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Rockaway Beach City Charter
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City Charter
PREAMBLE
We, the voters of Rockaway Beach, Oregon exercise our power to the fullest extent possible under the Oregon Constitution and laws of the state, and enact this Charter to guide our City Government.
Chapter I
NAMES AND BOUNDARIES
Section1. Title. This charter may be referred to as the Rockaway Beach City Charter and the city shall be known as Rockaway Beach, Oregon.
Section2. Boundaries. The city includes all territory within its boundaries as they now exist or are legally modified. The city will maintain as a public record an accurate and current description of the boundaries.
Chapter II
POWERS
Section3. Powers. The city has all powers that the constitutions, statutes and common law of the United States and Oregon expressly or impliedly grant or allow the city, as fully as though this charter specifically enumerated each of those powers.
Section4. Construction. The charter shall be liberally construed so that the city may exercise fully all powers possible under this charter and under United States and Oregon law.
Section5. Distribution. The Oregon Constitution reserves initiative and referendum powers as to all municipal legislation to city voters. This charter vests all other city powers in the council except as the charter otherwise provides. The council has legislative, administrative and quasi-judicial authority. The council exercises legislative authority by ordinance, administrative authority by resolution, and quasi-judicial authority by order. The council may not delegate its authority to adopt ordinances.
Chapter III
COUNCIL
Section6. Council. The council consists of a mayor plus five voting councilors nominated and elected from the city at large.
Section7. Mayor. The Mayor shall preside over all meetings and deliberations of the City Council and be privileged
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