2007-380-Ordinance No. 2007-004 Recorded 3/29/2007REVIEWED
LEGAL COUNSEL
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NANCYUBLANKENSHIP, COUNTY CLERKDS 1►d ~OV1'3YQ
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESC1 UTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Ordinance Amending Deschutes County Code
Chapter 2.04 to Allow the Board of County * ORDINANCE NO. 2007-004
Commissioners to Set the Board Regular Meeting
Schedule and Declaring an Emergency
WHEREAS, Deschutes County Code ("DCC") 2.04.010 established the regular meeting schedule for
the Board of County Commissioners ("Board"), and
WHEREAS, DCC 2.04.020 established a schedule for Board afternoon work sessions and depeartment
heads meeting, and
WHEREAS, because having these schedules in the County Code does not allow for flexibility as
needed, the County Code should be amended to allow the Board to set its meeting schedule in any appropriate
manner; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, HEREBY
ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT. Deschutes County Code Chapter 2.04, Board of County Commissioners, is
amended to read as described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, with
new language underlined and language to be deleted in r}k~ough.
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Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, h7ealt~h and safety, an emergency is declared to exist and this Ordinance takes effect on its passage.
DATED this L-1 day of M a-A Q kk- , 2007.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
Date of I" Reading: day of 2007.
Date of 2nd Reading: ZO day of 0-4- C(,,, 2007.
Record of Adoption Vote
Commissioner Yes No Abstained Excused
Dennis R. Luke v
Michael M. Daly
Tammy Baney l,-
Effective Date: day of V YW~G~ , 2007
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
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Chapter 2.04. BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
2.04.010.
Regular meetings.
2.04.020.
Wor-li sessions and department
head meetings-.Repealed
2.04.030.
Special meetings-Authorized
when.
2.04.040.
Special meetings-Notice.
2.04.050.
Chairpeesen.
2.04.055
Executive responsibility-Chain of
succession - State of Emergency.
2.04.060.
Board signatures.
2.04.010. Regular meetings.
A. The Board shall 4is
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Beadestablish a regular meeting schedule
for the transaction of County business and
work sessions at times, dates and locations
set by the Board.
B. All such meetings shall take place within
Deschutes County and shall be subject to the
public meetings and public notice
requirements of ORS 192 as it currently
exists or may from time to time be
amended.
(Ord. 2007-004 §1, 2007; Ord. 97-062 § 1, 1997;
Ord. 86-012 § 1, 1986; Ord. 85-004 § 1, 1985)
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Page 1 of 2 Exhibit A to Ordinance 2007-004
2.04.030. Special meetings-Authorized
when.
The Board may meet at other times and places as
may be called by the chairman or two members
of the Board.
(Ord. 85-004 § 3, 1985)
2.04.040. Special meetings-Notice.
eenstmed to een# iet -withNotice for special
meetings of the Board shall be in accordance with
ORS Chapter 192.6 10 to 192.690 r-elating te
(Ord. 2007-004 § 1, 2007; Ord. 85-004 § 4, 1985)
2.04.050. ChairpeFsen.
At the first meeting in January of each year, the
Board shall appoint a chairpeFseH and vice-chair.
If two commissioners are unable to agree upon a
chairpefsen, then the commissioner with the
longest length of service will act as chairpefsen.
ehair-per-s enIf two commissioners are unable to
agree upon a vice-chair, then the commissioner
with the second longest length of service will act
as vice-chair.
(Ord. 2007-004 §1, 2007; Ord. 97-047 § 1, 1997)
2.04.055. Executive responsibility-Chain of
succession - State of Emergency.
A. The Chair of the Board of County
Commissioners is the chief executive local
authority for the unincorporated area of the
county and is principally responsible for
assuming centralized control over all county
departments, divisions and offices once the
Board declares a state of emergency. If
circumstances prohibit the timely action of
the Board of County Commissioners, the
Chair of the Board of County Commissioners
may declare such a state of emergency,
provided the Chair seeks and obtains
approval from a majority of the Board at the
(4W23/2007-3)
first available opportunity. A state of
emergency exists whenever the
unincorporated area of the county or any part
thereof is suffering or is in imminent danger
of suffering an event that may cause injury or
death to persons, or damage to, or destruction
of property to the extent that extraordinary
measures must be taken to protect the public
health, safety and welfare. Such an event
shall include, but not be limited to the
following:
1. A civil disturbance or riot;
2. A disaster such as flood, windstorm,
snow or ice storm, earthquake,
volcanic eruption or related activity,
fire, explosion or epidemic;
3. The declaration of a war-caused
national emergency;
4. Any major disruption of community
services such as transportation,
power supply, water supply,
sanitation or communications; and/or
5. A health hazard, whether natural or
manmade.
The Chair of the Board of County
Commissioners is also responsible for
performing the Board of County
Commissioner's duties to declare a state of
emergency, designate emergency area(s),
and/or impose regulations when the Board of
County Commissioners is unable or
unavailable to perform such duties.
B. In the event that the Chair of the Board of
County Commissioners is unable or
unavailable to perform his/her duties under
this section, the duties shall be performed by:
1. The vice chair of the Board of
County Commissioners; or,
2. If the vice chair of the Board of
County Commissioners is unable or
unavailable to perform, the third
member of the Board of County
Commissioners; or
3. If no member of the Board of County
Commissioners is able or available to
perform, then the Sheriff of
Deschutes County; or
Chapter 2.04
Page 2 of 2 Exhibit A to Ordinance 2007-004
4. If no member of the Board of County
Commissioners is able or available to
perform, and the Sheriff is unable or
unavailable to perform, then the
Undersheriff; or
5. If no member of the Board of County
Commissioners is able or available to
perform, and the Sheriff and
Undersheriff are unable or
unavailable to perform, then the
County Administrator.
C. The powers of the successor to the Board of
County Commissioners or the Chair of the
Board shall be limited to those set forth in
this section and the duration of succession
shall be until such time as the person of
higher priority as set out in this section is able
and available to perform such duties.
(Ord. 2003-037 § 1, 2003)
2.04.060. Board signatures.
A. Each document approved by a majority of the
board at a public meeting shall be dated and
signed by a quorum of the Board, and each
ordinance, order and resolution shall be
attested to by the Board's recording secretary.
B. Any ordinance, order, resolution, contract,
plat, deed or other similar document may be
signed by the board chair or a designee of the
board chair under the following
circumstances:
1. The motion approving the document
provides for chair signature.
2. Only one board member is physically
present at the meeting site and at least
one other board member has attended the
meeting electronically.
3. The document is a plat, deed, contract, or
similar document which was approved by
board majority.
C. If an ordinance, order or resolution is signed
by a single board member, the document
shall set forth the vote of each board member
in attendance expressed as a yes, no or
abstention. The recording secretary shall
attest the signature and the vote.
(Ord. 98-088 § 1, 1998)
(4-0023/20073)