
office at a single election If the voter
does so. the signature shall be dis­
regarded on all but (he first of such
petitions so filed
Section 30 N O N P A R T IS A N S H IP
Candidates for elective county offices
may be nominated and elected only in a
nonpartisan manner No document for
nominating or electing such a candi­
date may by word or other symbol indi­
cate the candidate's affiliation with, or
preference for, a political party
(section 31. T IE VOTES. In the event
of a tie vote for candidates for an
elective office, the successful candidate
shall be determined by a public draw­
ing of lots in a manner prescribed by
the board of county commissioners
Section 32 RECALL An elective
officer of the county may be recalled in
the manner, and with the effect, now or
hereafter prescribed by the constitution
and laws of the state.
Section
S3
COUNTY
PRO­
POSITIONS
(1) Except as this charter or legisla­
tion enacted in accordance with it
provides to the contrary, the manner of
requiring, calling, publicizing, and con­
ducting an election on a proposition
concerning the county shall be the
manner prescribed by the laws of the
state for an election in the county on
such a proposition.
(2) Except as an ordinance of the
county prescribes a lesser require­
ment, an initiative or referendum peti­
tion shall be sufficient for bringing a
measure before county voters only if
signed by five percent of the voters of
the county or of the part of the county
that the petition concerns.
(3) Except levies of annual ad valo­
rem property taxes, authorizations and
levies by the board of county com­
missioners of new or additional taxes
may not have operative effect unless
first submitted to the voters of the
county in accordance with thia section
and approved by them.
Chapter V II
Public Improvements
Section 34. PRO CEDURE. Subject to
the requirements of this chapter, the
procedure for m akin g, a lte rin g ,
vacating ar abandoning a public im ­
provement of the county shall be
governed by ordinance or, to the extent
not so governed, by applicable state
law.
Section 35. F IN A N C IN G .
(1) To the extent that the board ut
county commissioners finds that a
public improvement of the county
specially benefits property, the cast of
the improvement shall be defrayed by
special assessments levied on the pro­
perty.
(2) To the extent that the board finds
that a public improvement of the
county benefits the county generally,
the cost of the improvement may be de­
frayed by revenue from other sources.
(3) An order for action regarding
such an improvement shall indicate the
extent to which the cost of the action
thus ordered is to be defrayed by
special assessments on p ro perty
specially benefited by the action and
the extent to which the cost is to be de­
frayed by revenue from other sources.
Section 36 R E F E R E N D U M . Action
by the board regarding a public im ­
provement of the county shall be sub­
ject to the referendum in the same
manner as legislative ordinances of the
county.
Section 37. R E M O N S T R A N C E S .
Action by the board on a proposed
public improvement to be financed in
whole or in part by special assessments
and not declared by all members of the |
board to be needed at once to meet an
emergency shall be suspended for s ix !
months upon remonstrance thereto by '
(he owners of two-thirds of the land to
be specially assessed for the improve­
ment, provided written notice of the
remonstrance is delivered to the board
within IS days after the action is or­
dered. After the suspension the board
may proceed with the action
THURSDAY,
JULY
11,
1974 3
Group Visits
H. Larson In
Forest Grove
B IR K E N F E L D —M r and Mrs
Francis Larson accompanied by
Mrs. Everett Johnston and Mrs.
Francis Nordstrom were in For­
est Grove on Tuesday of last
week going over to see Howard
Larson at the Jake Neimela
home They found him feeling
real good.
Fishhawk Lake held their 4th
of July Celebration. A large
crowd gathered, all enjoyed tne
tluck lunch, games, and the
autiful fire works in the even­
ing. All had a wonderful time.
Word was received that Mrs.
John Winslow, former resident
here several years ago passed
away at Stayton, Ore. The
funeral was Monday July 8 at the
Webble Funeral home in Stay-
ton.
Mrs. Howard Johnson spent all
last week in Portland with her III
brother Lee Lalli, at the Vets
Hospital, he seemed to be im ­
proved. She came home Sat.
morning.
M r. and Mrs. Lloyd Beach
were visiting in Astoria and
Seaside on last Friday.
M r. and Mrs. Art Bellingham
flew to Ukiah California on
Tuesday of last week. They
i visited the Wilfred Parmans also
visited M r. and Mrs. Chas.
Bowman at Fortuna. They had
an enjoyable time and a very-
nice flight.
M r. and Mrs. L arry Bair of
Vernonia made a short visit at
1 the Howard Johnson home Sat.
evening.
Mrs. Lloyd beach accompan­
ied by Mrs. Robert Mathews
were in Clatskanie on Wed. of
last week on business.
Jim Bellingham visited the
Douglas Bellingham fam ily at
Seattle for a few days last week.
Recent visitors at the Lloyd
Beach’s were M r. and Mrs.
Chas. Bowman of Fortuna Calif.
; M r. and Mrs. Bruce Larsen
and children of Warren visited at
the E .T . Johnson home Saturday
evening.
Two Killed
In Accident
B IR K E N F E L D + A tragedy
struck the Ed Bergs and the
Douglas Beckmans on the 4th of
July late afternoon. The two cars
hit head on. Miss Judy Berg
passed away at the St. Johns
.Hospital that evening. Ed and
the three boys are still hos­
pitalized. M r. Beckman was kill­
ed at the accident and was
buried at Scappoose on Monday.
The Berg’s are all improving.
Services will be held at the
Catholic Church during the week
.July 14 through the 19 at 7 p.m.
All interested please attend.
The Allen Berg fam ily, Roger
¡Berg fam ily and their parents
the Russell Berg’s of Fortuna,
California camped over the 4th
at the Nick Berg’s.
Leston Nystrom and Everett
Johnston were in Clatskanie
Monday of last week.
M r. and Mrs. Frank Brandt of
.Fishhawk Lake left last Friday
for Long Beach, Washington to
the Brandt Surfside Estates for
several days. They w ill work on
their lots, do some fishing and
clam digging.
M r. and Mrs. Mike Cahill and
Kelly brought his father Janies
■ Cahill back home Friday even­
ing after having been in the Vets
hospital with pneumonia and
also staying several days at the
Mike Cahill home. He is feeling
real good.
V. Garlocks
Return Home
M IST—M r. and Mrs. Willard
' Garlock came home Sunday
, from several days stay at River-
1 side T railer Court at Seaside, the
'F red Larson’s of Vernonia also
had their trailer house there. On
Chapter V III
the 4th they all picnicked at
Miscellaneous Provisions
Cullaby Lake along with the
Buddy and Bob Larson's, Jim
Section 38 CO NTIN U A TIO N OF
Garlock's, George M artan ’s, and
L EG ISLA TIO N All legislation of the
Don Larson’s. In the afternoon
county consistent with this charter and
M r and Mrs. Francis Larson
in force on its final effective date shall
joined them.
remain in effect as of that date until
amended o f repealed
M r and Mrs. Thomas Herman
of Astoria visited the D.D. Barrs
Section 39 INC U M B EN TS' TER M S 1 on Sunday.
The Roy Kyser fam ily took in
OF O F F IC E . County administrative
officers elected in 1972 or 1874 may, ex­
the 4th at Clatskanie. Their
cept the sheriff, continue in the service
daughter Connie from Portland
of the county until the end of 1976, but
came home to be with them.
after the final effective date of this
M r. and Mrs. Lloyd Garlock
c h a rte r th e ir functions and com ­
attended camp meeting in Port­
pensation shall be whatever the board
land on Sunday. They were ac­
of county commissioners prescribes
companied by, Vern Wagner,
The sheriff may continue in office until
Mrs Alma Garlock and Loree
the end of 1978, with functions in ac­
■ Wallace
cordance with Chapter IV of thia
M r. and Mrs. Norman Hansen
charter
were in Hillsboro last Friday.
M r. and Mrs. Irvin Aierecht
Section 40 REG IO NAL G O VE R N ­
from Agatha Ontario, Canada,
M E N T The county may not be a m em­
came Friday for a visit at the
ber of a regional planning agency or
Shetler home. She is a first
organization of governments without
cousin of Mrs. Shetler. They left
prior approval of (he voters of the
on Saturday morning.
county
Section 41 E F F E C T IV E DATES.
This charter shall take effect January
I. 1973. insofar as necessary lor uw
nomination and election of four addi-,
tional commisaionera during the first
quarter of 1973 For all other purposes
of the county the charter shall lake
effect April I. 1975
4th of July visitors at the Shal-
mon Libel home were M r and
Mrs. D. Porter of Cowern, Ore.
They were dinner guests and
■ later the Libel’s took them down
to the game refugee where they,
saw a nice herd of elk.
1 M r. and Mrs. Ken Simmons of
¡Clatskanie visited at the Roy
1 Kyser home last Thursday eve.