ORS 451.605
Formation of district for emergency communications system

(1)

When a district is established for the purpose of providing services related to the emergency communications system under ORS 403.105 (Definitions for ORS 305.823 and 403.105 to 403.250) to 403.250 (Primary public safety answering points), the district shall consist of the 9-1-1 service area that is served by a public safety answering point. A district may include more than one city and county.

(2)

Before a petition for formation of a district to provide services related to the emergency communications system is filed with the county board of the principal county under ORS 198.800 (Formation petition), the petition shall be approved by indorsement thereon by two-thirds of the governing bodies of all public or private safety agencies representing two-thirds of the population included within the proposed district.

(3)

A county governing body shall not adopt an order under ORS 198.835 (Order for formation of district in single county) for formation of a district to provide services related to the emergency communications system unless the governing body first obtains written approval for the formation of the district from two-thirds of the governing bodies of all public or private safety agencies representing two-thirds of the population included within the proposed district.

(4)

As used in this section, “public or private safety agency” has the meaning given that term by ORS 403.105 (Definitions for ORS 305.823 and 403.105 to 403.250). [1987 c.525 §3; 1989 c.793 §25; 1993 c.441 §2; 2015 c.247 §35]

Source: Section 451.605 — Formation of district for emergency communications system, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors451.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

451.010
Authorization to establish master plans and service districts 451.110
Definitions for ORS 451.110 to 451.140 451.120
Master plans for development of service facilities 451.130
Conformity to master plan 451.140
Powers of county court under ORS 451.110 to 451.140 451.410
Definitions for ORS 451.410 to 451.610 451.420
District may construct and operate service facilities 451.435
Law governing district formation or change 451.440
Plans for service facilities 451.445
Formation of district upon finding of health hazard 451.472
District to construct and operate only authorized service facilities 451.485
Governing body of district 451.487
Referendum on order 451.490
Methods of financing service facilities 451.492
Financing portion of connection charges 451.495
Ordinance governing certain assessments 451.500
Charges and fees for financing service facilities 451.510
Collection of service charges 451.520
Assessments to be entered on lien docket 451.540
Tax levy for financing service facilities 451.542
Filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue 451.545
Bond issue for financing service facilities 451.547
Tax levies authorized 451.550
Powers of district under ORS 451.410 to 451.610 451.555
Districts formed to provide comprehensive planning services 451.560
Agreements for cooperative financing of service facilities or for use, lease or joint operation of service facilities 451.570
Regulations for sewage disposal, solid waste disposal, street cleaning and other authorized purposes 451.572
Certain special districts excluded from water supply county service districts 451.573
Definitions for ORS 451.573 to 451.577 451.575
Withdrawal of special district before formation of or annexation to county service district 451.577
Dissolution of special district 451.580
Disposition of moneys received under ORS 451.410 to 451.610 451.585
Duty of city when all or part of district incorporated or annexed 451.590
Entry upon privately owned lands to survey or lay out service facilities 451.600
Restrictions on altering, repairing or connecting with a service facility 451.605
Formation of district for emergency communications system 451.610
Advisory committee for emergency communications system 451.620
Procedures for district formed subject to specified dissolution date 451.990
Penalties

Current through early 2026

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