ORS 568.560
Number of directors

  • director qualifications
  • officers
  • election
  • terms
  • vacancies

(1)

The local governing body of the soil and water conservation district shall consist of a board of either five or seven directors elected or appointed as provided by law. To ensure proper representation of all the people in the district and to facilitate district functions, the State Department of Agriculture shall provide for the zoning of each district, and shall provide each time directors are elected or appointed for the proper and equitable representation for each zone.

(2)

Two director positions shall be at-large positions. At-large directors must reside within the district and be registered voters.

(3)

Zone directors must own or manage 10 or more acres of land in the district, be involved in the active management of the property, reside within the boundaries of the district and be registered voters. Zone directors may either reside within the zone that is represented or own or manage 10 or more acres within the zone that is represented and be involved in the active management of the property. An individual may also serve as a zone director when the individual, in lieu of the other requirements specified in this subsection, resides within the zone that is represented and indicates an interest in natural resource conservation as demonstrated by serving at least one year as a director or associate director of a district and having a conservation plan that is approved by the district. Candidates nominated for director from a specific zone shall be voted on by all electors within the district.

(4)

The directors shall designate a chairperson, secretary and other officers as necessary and may, from time to time, change such designation.

(5)

The term of office of each director shall be four years, except that:

(a)

Of the directors first appointed under ORS 568.400 (Appointment of first directors of district), two shall serve until January first following the first general election following their appointment, and three shall serve until January first following the second general election following their appointment, as determined by the department, and thereafter, their successors shall be elected as provided by law for other elected directors.

(b)

Of the directors first elected as provided in ORS 568.545 (Procedure for selection of directors of consolidated districts) (1), three shall serve until January first following the first general election and four shall serve until January first following the second general election after the date of their election, as determined by them by lot at the meeting referred to in ORS 568.545 (Procedure for selection of directors of consolidated districts) (1).

(c)

Of the directors first elected as provided in ORS 568.565 (Procedures for changing number of directors) (1), three shall serve until January first following the first general election and two shall serve until January first following the second general election after the date of their election, as determined by them by lot at the meeting referred to in ORS 568.565 (Procedures for changing number of directors) (1).

(d)

Of the zone directors elected as provided under ORS 568.565 (Procedures for changing number of directors) (2), three shall serve until January first following the first general election and two shall serve until January first following the second general election after the date of their election, as determined by lot at the meeting referred to in ORS 568.565 (Procedures for changing number of directors) (2).

(6)

A director shall hold office until a successor has been elected or appointed, has qualified and has taken the oath of office or until the office becomes vacant under subsection (7) of this section. Any vacancy occurring in the office of director shall be filled as provided by subsection (8) of this section.

(7)

A director position becomes vacant under the following circumstances:

(a)

The department, upon the written recommendation of a majority of the members of the local governing body of a district, may declare vacant the position of a director who is absent from three consecutive meetings of the local governing body of the district. A position becomes vacant under this subsection upon the issuance of the declaration by the department.

(b)

No nominee for the position qualifies under ORS 568.530 (Ballots) to have the name of the nominee furnished to the county clerk for placement on the general district election ballot and no person qualifies under ORS 568.530 (Ballots) to have write-in votes counted. A position becomes vacant under this paragraph on January 1.

(c)

The department determines that a candidate receiving the most votes at an election does not qualify under this section to hold the position. A position becomes vacant under this paragraph on January 1 next following the election at which the unqualified candidate was elected unless an appointee to the position has been selected under subsection (8) of this section.

(d)

A director serving in a position no longer qualifies under this section to hold the position. A position becomes vacant under this paragraph upon the department’s declaration that the person no longer qualifies for the position.

(e)

A director resigns from a position. A position becomes vacant under this paragraph upon the department’s receiving notice of the resignation.

(f)

A candidate who received the most votes at an election, or an appointee, refuses to take the oath of office as a director.

(8)

A director position that becomes vacant before the scheduled expiration of a term shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining directors. However, if a majority of the director positions are vacant or if the remaining directors cannot agree on an appointee, the department shall make an appointment to fill the position.

(9)

An appointment under subsection (8) of this section shall end on January 1 next following the first general district election held after the appointment. If the appointment ends under this subsection before the January 1 that would normally complete the four-year term of office for the position, the position shall be placed on the ballot at the next general election as provided under ORS 568.530 (Ballots) to fill the position for the remainder of the four-year term. [Amended by 1955 c.142 §17; 1957 c.603 §5; 1961 c.641 §2; 1965 c.75 §1; 1969 c.393 §2; 1969 c.669 §§16, 19; 1973 c.656 §14; 1981 c.92 §32; 1993 c.166 §2; 2007 c.690 §5; 2009 c.220 §28]

Source: Section 568.560 — Number of directors; director qualifications; officers; election; terms; vacancies, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors568.­html.

568.210
Definitions for ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933
568.225
Policy
568.300
Petition for formation of district
568.310
Notice of hearing
568.320
Right to be heard
568.330
Determination of need for district
568.340
Determination to not form district
568.351
Determination of boundaries for proposed district
568.370
Eligible electors
568.380
Department to pay expenses and supervise hearings and referenda
568.391
Referendum process
568.400
Appointment of first directors of district
568.410
Formation of district
568.420
Certificate of formation
568.431
Petitions for inclusion of territory
568.433
Petitions for withdrawal of territory
568.435
Boundary change notice for taxation purposes
568.440
District legally formed
568.445
Petitions for inclusion of territory wholly within another district
568.450
Procedure for consolidating districts
568.460
Referendum
568.471
Effect of consolidating districts
568.481
Methods for initiating dissolution of district
568.491
Termination of board of directors
568.495
Disposition of district assets
568.500
Order of dissolution
568.510
Proceedings for dissolution limited
568.520
Petitions nominating directors
568.530
Ballots
568.542
Payment of expenses for director election from county funds
568.545
Procedure for selection of directors of consolidated districts
568.550
General powers of board of directors
568.552
Power of directors to manage and control water resources and projects
568.554
District to submit program and work plans for department review
568.555
Name of district may be changed
568.560
Number of directors
568.565
Procedures for changing number of directors
568.570
Majority constitutes a quorum
568.580
Annual meeting
568.590
Notice of annual meeting
568.600
Legal counsel
568.610
Records
568.620
Consultation with county or municipal representatives
568.730
Officials may enter private lands
568.780
Certain public agencies to be deemed owners
568.790
County funds for personnel and other uses
568.801
Stream control and management projects
568.803
General obligation bonds
568.805
Special assessments
568.806
Ad valorem tax
568.807
Electors authorizing taxation
568.808
Taxing district to file legal description and map
568.810
Purpose of ORS 568.810 to 568.890
568.820
Designation of areas by county court upon petition
568.830
Publication and posting of notices describing districts
568.840
Election of advisory board
568.850
Wind erosion inspector
568.860
Inspector may enter lands in district
568.870
County court may authorize inspector to control erosion
568.880
Tax levy for wind erosion control
568.890
District may be dissolved
568.900
Definitions for ORS 568.900 to 568.933
568.903
“Landowner” defined
568.906
Plan implementation to involve local agencies
568.909
Boundaries for land subject to water quality plans
568.912
Management plan rules
568.915
Entry upon land
568.918
Notice to landowner of failure to perform requirements
568.921
Fees from landowners
568.924
Interagency agreements
568.927
Law inapplicable to certain forest practices
568.930
Agricultural activities subject to plan requirements
568.933
Civil penalties
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