Bill Text: OR HB2809 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the signature authority of special district officials.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-09 - Chapter 292, (2011 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2012. [HB2809 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2809-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 2809

Sponsored by Representative BEYER; Senator BEYER (at the request
  of Special Districts Association of Oregon) (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to the signature authority of special district
  officials; creating new provisions; amending ORS 266.370,
  403.517 and 450.806; and repealing ORS 450.080.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. ORS 266.370 is amended to read:
  266.370. (1) The park and recreation board   { - shall be - }
 { + is + } the governing power of the district and shall
exercise all powers of the district.
  (2) At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be
practicable, the board shall choose one of its members as
president and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member
of the board. In case of the absence, or inability to act, of the
president or secretary, the board shall, by order entered upon
the minutes, choose a president pro tempore, or secretary pro
tempore, or both, as the case may be.
    { - (3) All contracts, deeds, warrants, releases, receipts
and documents of every kind shall be signed in the name of the
district by its president and shall be countersigned by its
secretary. - }
    { - (4) - }   { + (3) + } The board shall hold   { - such - }
meetings either in the day or evening, as may be necessary.
    { - (5) - }   { + (4) + } The board shall fill any vacancy on
the board as provided in ORS 198.320.
  SECTION 2. ORS 403.517 is amended to read:
  403.517. (1) The district board of a radio and data district
  { - shall be - }   { + is + } the governing body of the
district and shall exercise all powers of the district.
  (2) At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be
practicable, the district board shall choose one of its members
as president and shall appoint an administrator who need not be a
member of the board. In case of the absence, or inability to act,
of the president or administrator, the district board shall, by
order entered upon the minutes, choose a president pro tempore,
or administrator pro tempore, or both, as the case may be.
    { - (3) All contracts, deeds, warrants, releases, receipts
and documents of every kind shall be signed in the name of the
district by the district president and shall be countersigned by
the district administrator. - }
    { - (4) - }   { + (3) + } The district board shall hold
 { - such - }  meetings, either in the day or evening, as may be
necessary.

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    { - (5) - }   { + (4) + } The district board shall fill any
vacancy on the board as provided in ORS 198.320.
  SECTION 3. ORS 450.806 is amended to read:
  450.806. (1) The board   { - shall be - }   { + is + } the
governing body of the authority and shall exercise all powers
thereof.
  (2) The board shall every two years appoint one of its members
as chairperson to serve for a two-year term. A chairperson so
appointed is eligible for reappointment as chairperson.
  (3) The board shall appoint a professionally qualified person
as manager of the authority. The manager shall serve at the
pleasure of the board and receive such compensation as is fixed
by the board.
    { - (4) All contracts, deeds, warrants, releases, receipts
and documents of every kind shall be signed in the name of the
authority by the chairperson of the board and shall be
countersigned by the manager of the authority. - }
  SECTION 4.  { + ORS 450.080 is repealed. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + The amendments to ORS 266.370, 403.517 and
450.806 by sections 1 to 3 of this 2011 Act and the repeal of ORS
450.080 by section 4 of this 2011 Act apply to documents signed
on or after the effective date of this 2011 Act. + }
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Passed by House February 23, 2011

    .............................................................
                         Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk of House

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

Passed by Senate May 24, 2011

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2011

Approved:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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