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SPECIAL DISTRICTS WHITE PAPER <br /> APPENDIX F - General Formation Process <br /> Process Outside Boundary Commission Jurisdiction <br /> Step Task Legal Citation <br /> Prior to filing a prospective petition, it is necessary to: coordinate any request <br /> to form a new unit of government with other existing govemmental agencies; <br /> provide citizen involvement to determine general citizen support; meet with <br /> county staff to coordinate process and identify issues; prepare maps, legal <br /> description, and economic feasibility study which will include the permanent <br /> tax rate; and other activities deemed necessary (e.g., fundraising, <br /> comprehensive plan amendment, etc.). <br /> 1 File Prospective petition. ORS 198.748 <br /> 2 Collect signatures. ORS 198.765 <br /> 3 Petition presented to county clerk. ORS 198.765 <br /> 4 Petition accepted or rejected; with sufficient signatures, petition filed. If ORS <br /> includes tax base, must be filed at least 180 days before primary or general 198.765(1) <br /> election. ORS <br /> 198.765(2) <br /> 5 Publish notice for first hearing; two inserts; start at least 15 days before ORS 198.730 <br /> hearing, end at least five days before hearing. Post in three places, five ORS <br /> successive days starting not less than 15 days before. 198.800(2) <br /> 6 First hearing, preliminary hearing (PH). <br /> 7 Four weeks for hearings, may be adjourned from time -to -time; at the end of ORS <br /> four weeks a decision to accept or reject petition or to give notice of further 198.805(1) <br /> hearings must be made. <br /> 8 If land omitted, give notice to landowners, then wait 10 days before further ORS <br /> hearing. 198.805(2) <br /> 9 During hearing, petition approved, order final hearing (FH). ORS 198.810 <br /> 10 Twenty to 50 days from Order setting the FH. ORS 198.810 <br /> 11 Start at least 15 days before FH, publish notice of FH end five days before; ORS 198.730 <br /> can use order for notice. <br /> 12 Requests for election due on or before this date. ORS 198.810 <br /> 13 Order calling election in 35 or more days, next available date, or ORS 198.815 <br /> primary /general election, if proposal includes a tax base. ORS 255.085 <br /> ORS 255.345 <br /> 14 Publish due date for candidate nominations as prescribed by law. ORS 255.075 <br /> 15 Nomination petitions for board candidates due as prescribed by law. ORS 198.235 <br /> 16 Publish two notices of election as prescribed by law. ORS 198.815 <br /> ORS 198.730 <br /> 17 Publish facsimile ballot (include map or boundary description) as prescribed ORS 255.095 <br /> by law. ORS 198.815 <br /> 18 Post map as prescribed by law. ORS 255.288 <br /> 19 Order creating district, and issuing certification of election results. ORS 198.820 <br /> 20 File copies with Department of Revenue, Secretary of State, and County ORS 198.780 <br /> Assessor; must be filed by March 31 if taxes wanted for the next fiscal year. ORS 308.225 <br /> Continued on next page. <br /> L <br /> Special Districts Paper - Final 11- 8- 01.doc Page 37 of 41 <br /> City Council Agenda page 61 <br />