HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1385ORDINANCE NO. 11,39,5
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THE TIME, MANNER AND MEANS FOR
HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION RELATING TO RECALL OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS JIM CORLISS, RICHARD HALLEY,
LLOYD MANN AND CANDY RAYBURN
WHEREAS, petitions seeking the recall of council members
Jim Corliss, Richard Halley; L1: >yd Mann and Candy Rayburn have
ueen filed with the t -ounty Clerk of Jackson County, Oregon, and
tL, COUnty Clerk has i:>sueu a .artifiCat'_o,l of the reuall petitions
in each case, and
WHEREAS, Article II Section 18 of the Constitution of the
State of Oregon provides that in the event a public officer does
not resign within five days after the filing of a petition for
recall, a special election shall be ordered within twenty days in
his electoral district to determine whether the people will recall
said officer, and the ballot for said election shall set forth in
not more than 200 woods t3-e reasons for d =.manding the recall of
said officer as set forth in the recall petition, and the officer's
justification of his course, likewise in not more than 200 words,
and
WHEREAS, Article IV Section 14 of the Charter of the
City of Central Point., Oregon provides that the City Council shall
provide the time, manner and means for holding any special election,
and
WHEREAS, the County Clerk has specified that all of the
voters in the city may vote on the recall of the Councilmembers
at large, Jim Corliss and Candy Rayburn, and that in addition
thereto, voters in Ward 2 may vote on the recall of Councilmember
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Lloyd Mann, and that in addition thereto voters in Ward 3 may
vote on the recall of Councilmember Richard Halley, now, therefore
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. It is hereby ordered that there be a special
election on the 7th day of May, 1980 in the City of Central Point,
Oregon, to determine whether the legal voters of the City of
Central Point will recall. the following counril members: (1) Jim
Corliss, ?2) Richard Halley,- (3• Lloyd Mann, and (4) Candy Rayburn.
Section 2. The ballot title for said city wide recall
election is adopted as hereinafter set forth; and the following are
the sponsers' and officers' statements, the number, ballot title
and form in which the foregoing measures will appear upon the
ballot:
SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION
CITY OF CENTRA_I. POINT, OREGON
At an election to be held on the 7th day of May, 1980
Mark a cross (x) or a check mark (✓f in the voting square after the
word "YES" or after the word "NO" indicating your choice.
JIM CORLISS
SPONSOR'S STATEMENT:
Central Point Citizens for Fair Government
James Wegs, Treasurer
830 N. 10th
Central Point, Oregon 97502
Reasons for recall:
(a) As a duly elected member of the City Council of Central Point,
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Oregon, Jim Corliss fostered and encouraged civic
disharmony by unlawfully depriving or undertaking
duly elected public officials of Central Point, O
City Recorder and City Treasurer, respectively of
passage of Central Point Ordinance No. 1369 which
to place important duties previously performed by
officials in a so- called Finance Director.
unrest and public
to deprive two
regon i.e., the
their duties by
Places or tries
said duly elected
(b) By obligating the taxpayers of Central Point to the responsi-
bility of paying directly or indirectly for the construction of a
City Hall when the voters of Central Point, Oregon had rejected a
proposal for such construction as recently as November 7, 1978.
(c) The granting of a.three year maintenance contract in violation
of a one year bid speCjf,_1olt4e_ rind the City Charter.
JIM CORLI.SS' STATEMENT;
(a) Ordinance 1369 Treasurer and Recorder
Some of the duties of above two positions have been taken away
from them due to an overload of work. For the past several years
Central Point has lost interest money due to bookkeeping problems
and investments. The State Treasurer, Norma Paulus, requested
that this be corrected or Central Point would lose all State money.
This was corrected by the hiring of the Finance Director, and the
results have been very satisfying to the State, and monetary wise
for the City,
(b) line Ci.ty Hall was first iia tigated by McBee and Council in the
early 70's. I have worked for this building all the way, as long
as it °,vas not a ta,( hordes. on t`xx people of Central Point. The
monies used were mostly Federal and State grants, and had to be
used by a certain time or they would be taken away.
(c) The maintenance contract in question was fully scrutinized by
the Council and the city attorney and found to be in order.
I promised nothing but honest government when elected and will
continue to do so, not for just a few, but for all the people.
51. SHALL CENTRAL POINT CITY COUNCILMAN JIM CORLISSBE RECALLED?
YPS L/
NO /7
CANDY RAYBURN
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SPONSOR'S STATEMENT:
Central Point Citizens for Fair Government
James Wegs, Treasurer
830 N. 10th
Central Point, Oregon 97502
Reasons for recall:
(a) As a duly elected member of the City Council of Central Point,
Oregon,-Candy Rayburn fostered and encouraged civic unrese and
public disharmony by unlawfully depriving or undertaking to deprive
two duly elected public officials of Central Point, Oregon, i.e.,
the City Recorder and the City Treasurer, respectively of their
duties by passage of Central Point Ordinance No. 1369 which places
or tries to place important duties previously performed by said
duly elected officials in a so- called Finance Director.
(b) By obligating the taxpayers of Central Point to the responsi-
bility of paying directly or indirectly for the construction of a
City Hall when the voters of Central Point, Oregon had rejected a
proposal for such construction as recently as November 7, 1978.
(c) The granting of a three year maintenance contract in violation
of a one year bid specification and the City Charter.
CANDY RAYBURN'S STATEMENT:
A. Ordinance #1369 was iiut into effect to alleviate the problem
of two bookeeping systems, which did not agree, and non - investment
of many thousands of tax . dollars and put a stop to many continued
years of adverse audits.
B. A poll through the City water bill stated the citizens wanted
a new City Hall but didn't want to pay for it. The additional
dollars needed for the construction of two fire stations and a
nicer City Hall was defeated. We went ahead with the original
idea of Jim McBee's Council to build City Hall without additional
taxes.
C. There isn't any such specification in the City Charter as
stated in the recall petition. The city's been doing business
with the company in question for more than ten years.
I've donated my time to the citizens of Central Point for more
than five years. I've served the people of Central Point, not
special interest groups.
52. SHALL CENTRAL POINT CITY COUNCILWOMAN CANDY RAYBURN BE RECALLED?
YES /_7
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(c) The granting of a three year maintenance contract in violation
of a one year bid specification and the City Charter.
LLOYD MANN'S STATEMENT:
(a) Ordinance No. 1369 was passed to correct the poor handling of
the city funds and costing the taxpayers thousands of dollars each
year. The city books did not balance and this did not meet State
requirements. City Charter Article 6, Section 2 states the Town
Council, shall by ordinance, prescribe the duties of appointed: and
elected officers of the City of Central Point.
(b) A survey of the people of Central Point showed they were in
favor of a new city hall, but were not in favor of additional tax
burden. The city hall being built is a scaled down model from the
first proposal and with funds on hand without selling bonds and
causing additional tax burden.
(c) There is nothing in the charter setting the length of a contract.
Everything I have ever done while a councilman I have done for the
peo,�'- of C' ;,txal POinc - i:c, try t ice !ifc: het-ter fm than
save them moi_ey.
53. SHALL CENTRAL POINT CITY COUNCILMAN LLOYD MANN BE RECALLED?
YES /-7
NO /
Section 4. The ballot title for said Ward 3 recall,
election is adopted as hereinafter set forth, and the following eic
the sponser's and officer's statements, the number, ba3.l.ot title
and form in which the foregoing measures will appear upon the llaliot_:.
SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION.
CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON
At an election to be held on the 7th day of May, 1980
Mark a cross (x) or a check mark (-Ij in the voting square after the
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word "YES" or after the word "NO" indicating your choice.
RICHARD HALLEY
SPONSOR'S STATEMENT:
Central Point Citizens for Fair Government
James Wegs, Treasurer
830 N. 10th
Central Point, Oregon 97502
Reasons for recall:
(a) As a duly elected member of the City Council of Central point,
Oregon, Richard Halley fostered and encouraged civic unre5 - and
public disharmony by unlawfully depriving or undertaking to deprive
two duly elected public officials of Central Point, Oregon, i.e.,
the City Recorder and the City Treasurer, respectively of their
duties by passage of Central Point Ordinance No. 1369 which place,
or tries to place important duties )r�viously performed by said,
duly elected officials in a so- called Finance Director.
(b) By obligating the taxpayers of Central Point to I-re responsi-
bility of paying directly or indirectly for the construction of a
City Hall when the voters of Central Point, Oregon had rejected a
proposal for such construction as recently as November 7, 1978.
(c) The granting of a three year maintenance contract in violation
of a one year bid specification and the City Charter.
RICHARD HALLEY'S STATEMENT:
(a) Reasons for approving Ordinance No. iL369
My decision on this issue was base$ :.,n several years of adverse
audit reports and comments from our atate officials concerning
this issue. Some duties and respunsbili ties of the Treasurer and
Recorder are now the responsibility .5f the Finance Director, but
at the same time more important duties and responsibilities were
assigned to the Treasurer and Recorder.
(b) The City Hall project was started under the McBee administration.
I was in favor of it then and as long as it can be done without
burdening the taxpayer with additional tax bonds outside of the
city's budget I will still be in favor of it.
(c) Maintenance contract
I feel that we followed the charter and the State laws concerning
this issue under the advisement of our city attorney's inter-
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pretation of these laws and guidelines.
My decisions were never based on personal animosities, but on the
facts presented to me. I ask you at this time to retain me as
your representative for Ward 3. I will continue to do my job in
an honest and unbiased manner. Thank you for your support.
54. SHALL CENTRAL POINT CITY COUNCILMAN RTCHARD HALLPY BE .RECALLED?
YES /-7
NO /-7
Section 5. The special election hereby called for the
purpose of submitting the question of recall of the above named .
council members shall be held on the 7th day of May, 1980, ar.d 6nal'l.
begin at the hour of 8:00 o'clock a.m. on said day and continue
until the hour of 8:00 o'clock p.m. on said day. The voting placee.
for said election shall be Crater High School, 4410 Rogue Valley
Blvd., Central Point, Oregon and Central Point Elementary School,
450 S. 4th, Central Point, Oregon. The officers for said election
shall be designated by the Jackson County Clerk pursuant to law.
Section 6. The .City Recorder is hereby ordered and
directed to give notice of said special Election by posting the
notice of special election, in the form not forth below, i.n.
conspicuous place in the City Hall, Central Point, Oregon, in
each polling place designated in this ordinance,_ and four public
places in the City, all at least ten (10) days prior to the date
of said election, and by publishing said notice once, at least
ten (10) days prior to the date of said election, in the Medford
Mail Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation within the City
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of Central Point, Oregon.
follows:
The form of the notice of special election shall be as
NOMICE OF SPECIAL EI•FCTION
On the 7th day of May, 1980 in the City of Central Point,
Oregon, from 8:00 o'clock a.m.. until 8:00 o'clock p.m., a special
election will be neld to determine whether the people will recall .
the following council members of the Central Point City Council:
(1) Jim Corliss, Councilman at large
(2) Prichard Halley, Councilman Ward 3
(3) Lloyd Mann, Councilman Ward 2
(4) Candy* R,,ybt,:rn, Ctrmici lvroraac. a,` large
The polling placcs. for said election will he t`rai.cr )jSglt
School, 4410 Rogue Valley Blvd., Cemtral Point, Oregon and Central
Point Elementary School, 450 S. 4th, Central Point, Oregon.
Witness my hand and the seal of the City of Central
Point, Oregon, this „7S day of 1980.
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Record
No further or other notice of said special election
hereinabove described shall be required.
Section 7. Legal voters of the City of Central Point,
Oregon shall be entitled to vote in said election.
Section B. Whereas, the Constitution of the State of
Oregon provides for a twenty day time limit within which said
election shall be held, second reading is waived and an emergency
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is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage.
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication
of its passage this 19�4( �' day of Yil, 19x0.
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ATTEST:
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At Hep rder
Approved by me this Wday of A,pr i/jl., 1980.Q
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