Oregon § 545.199 Increase in number of directors upon determination of board or petition; election on increase

Oregon Statutes

§ 545.199 — Increase in number of directors upon determination of board or petition; election on increase

Oregon § 545.199

Vol.15

Title 45Water Resources; Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation

Ch. 545Irrigation Districts

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 545.199 (2026).

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(1)An irrigation district may increase the number of its board of directors from three to five members when:

(a)In the judgment of the board of directors, it is necessary or beneficial to the welfare of the district; or

(b)Fifty or more qualified electors within the district file with the board a petition requesting an election for the purpose of increasing the number of directors.

(2)Upon the determination of the board or upon the filing of a petition requesting the increase, the board shall submit the question to the district electors at the next regular election or at a special election ordered by the board for such purpose. At the same election, two persons shall be elected to serve as directors if the electors, by a majority of votes cast at the election, increase the number of th

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(1) An irrigation district may increase the number of its board of directors from three to five members when:
(a) In the judgment of the board of directors, it is necessary or beneficial to the welfare of the district; or
(b) Fifty or more qualified electors within the district file with the board a petition requesting an election for the purpose of increasing the number of directors.
(2) Upon the determination of the board or upon the filing of a petition requesting the increase, the board shall submit the question to the district electors at the next regular election or at a special election ordered by the board for such purpose. At the same election, two persons shall be elected to serve as directors if the electors, by a majority of votes cast at the election, increase the number of the board.