(a) The county clerk of the county in which the proposed city lies; or
(b) If the proposed city lies in more than one county, the county clerk of the county in which the largest part of its territory lies.
(2) The county clerk shall immediately date and time stamp the prospective petition and shall authorize the circulation of the petition when the economic feasibility statement required by ORS 221.035 is filed with the county clerk. The county clerk shall retain the prospective petition and economic feasibility statement and shall immediately send two copies of the prospective petition to the appropriate county court.
(3)(a) A petition for incorporation filed with the county clerk under subsection (1) of this section shall designate the name and residence address of not more than three persons as chief petitioners, who shall be electors registered within the boundaries of the proposed city.
(b) The petition shall contain the name of the proposed city.
(c) The petition shall include a proposed permanent rate limit for operating taxes that would generate operating tax revenues sufficient to support an adequate level of municipal services. The tax rate limit shall be expressed in dollars per thousand dollars of assessed value. The tax rate limit shall be calculated for the latest tax year for which the assessed value of the proposed city is available.
(d) There shall be attached to the cover sheet of the petition a map indicating the exterior boundaries of the proposed city. The map shall not exceed 14 inches by 17 inches in size and shall be used in lieu of a metes and bounds or legal description of the proposed city.
(e) If the territory proposed to be incorporated is within the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission, the petition shall be accompanied by the economic feasibility analysis required under ORS 199.476 (1). Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, unless the economic feasibility analysis is approved by the local government boundary commission as provided in ORS 199.522, the county clerk shall not authorize the circulation of the petition.
(f) If the petitioners propose not to extinguish a special district pursuant to ORS 222.510 (2) or a county service district pursuant to ORS 451.585 (1), the petition shall include a statement of this proposal.
(4) Each sheet of signatures shall be attached to a full and correct copy of the petition for incorporation. Not more than 20 signatures on each sheet of the petition for incorporation shall be counted. The circulator shall certify on each signature sheet that the circulator witnessed the signing of the signature sheet by each individual whose signature appears on the signature sheet and that the circulator believes each individual is an elector registered in the county. If the territory proposed to be incorporated is within the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission, each signature sheet shall contain a statement that the economic feasibility analysis for the proposed city was approved by the boundary commission, that the analysis is available for inspection at the offices of the boundary commission and that subsequent to the gathering of the petitions the boundary commission must review and finally approve the proposal prior to submission at an election. [1981 c.890 §3 (enacted in lieu of 221.030); 1983 c.83 §17; 1987 c.882 §12; 1989 c.92 §29; 1997 c.541 §351; 1999 c.318 §22; 2005 c.396 §1; 2007 c.669 §3; 2007 c.848 §21; 2010 c.41 §2]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections
Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities
Section 221.005 - Legislative findings; policy.
Section 221.010 - Definitions for ORS 221.020 to 221.100.
Section 221.031 - Petition to incorporate; filing; form; contents; approval by boundary commission.
Section 221.032 - Annexation during pendency of incorporation.
Section 221.034 - Incorporation of rural unincorporated community and contiguous lands.
Section 221.035 - Economic feasibility statement; contents.
Section 221.050 - Incorporation election; election of first city council; proclamation of results.
Section 221.061 - Election expenses.
Section 221.090 - Terms of office of first city council.
Section 221.106 - Prohibitions related to signing of incorporation petition; violation.
Section 221.120 - City council; terms; vacancies; powers; meetings.
Section 221.130 - Mayor; term; functions.
Section 221.142 - Qualifications for municipal judges; extensions.
Section 221.145 - Basing compensation of city officers upon fines prohibited.
Section 221.180 - Procedure for nomination of candidates for city offices.
Section 221.230 - Election dates; emergency elections.
Section 221.240 - Disclosure to city auditor of legally protected material.
Section 221.275 - Definitions for ORS 221.275 to 221.290.
Section 221.277 - Violation of city parking ordinance; affirmative defense.
Section 221.287 - Recovery of fine from renter or lessee of vehicle.
Section 221.295 - Ordinances regulating placement or height of radio antennas.
Section 221.310 - Effective date of ordinances, resolutions and franchises; emergency measures.
Section 221.315 - Enforcement of charter provisions and ordinances; disposition of fines.
Section 221.339 - Jurisdiction of municipal court; prosecutions by city attorney.
Section 221.342 - Method by which municipal court becomes court of record.
Section 221.343 - Method by which municipal court ceases to operate as court of record.
Section 221.344 - Registration of municipal court; effect of registration.
Section 221.346 - Enforcement of judgments of municipal court.
Section 221.352 - Municipal court docket.
Section 221.354 - Trial by jury in criminal cases.
Section 221.357 - Provision of judicial services to city by circuit court.
Section 221.358 - Audio recording or reporting of municipal court proceedings.
Section 221.359 - Appeals from conviction in municipal court.
Section 221.390 - Trial, procedure and sentence in circuit court on appeal from municipal court.
Section 221.410 - Power of city to control local affairs; limitation of floating indebtedness.
Section 221.420 - Municipal regulation of public utilities.
Section 221.470 - Removal of structures after expiration of grant or franchise.
Section 221.475 - Territory annexed to city; limitation on electric service by municipal utility.
Section 221.495 - Local regulation of vehicles for hire.
Section 221.510 - Municipal regulation of telecommunications carriers.
Section 221.621 - Disincorporation procedure; petition; election.
Section 221.720 - Situs of cities; jurisdiction of cities coextensive with boundaries.
Section 221.725 - Sale of real property by city; publication of notice; public hearing.
Section 221.735 - Continuation of collection service after incorporation; authority of city.
Section 221.770 - Revenue sharing to cities; conditions for distribution; apportionment formula.
Section 221.785 - Effect of challenge of validity of incorporation.
Section 221.862 - "Historic ghost town" defined.
Section 221.867 - Filling vacancies in city council of historic ghost town to form quorum.
Section 221.869 - Preference for appointment to city council of historic ghost town.
Section 221.872 - State shared revenues not available to historic ghost town.
Section 221.902 - City officers; elective; appointive; terms.
Section 221.913 - Claims against cities; how presented and paid.