HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19449ORDINANCE No .
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE NUCLEAR FREE EUGENE
ACT; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. .~94~~ AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The City Cauncit of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
1. On November 4, 1986 the electors of the City of Eugene
passed an ordinance entitled the "Nuclear Free Eugene Act."
Z. Section 5~1} of that ordinance, as amended on November
l~, 1986 by ordinance No. 19426, requires the City Council to
appoint a temporary Eugene Nuclear Free Zane Board within one
hundred twenty ~120~ days of the enactment of the ordinance,
3, on January 14, 198 the City Council created a Temporary
Nuclear Fr. ee Zane Task Force to advise the C ity on implementing
that ordinance and to study legal, practical and economic issues
raised by that ordinance.
4. Additional tame is needed for the Task Force to study
the effects and implementation of that ordinance and to prepare a
r. eport and for the City Council to act on the recommendations of
the Task Force.
NOWT THEREFORE,
THE CITY GF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sect ion 5 ~ 1 ~ of the Nuclear Free Eugene Act is
amended to read and provide as follows:
The people of Eugene shall biennially elect a ~ person
Eugene Nuclear Free Zone Board thereinafter referred to as
the Boards to oversee adherence to this Act. The elections
sha11 occur on the f first Tuesday after the f first Monday in
November of every even-numbered year. After considering the
report of the Temporary Nuclear Free Zone Task Force, the
City Counca.l shall specify a date for appointing a temporary
Board to serve until the next indicated election time.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 19426, passed by the Council and
approved y the Mayor on November 17, 1986, is repealed.
Section 3. Because of the .impending deadline far appoint-
ments, and the need to a11ow the Temporary Task Force sufficient
time to complete its study and report and the Council to act on
the Task Force's recommendations, an emergency exists, and this
Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
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Council and approval by the Mayor.
Passed by the C~.ty Council this
25th y of February, 1987
P
i y ecor er
Approved by the Mayor this
25th day of February, 987
Mayor
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