16-22 City Admin Ballot Measure

CITY OF ELGIN, OREGON RESOLUTION 16 (2022)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ELGIN, UNION COUNTY, AMENDING THE CHARTER ALLOWING ALTERNATIVE TO SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT FOR ELECTORS.

CAPTION: AMENDS CHARTER ALLOWING ALTERNATIVE TO SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT FOR ELECTORS.

QUESTION: Shall the City amend its Charter to allow electors to pay a $50 fee in lieu of obtaining 20 signatures?

SUMMARY: The Elgin City Charter is the governing document for the City of Elgin. This measure would revise Chapter V, section 33 of the current Amended City Charter, adopted May 19, 1987. The City Council approved the revised provision following a public meeting on September 14, 2021 and directed that it be submitted to the City voters for consideration at the November, 2022 election. The proposed revision would amend the current language of Chapter V, Section 33 to include the following sentence, "Such petition shall be signed by not fewer than 20 electors or be accompanied by a fee of $50.00."

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of June, 2022.