Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Oregon General Election in Bonanza.
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Get StartedLegal counsel has reviewed Charter of 1984 and suggested the following amendments: 1) Revise overall position names throughout language, 2) Amend Construction Section 5 to exercise full capacity under the United States and Oregon law, 3) Quorum & Filling Vacancies Section 14, 19, 31 to protect the town's authority if judicially reviewed, address quorum scenarios, address specific majority rules relating to filling vacancies, add specific filling vacancies language, 4) Add clause for a charter review every 10 years, 5) Amend Section 29 Nominations to be clear and short. Administrative comparison to League of Oregon City's Model Charter suggests the following amendments: 1) Add Chapters IX and X to specify town's administrative and quasi-judicial authority with Resolutions and Orders, 2) Add Section 6 Distribution. Clarifying referendum powers to voters and council authority, 3) Add Section 24 Town Manager, 4) Section 34 When Ordinances Take Effect to align with State law Oregon Revised Statutes. Complete copies of the proposed Charter amendment showing all changes are available at Bonanza Town Hall.
Shall Charter be amended to strengthen authority under US and Oregon law and add charter review commission every 10 years?
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