ORS 372.200
District commissioners

qualifications
appointment

Text
Annotations

(1)

The power given to districts, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, is vested in and shall be exercised by a board of five commissioners. Except as provided by ORS 372.210 (Organization), each commissioner shall be appointed to serve for a term of four years. The order by which the county board proclaims the formation of the district shall appoint five commissioners to serve as the first board of the district.

(2)

Each commissioner shall be an elector of the district.

(3)

Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, if there are fewer than 10 electors registered in the district, the county board may appoint as commissioner any owner of land within the district who also is an elector of the state as defined in ORS 246.012 (Definitions). [Amended by 1971 c.514 §20; 1983 c.48 §1]

Source: Section 372.200 — District commissioners; qualifications; appointment, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors372.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

372.010
Definitions 372.020
Authority to organize district 372.030
Location of district 372.040
Petition for formation of district 372.045
County board as district governing board 372.090
Inspection and report by county engineer 372.140
General powers of district 372.150
Plans for illumination of state highways 372.170
Power to assess, levy and collect taxes 372.175
Filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue 372.180
Assessment, levy and collection procedure 372.190
Exemption of railroad right of way from assessment 372.200
District commissioners 372.210
Organization 372.220
Meetings and officers of board 372.240
District employees 372.260
Deposit and withdrawal of district moneys 372.270
Preservation and inspection of records 372.280
Initiative and referendum in districts 372.310
Petition for annexation of land to district 372.360
Appointment of board for consolidated district 372.400
Petition for withdrawal of area from district 372.410
Petitioners to pay costs of publication, preparation and filing of revised boundary descriptions 372.420
Board to order withdrawal of area if remonstrance not filed 372.430
Withdrawn area not subject to subsequent assessments or taxes 372.450
District dissolution petition or resolution 372.460
Board findings on proposed dissolution 372.470
Filing of dissolution plan with county board 372.480
Grounds for granting dissolution

Current through early 2026

§ 372.200. Dist. commissioners's source at oregon.gov

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Location: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_372.200

Original Source: Section 372.200 — District commissioners; qualifications; appointment, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors372.html (last accessed May 10, 2025).