2005-1432-Resolution No. 2005-147 Recorded 12/22/2005I-- r i
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Creating the Community Forest
Authority of Deschutes County, Oregon * RESOLUTION NO. 2005-147
WHEREAS, upon submission of a citizen's petition that included approximately 2600
signatures, the Board of County Commissioners of Deschutes County, Oregon, caused notice of a
public hearing, as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, to
be published in the "Bulletin" to determine the advisability of creating a public authority for the
purpose of financing community forestlands; and
WHEREAS, the notice of public hearing was published in the Bulletin on December 7, 2005;
and
WHEREAS, the public hearing was duly held before the Board on the 21s' day of December,
2005, and all persons stating a desire to be heard at such hearing in connection with the proposed
creation of the authority did appear and were heard; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. Declaration of Public Need. After due consideration, the Board of County
Commissioners of Deschutes County, Oregon, deems it necessary and desirable to create a public
authority for the purpose of providing the people of Deschutes County and the State of Oregon with
renewable commercial forest resources that promote community stability and sound conservation
practices.
Section 2. Creation of the Community Forest Authority. There is hereby created, pursuant
to 2005 Or. laws Chapter 500 (HB 2729), a public authority to be known as "The Community Forest
Authority of Deschutes County, Oregon".
Section 3. Board of Directors; Composition; Terms. The Community Forest Authority
shall be managed and controlled by a Board of Directors composed of five members, appointed by the
Deschutes County Commission. Two of the Board Members shall represent conservation interests,
while two of the Board Members shall represent business interests, with the fifth Board Member being
a currently sitting County Commissioner of Deschutes County, Oregon. The terms of office of the
Board Members of the Community Forest Authority shall be four years. Any vacancy on the Board of
Directors shall be filled by the Board of County Commissioners. The members of the Board shall
receive no compensation other than reimbursement for any out of pocket expenses and shall serve and
continue in office at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners.
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Section 4. Powers and Duties of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have
all those powers and duties granted to them under the provision of 2005 Or. laws Chapter 500 (HB
2729), as it may be amended in the future. The Board of the Community Forest Authority may adopt
bylaws for conducting its business. The Community Forest Authority shall not have the power to levy
taxes, obligate Deschutes County, Oregon or to hold or operate any Community Forestlands.
Section 5. Obligations of the County. Revenue bonds or other revenue obligations which
may be issued hereafter by the Authority shall not be obligations of Deschutes County nor a charge
upon the tax revenues of the County. The creation of the Community Forest Authority shall not render
the County liable for any expense or obligations of the Community Forest Authority. Prior to the
Community Forest Authority's first issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations, the Community
Forest Authority shall meet with the Board of County Commissioners and provide reasonable
assurances to the Board of County Commissioners that the proposed issuance of revenue bonds or
other revenue obligations shall not have a detrimental impact on the bond rating of Deschutes County.
DATED this 21St day of December, 2005.
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
MICH DALY, Vice Chair
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ENNIS R. LUKE, C mmissioner
BEV CLARNO, Commissioner
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF OREGON, COUNTY OF DESCHUTES
I, LAURIE MORIN, a citizen of the United states and a
resident of the county aforesaid; I am over the age of
eighteen years, and not party to or interested in the
above -entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer
Of
U : The Bulletin
a daily newspaper of general circulation, published in the
aforesaid county and state as defined by ORS 193.010 and
ORS 193.020.
that DESCHUTES COUNTY LEGAL DEPARTMENT,
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS a printed copy of which is
hereto affixed was published in each regular and entire
issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof
on the following dates, to wit:
12/07/2005
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the
foregoing is true and correct.
Dated at Bend, Oregon, this 9 day of DECEMBER, 2005
(A LEGAL NOTICE Signature
L NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY,
OREGON
On Wednesday, December
21,2005 '
1,2005, at 4:00 p.m. in the
Board of County
Commissioners' Hearing
Room, First Floor, 1300 NW
Wall Street, Bend, Oregon,
the Board of County Com-
missioners of Deschutes
County, Oregon, will hold a,
Public hearing to determine,
the advisability of creating a
public authority for the pur-
pose of financing community
notice to be pasted here)
forestlands. Any interested
Person may appear and be
heard. At the conclusion of
the hearing, the Board of
County Commissioners will
determine the advisability of
creating the Community For
est Authority of Deschutes O FI IAL AL
County, Oregon, in accur
dance chapter Wo,
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Attorney for
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