2003-69-Resolution No. 2003-010 Recorded 1/31/2003REVIRWEE
LEG SEL
DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIA
NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL
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01/31/2003 01:29:41 PM
For Recording Stamp Only
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Approving the Deschutes
County Weed Advisory Board Charter and RESOLUTION NO. 2003-010
the Deschutes County Weed List
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners formed the Deschutes County Weed Control
District by publication of notice on March 20, 2002 and March 27, 2002; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Board to approve the Deschutes County Weed Advisory
Board Charter and 2003 Deschutes County Weed List setting forth noxious weeds to be managed by
the Deschutes County Weed Control District; and
WHEREAS, the Board has reviewed the Deschutes County Weed Advisory Board Charter and
2003 Deschutes County Weed List; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES
COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. The Deschutes County Weed Advisory Board Charter and 2003 Deschutes County
Weed List attached hereto and incorporated herein together as Exhibit A are hereby approved.
DATED this
day of January 2003.
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUT S COUNTY, OREGON
DE NIS R. LUKE, Chair
TOM D
ssioner
MIC A L M. ME , C missioner
PAGE 1 OF 1- RESOLUTION NO. 2003-010 (01/22/03)
EXHIBIT A
Deschutes County Weed Advisory Board Charter
Mission Statement:
Work cooperatively to promote and implement noxious weed control in Deschutes
County; to contain existing weed populations and eradicate new invaders: to raise
the value of the land economically and biologically: to improve the health of the
community, promote stewardship, preserve natural resources and provide examples
and leadership for other counties and states in effective vegetation management.
Article I — Name
The name of this organization is the Deschutes County Weed Advisory Board, hereafter
referred to as the "Board".
Article II - Purpose
1. Support and advise the Deschutes County Commission regarding the management of
noxious weeds.
2. Provide oversight and guidance for the County WeedNegetation Manager.
3. Identify and prioritize those issues to be managed by a county weed control program.
4. Assist in the development of an annual budget for the weed control District.
5. Initiate an outreach and education program to be managed by the county weed
supervisor.
Article III - Membership
Number and Selection
Membership shall consist of at least seven people, approved by the Board of County
Commissioners, with a demonstrated interest and willingness to serve.
The membership shall represent as many stakeholder groups as possible, i.e. recreation
and tourism, agriculture producers, federal land managers, conservation groups,
development and real estate, municipalities, transportation, homeowners, private business
and private timber managers. Ex -officio members shall include, but are not limited to a
representative of the County Commission, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Upper
Deschutes Watershed Council, the Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District, the
County WeedNegetation Manager. Ex -officio members will have no voting rights.
Terms of Office
In order to maintain continuity in the program and diversity in the membership, terms of
office shall be one year, two years'or threes years in length. There shall be equal
numbers of positions for each type of term. Members do not receive monetary
compensation; however, the County Commissioners may at times reimburse Weed Board
Members for travel expenses under certain circumstances. Members shall be eligible for
reappointment.
Responsibilities
Board members are to regularly attend meetings of the Board and meetings of the
committees to which they have been appointed and to fulfill other Board duties as
appointed by the Chairperson.
Termination of Membership
By a majority vote of members constituting a quorum, during a regular meeting, the
Board may recommend to the County Commission that a Board member's position be
declared vacant when the member has been absent from three consecutive Board
meetings or any four Board meetings during a calendar year. Notice of absence with a
reasonable explanation shall be considered in mitigation of the effect of the Board
member's absence from such meetings.
Vacancies
After consideration of the Weed Board's recommendations, the Deschutes County
Commission shall make appointments to fill vacancies as they occur. Such appointments
shall be for the duration of the unexpired term of that vacancy.
Article IV - Officers
Definition
The Weed Board shall have a Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson. Other officers may be
selected as deemed necessary, by a majority vote of the Board.
The Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson shall be elected by majority vote of the Board.
Term of Office
The term of office shall as Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson be for one year and shall
run from the election in January to the next January election. Any vacancy in office
occurring during the year shall be filled by election. If a Chairperson or Vice -chairperson
is elected to fill a vacancy in office occurring during the year, the term shall end at the
next following January election.
Chairperson
The Chairperson shall call meetings, set the agenda, and preside at all meetings of the
Board; shall make appointments to committees and assignments of other tasks as are
necessary to carry out the business of the Board.
Vice -Chairperson
The Vice -Chairperson shall preside at Board meetings in the absence of the Chairperson,
and shall assist the Chairperson in the execution of tasks necessary to carry out the
business of the Board.
Secretary
Secretary shall be provided by the County Road Department. The secretary shall record
proceedings at meetings and provide minutes to the Board of Commissioners, Weed
Board members and interested citizens. Update yearly action items from the Action Plan
and provide information to Weed Board members, Board of Commissioners, the general
public and the media.
Article V - Committees
The Board shall have the power to create committees with specific directives to assist
with control of weeds or other purposes as defined by law and in this charter.
The Chairperson shall appoint and charge each committee with its responsibilities,
naming an individual as the committee or the Chairperson of the committee in the event
the committee consists of more than one person. The Committee Chairperson shall be
responsible for scheduling meetings, assigning specific tasks within the mandate of the
committee, chairing meetings of the committee and reporting to the Weed Board
concerning the work of the committee.
There shall be an executive committee consisting of the Chairperson, Vice -Chairperson
and the chair of each officially designated committee.
Article VI - Advisors
The Board may call on citizens to the extent deemed appropriate by the Executive
Committee for technical assistance and public outreach.
Article VII - Meetings
Regular meetings will be held monthly on the second Thursday. Notice shall be given in
such a manner and with such prior written notice as to time, date, location and purpose as
to allow members and public to reasonably prepare for attendance and participation.
The Chairman calls the meeting to order where participants in turn introduce themselves
and provide a brief statement of current interest or concern for the attendees. Everyone
has an opportunity to speak and at minimum offer one specific comment or question.
Agenda items are discussed in order and decisions are made. Recommendations for the
Board of Commissioners must be agreed upon by a majority of the Weed Board
The Chairperson, Vice -Chairperson, or the County Commission may call special
meetings. Notice shall be given in such a manner and with such prior written notice as to
time, date, location and purpose as to allow members and public to reasonably prepare for
attendance and participation.
A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the Board members officially designated
by the Deschutes County Commission.
There shall be no voting by proxy. A tie vote on a proposal means the proposal has been
defeated. All members shall have one vote and member's right to vote may not be
abridged. A quorum of duly appointed members shall be necessary to take any action.
Conflict of Interest
Weed Board members must declare their professional or personal affiliation with any of
the agencies, individuals or vendors requesting funds.
Any Board member who is employed by an organization in any capacity shall have a
conflict of interest if any vote to be taken by the Board has a direct affect on that
organization.
Board members who have declared their affiliation and whom the Chairperson has
determined to have a conflict of interest shall be noted in the minutes. Members having a
conflict of interest shall abstain from voting on issues related to that conflict unless the
members vote is necessary to break a tie vote.
Article VIII - Public Meeting Law
The Board is a public body for purposes of ORS 192 and thereby subject to the statutory
procedures relating to public meetings.
ORS Chapter 192.610 to 192.690, the Oregon Public Meetings Law, is attached hereto
and by reference incorporated herein.
It is the policy of the Board to maintain a maximum of public contact and receive a
maximum of public input. In accordance with this policy, all meeting notices routinely
shall be distributed to the office of the County Commission for further distribution to
local media in Deschutes County. Distribution of meeting notices, including agendas,
shall be in a manner that maximize the potential for the public to be aware of the
proceedings of the board and to participate in its deliberations.
Article IX — Parliamentary Authority
Robert's Rules of Order (newly revised) shall be the parliamentary authority in all cases
not covered by this charter and any special rules of order the Board shall adopt.
EXHIBIT A
DESCHUTES COUNTY WEED LIST
Deschutes County Weed Policy and Classification System
"NOXIOUS WEED" means any weed designated by the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners that is injurious to public health, agriculture, range, recreation, wildlife, or
any public or private property; any weed that impacts and displaces desirable vegetation,
such as Threatened and Endangered Plant Species, wildlife habitat, and livestock.
It is acknowledged that certain noxious weeds have become so thoroughly established and
are spreading so rapidly on state, county, and federally owned lands, as well as on private
land, that they may have been declared by Oregon Revised Statue 570.505 to be a menace
to public welfare. Steps leading to eradication where possible, are necessary. It is further
recognized that the responsibility for such eradication and/or intensive control rests not
only on the private landowner and operator, but also the county, state and federal
government.
Noxious Weed Control Rating System
Noxious Weeds, for the purpose of this system, shall be designated "A", `B" or "C"
1. An "A" designated weed is: a priority noxious weed designated by the Deschutes
Weed Board as a target weed species on which the Weed Control District will comply
with a state wide management plan and/or implement a county wide plan for intensive
control and monitoring. An "A" rated weed may also be a weed of known economic or
ecological importance which occurs in small enough infestations to make
eradication/containment possible; or one that is not known to occur here, but its presence
in neighboring counties make future occurrence here seem imminent.
Recommended Action: Infestations are subject to intensive control when and where
found.
2. A `B" designated weed is: a weed of economic importance, which is both locally
abundant and abundant in neighboring counties.
Recommended Action: Moderate control and or monitoring at the county level.
3. A "C" designated weed is: a weed that has the potential to cause harm to agriculture
production and transportation systems.
Recommended Action: Control and monitoring at the county level.
This list is available, upon request, to the public from the Deschutes County
Weed/Vegetation Manager, 322-7135.
"A" Rated Weeds
African rue
Peganum harmala
Buffaloburr -
Solanum rostratum
common houndstongue
Cynoglossum officinals
dyer's woad -
Isatis tinctoria
hydrilla
Hydrilla verticillata
leafy spurge +
Euphorbia esula
meadow knapweed -
Centaurea pratensis
Mediterranean sage +
Salvia aethiopis
medusahead rye +
Taeniatherum caputmedusae
musk thistle -
Carduus nutans
perennial pepperweed +
Lepidium latifolium
punturevine +
Tribulus terrestris
purple loosestrife +
Lythrum salicaria
rush skeletonweed
Chondrilla juncea
Russian knapweed
Centaurea repens
Scotch thistle +
Onopordum acanthium
squarrose knapweed
Centaurea virgata
sulfur cinquefoil
Potentilla recta
tamarix +
Tamarix ramosissima
tansy ragwort +
Senecio jacobaea
whitetop; hoary cress +
Cardaria spp.
wild carrot -
Daucus carota
yellow starthistle -
Centaurea solstitialis
+ Currently in the County
- No longer in the County
"B" Rated Weeds
Canada Thistle
Cirsium arvense
dalmation toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
diffuse knapweed
Centaurea diffusa
kochia (annual)
Kochia scoparia
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
Russian thistle
Salsola spp.
Scotch broom
Cytisus scoparius
spotted knapweed
Centaurea maculosa
yellow toadflax or "butter and eggs"
Linaria vulgaris
"C Rated Weeds
bur buttercup
bull thistle
common mullein
dodder
field bindweed
filaree redstem
horseweed
poverty stumpweed
quackgrass
South American waterweed
spiny cocklebur
St Johnswort
sweet clover(s)
Western Water -hemlock
* added 2003
Ranunculus testiculatus
Cirsium vulgare
Verbascum thapsis
Cuscuta spp.
Convolvulus arvensis
Erodium cicutarium
Conyza Canadensis
Iva axillaries
Agropyron repens
Elodea densa
Xanthium spinosum
Hypericum perforatum
Melilotus spp.
Cicuta douglasii