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<br />Eugene Code <br /> <br />2.970 Elections · Initiative and Referendum. Preamble and Definitions. The <br />initiative and referendum powers of the, city and its electors shall be <br />exercised in accordance with sections 2.971 to 2.988 of this code and not <br />. otherwise. State statutes governing exercise of the initiative and referendum <br />do not apply to exercise of these powers by the city or its electors. As used ' <br />in sections 2.971 to 2.988 of this code, the following words and phrases <br />mean: <br /> <br />City attorney. A person or law firm appointed by the city manager to provide <br />legal advice to'the manager and council on election matters. <br /> <br />City office. The office of mayor, city councilor or Eugene Water and Electric <br />Board member <br /> <br />City recorder. The city manager or the manager's designee. <br /> <br />Completed petition. An initiative or referendum petition containing all of the <br />information required by law and containing at least the number of elector <br />signatures required by section 2.972 of this code. <br /> <br />Conflicting measures. Measures are conflicting when any part of one <br />measure cannot operate concurrently with a provision of the other measure <br />or when one or both measures expressly provide that they are intended to be <br />the exclusive enactment for that area of legislation. ' <br /> <br />Elector. A resident of the city qualified to vote under Oregon Constitution, <br />Article II, Section 2. <br /> <br />Initiative petition. A petition by one or more qualified electors to initiate <br />proposed legislation to be adopted at an election. <br /> <br />LegislatiQn. A law of a permanent or general character which creates policy <br />as opposed to executing policy already in existence, and which is within the <br />meaning of "legislation" as that term is used in Oregon Constitution, Article <br />IV, Section 1 (5). "Legislation" includes both ordinances and charter <br />amendments or revisions. <br /> <br />Organization. Includes a corporation, association, firm, partnership, joint <br />stock company, club or other combination of individuals having collective <br />capacity. <br /> <br />Prospective petition. The information, including the proposed measure, <br />except ,signatures and other identification of petition signers, required to be <br />contained in a completed petition. <br /> <br />2-98 <br /> <br />4/10/2003 <br />