HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 20735COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20735
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING MUNICIPAL COURT BECOMING A COURT
OF RECORD; ADDING SECTION 2. 771 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971;
DECLARING COMPLIANCE WITH ORS 221.342(2); AND PROVIDING FOR
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
ADOPTED: February 23, 2026
SIGNED: February 25, 2026
PASSED: 8:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: February 25, 2026
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ORDINANCE NO. 20735
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING MUNICIPAL COURT BECOMING A COURT
OF RECORD; ADDING SECTION 2. 771 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971;
DECLARING COMPLIANCE WITH ORS 221.342(2); AND PROVIDING FOR
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.771 is added to the Eugene Code, 1971, to provide as follows:
2. 771 Municipal Court -Court of Record.
The Eugene Municipal Court is a court of record.
Section 2. In accordance with the requirements of ORS 221.342(2), the Eugene City
Council declares as follows:
(a) The Eugene Municipal Court satisfies the requirements for becoming a court of
record set forth in ORS 221.342.
(b) The address and telephone number of the clerk of the Eugene Municipal Court
are as follows:
1102 Lincoln St.
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: 541-682-5400
(c) The Eugene Municipal Court will commence operations as a court of record on
April 1, 2026.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall serve as the Eugene City Council's declaration that is
required by ORS 22.342(2) for the Eugene Municipal Court to become a court of record. The
City Manager is directed to file this declaration/ordinance with the Oregon Supreme Court and
request entry of an order by the Supreme Court acknowledging the filing of this declaration.
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Section 4 . The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the consent of the City Attorney,
is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein, or in other
prov isions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein .
Section 5. As a result of Oregon House Bill 2460, adopted by the Oregon Legislature
during the 2025 Legislative Session and effective on January 1, 2026, it is necessary to
immed iately amend the City Code to make the Eugene Municipal Court a court of record.
Therefore, pursuant to the provis ions of Section 32(2) of the Eugene Charter of 2002, with the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the City Council, this Ordinance shall become
effective upon adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor , or passage over the Mayor's
veto .
Passed by the City Council this
23 rd day of February, 2026
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Approved by the Mayor this
~ day of February, 2026
Kaarin Knudson (Feb 26, 2026 05 :15:36 GMT +5 .5)
Mayor