Local Government Boundary Commissions
Policy
Notes of Decisions
Boundary Commission should have addressed effect on city's continuing financial viability of proposed annexation of undeveloped land to neighboring city, effect of proposed annexation on unincorporated "island" which would have been created by annexation, and effect of annexation on existing fire district where sufficient evidence was presented to raise these issues. City of Wood Village v. Portland Metro. Area LGBC, 48 Or App 79, 616 P2d 528 (1980)
Statutory recitation of general considerations of policy and purpose does not constitute specific approval criteria that dictate particular results. Multnomah County Rural Fire v. Portland Metro. Area, 126 Or App 351, 868 P2d 783 (1994)
Notes of Decisions
The statutory scheme of authority and procedures for commissions created by this Act, plus adherence to the prescribed procedure as set out in the Act, release the commissions from the limitations placed upon local governmental bodies in zone-change matters in Fasano v. Washington County Comm., 264 Or 574, 507 P2d 23 (1973). Marion County Fire Dist. 1 v. Marion-Polk County Local Govt. Boundary Comm., 19 Or App 108, 526 P2d 1031 (1974), Sup Ct review denied
In Proceeding Involving Proposed Merger of Three Water Districts
1) no election was required before commission order approving merger could take effect; 2) commission made the findings required by statute; 3) commission's findings were supported by substantial evidence, adequate for review and sufficient to support its order; and 4) these sections did not constitute invalid delegation of legislative power. Redland Water District v. Portland Metro. Area LGBC, 63 Or App 641, 665 P2d 1241 (1983), Sup Ct review denied
Atty. Gen. Opinions
Dissolution of insolvent metropolitan service district, (1972) Vol 35, p 1117