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ORDINANCE NO. 20190 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING INCLUSION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT MEASURES IN VOTERS PAMPHLETS; AND = AMENDING SECTIONS 2.993, 2.994, 2.996 AND 2.997 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2.993 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended as follows: 2.993 Voter's Pamphlet. (1) The following definitions apply to sections 2.993 to 2.998: (a) Measure means both city measures and school district measures. A@ (b) City measure means a proposed city ordinance or charter amendment A@ or a proposition or question or advisory measure placed on the ballot by the council, including a measure referred on the recommendation of the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB). City measure also includes municipal legislation or charter A@ provisions placed on the ballot by initiative or referendum petition. (c) School district measure means a measure placed on the ballot by the A@ school district. (d) School district means School District 4J or School District 52. A@ (2) The city manager shall publish and distribute a local voter's pamphlet for each election in which a city measure is on the ballotunless: (a) The city measure is placed on the ballot by petition or council action occurring less than 55 days before the election date; or (b) The council determines that the environmental, economic and social impacts of adoption of the city measure are not substantial enough to warrant the expense of preparation and distribution of a voter's pamphlet. (3) The city manager shall include in a voter's pamphlet published pursuant to subsection (2) statements from candidates in races for city offices (council, mayor, or EWEB member) if such statements are submitted by the candidates, together with a fee in the amount of $100.00. (4) In the event that no city measure is submitted for a vote at an election at which there is a race for a city office, and neither the state nor county publish a voter's pamphlet open to candidates for city offices who have submitted statements pursuant to subsection (3), the city manager shall publish a voter's pamphlet which shall contain such statements. (5) A voter's pamphlet published by the city manager pursuant to subsection (4) shall be distributed city-wide if a candidate statement included therein is for the office of mayor or EWEB at large member. If the only statements submitted are for city council or EWEB positions, the voter's pamphlet shall be distributed only in the wards for which there are candidates who have submitted statements. (6) Any time a voters pamphlet is produced under this section, the city manager = Ordinance - 1