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Section 261.010 - Definitions. - (1) "Affected territory" means that territory proposed to be formed...
Section 261.050 - Taxation of district property. - (2) If a people’s utility district owns property jointly with...
Section 261.105 - Powers of district; formation; annexation; consolidation. - (2) When a majority of all votes cast, at an...
Section 261.110 - Areas includable in district; description of district in petition for election. - (2) Petitions asking that an election be held to determine...
Section 261.115 - Contents of electors’ petition; certification. - (2) There shall be a signature sheet with sufficient space...
Section 261.141 - Formation, annexation or consolidation by resolution; contents of resolution. - (a) Formation of a district may be initiated by resolution...
Section 261.147 - Resolution to remove territory not served by district; hearing; notice; election on question of removal; effect of removal. - (2) Notice stating the time and place of the hearing...
Section 261.161 - Hearing by county governing body; notice; determination of boundaries. - (2) Based upon the record of the hearing prescribed in...
Section 261.171 - County governing body to call election; notice; dates. - (2) The notice of the election shall state the purpose...
Section 261.180 - Effect of annexation or consolidation on title to property and indebtedness. - (2) The acceptance of any indebtedness at the election to...
Section 261.190 - Election of first board of directors; qualifications; tenure. - (2) Candidates for the office of director must be electors...
Section 261.200 - Proclamation of district formation or boundary change; special levy; property owner petition. - ______________________________________________________________________________ Whereas at an election duly and regularly held on...
Section 261.210 - Payment of election expenses; security deposit. - (2) When formation of a district is initiated by electors’...
Section 261.225 - State agencies and private utilities to provide new district certain information. - (2) As requested, the State Department of Energy and the...
Section 261.235 - Definitions for ORS 261.235 to 261.255. - (1) "City" means a city organized under the law of...
Section 261.240 - Policy; construction. - (a) Achieve economies of scale in the generation of electricity;...
Section 261.250 - District liability; application of moneys; use of power of eminent domain. - (2) A district shall not exercise its power of eminent...
Section 261.253 - Restriction on public contract imposing unconditional or unlimited financial obligation on electric utility. - (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section is intended...
Section 261.305 - General powers of district. - (1) To have perpetual succession. (2) To adopt a seal...
Section 261.310 - Irrigation, drainage, other districts given power of utility district in certain cases. - (2) Drainage districts qualifying under the provisions of this chapter...
Section 261.315 - Acquisition of distribution facilities outside district. - (2) When a district desires to acquire facilities outside its...
Section 261.335 - Districts subject to public contracting and purchasing requirements. - (2) The public contracting and purchasing requirements of ORS 279.835...
Section 261.345 - Employment of labor; pay and conditions; agreements; rights of previous employees of private utility. - (2) The minimum scale of wages to be paid by...
Section 261.348 - Transactions for production, supply or delivery of electricity; financial products contracts. - (a) Constitutes the investment of surplus funds for the purpose...
Section 261.355 - Procedure for issuance and sale of revenue bonds. - (2) All revenue bonds issued and sold under this chapter...
Section 261.360 - Authority to issue general obligation bonds. - (2) The general obligation bonds of the district outstanding at...
Section 261.365 - Bond requirements. - (2) Such bonds may be issued from time to time,...
Section 261.375 - Election to authorize district bond issue. - (2) At the election the notice and ballots shall contain...
Section 261.380 - Refunding district indebtedness. - (2) The issuance and sale of refunding bonds, the maturity...
Section 261.385 - Levy and collection of taxes for certain purposes. - (2) No part of such taxes shall be levied and...
Section 261.405 - Board of directors; election; qualifications. - (2) Upon formation of a district, annexation, consolidation, merger and...
Section 261.410 - Nomination and election of directors of established districts. - (2) Nominating petitions must be furnished by the district. [Amended...
Section 261.415 - Vacancy in office of director. - (a) Upon the failure of the person elected or appointed...
Section 261.425 - Officers of board. - (2) The treasurer shall be custodian of all funds of...
Section 261.430 - Board meetings. - (2) The board of directors shall adopt rules to govern...
Section 261.445 - Appointment and removal of district manager; qualifications; salary; acting manager; powers and duties. - (2) In case of absence or temporary disability of the...
Section 261.460 - Legislative function of board. - (2) All legislative acts of the board shall be expressed...
Section 261.465 - Board supervision and regulation of district utilities; fixing rates. - (2) Rates so fixed shall be sufficient to accomplish the...
Section 261.470 - Accounting system adopted by board; annual reports; annual audit. - (2) The board shall file with the Director of the...
Section 261.605 - Testing validity of certain commission and board proceedings. - (a) Any action or proceeding of the county governing body...
Section 261.610 - Nature of proceeding; notice; appearance to contest; court determinations. - (2) The jurisdiction of the district and of electors therein...
Section 261.630 - Institution of proceeding by elector; directors as parties; notice. - (2) In such proceedings the board of directors shall be...
Section 261.710 - Call of election; effect of favorable vote. - (2) The petition shall be referred to the county clerk...
Section 261.725 - Disposal of sale proceeds. - (2) If, after payment of all debts of the district,...
Section 261.900 - Construction. - (2) When ORS 261.007, 261.010, 261.030, 261.065 to 261.118, 261.131...