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RESOLUTION NO. 4735
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 ADDING A NEW SECTION 32-A TO
THE EUGENE CHARTER OF 1976 CONCERNING ORDINANCES
ADOPTED BY INITIATIVE.
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 ordinances adopted by initiative 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
adding a new Section 32-A to 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 addition of a new
Section 32-A to 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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Deputy City Recorder
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EXHIBIT A
MEASURE
Section 32-A is hereby added to the Eugene Charter of 1976 to provide as follows.
(Language to be added to the current Charter is indicated in bold, italic print.)
Section 32-A. Ordinances Adopted bv Initiative. In addition to the rights of electors to initiate
ordinances pursuant to Article IV, section 1 (5) of the Oregon Constitution, city
electors may initiate a "protected" ordinance. A protected ordinance may be amended or repealed
only by another initiative, council referral, or by unanimous vote of councilors present and voting
at a council meeting. The chief petitioners for a protected ordinance shall include with the
prospective petition, a statement declaring whether the ordinance is proposed as a regular
ordinance or a protected ordinance. A petition for a protected ordinance and any qualified ballot
measure for a protected ordinance shall state that it is proposed as a protected ordinance and
shall explain the limitations on its repeal or amendment.
Exhibit A