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ORDINANCE NO. 1637
AN ORDINANCE REVISING INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM PROCEDURE AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, conflicts and inconsistencies presently exist
between the City's ordinances relating to initiative and
referendum and State law applicable thereto, and the Council is
desirous of clarifying and simplifying the initiative and
referendum procedures, now, therefore,
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 1.08 of the Central Point Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
INITIATIVES AND REFERENDUMS
Section 1.08.010 Procedure. The initiative and referendum
procedure for City measures shall be as set forth by State
statutes in effect upon the date of the filing of the initiative
or referendum petition with the City Elections Officer.
Section 2. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the City
of Central Point, Oregon, based upon conflicts and
inconsistencies in the present procedure and pending initiative
petitions requiring clarification and simplification of said
procedures, second reading is waived pursuant to Municipal Code
Section 2.04.020 and an emergency is hereby declared to exist and
this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon
its passage.
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Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of
its passage this ~ day of ,~ 1990.
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APPROVED by me this a~ day of
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