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RESOLUTION NO. 4732
A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2002,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE AMENDING SECTION 24 OF THE
EUGENE CHARTER OF 1976 CONCERNING FILLING OF VACANCIES.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
A. On August 7, 2000, the Eugene City Council created a nine-member Citizen Charter
Review Committee (the Committee) to review specific sections, as well as a general review, of the
Eugene Charter of 1976. The Committee was appointed by the City Council on December 11,2000.
B. The Committee met throughout 2001, and on January 14, 2002, presented its final
recommendations to the City Council. The Committee suggested that "housekeeping" amendments
to the Eugene Charter of 1976 be placed on the ballot as a single measure and the other, more
substantial amendments be presented to the voters as separate questions.
C. On July 22, 2002, during a work session, the City Council approved the language
regarding the filling of vacancies to place before the voters. It would be a substantial amendment
to the Charter.
D. It would be in the public interest to submit to the legal electors of the City a measure
amending Section 24 of the Eugene Charter of 1976, as described in Exhibit A attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. A city election is called for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors
of the City of Eugene a measure, attached as Exhibit A hereto, concerning the amendment of Section
24 of the Eugene Charter of 1976.
Section 2. The City Council orders a city election to be held in the City of Eugene,
Oregon, on the 5th day of November, 2002, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 254 of the
Oregon Revised Statutes, and the ballots shall be counted and tabulated and the results certified as
provided by law. .
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Section 3. The City Recorder is directed to give not less than ten days' notice of the city
election by publication of one notice in the Register Guard, a newspaper published in the City and
of general circulation within the City.
The foregoing Resolution adopted this 31st day of July, 2002.
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EXHIBIT A
MEASURE
Section 24 of the Eugene Charter of 1976 is hereby amended to provide as follows.
(Language to be deleted from current Charter is indicated in brackets with strike-out; language to
be added to the current Charter is indicated in bold, italic print; language that is neither struck-out
nor bold-italic is current Charter language that is unchanged by this measure.)
Section 24. Vacancies - Filling.
(1) The Eugene Water & Electric Board shall fill a vacancy on the board by
appointment within ninety days after the vacancy occurs.
(2) The council shall fill a vacancy in any other elective city office by
appointment within ninety days after the vacancy occurs. A person so appointed shall hold office
until the successor to the office is duly elected and qualifies therefor. [beginning ofthG fiIst yeM
afteI the nGxt I Ggtlla1 biGnlliall'~ovGnlbeI GlGGtion and until the SUGGGSSOI to the offiGG is duly dGGted
and qualifies thGIGfur. The tom of offiGe of any peIson GlcGted to fillsUGh a vaeal1GY shall expiIe
t'Vhen the teIln of the peIson t'Vhose death, Ielnoval, or resignation Gatlses the vaGatlGY t'Vould have
expiIed had that person Gontirttled in the office.]
(3) If the position of a city councilor or mayor becomes vacant more than 100
calendar days prior to the May election of any year, an election to fill that vacancy shall be
conducted in the same year. If the position of city councilor or mayor becomes vacant less than
100 days prior to the May election of any year, the election to fill that vacancy shall be conducted
the next year. If a candidate for election to a vacated position achieves a majority of all votes cast
for that position in the May election, that candidate shall assume office the following July 1,
notwithstanding Section 21 of this charter. The term of office of any person elected to fill a
vacancy shall expire when the term of the vacated position expires.
Exhibit A