November 5, 2024, General Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a ballot title meeting the requirements of section 1(2)(d), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution (one subject) has been filed with the City Recorder.
The ballot title has been prepared by the City Attorney and is as follows:
CAPTION: Ashland Charter Amendment: Municipal Judge as an Appointive position.
QUESTION: Shall the City Charter remove the Municipal Judge as an elected position and have it appointed by Mayor and Council?
SUMMARY:
A “Yes” vote for this measure amends the City Charter to allow for the Mayor, with the confirmation of Council, to appoint an individual with the appropriate experience, skills, and temperament to fill the Municipal Judge position, as well as remove compensation for the Municipal Judge from the City Charter schedule.
A “No” vote for this measure maintains the existing language in the City Charter which, outside of being a member of the Oregon State Bar, provides no further selection criteria for being the elected Municipal Judge. A “No” vote will maintain the salary for the position that was initially established to be the same as for the year 1978-79 and thereafter to be adjusted in the same percentage as the average salary adjustment of the other supervisory employees and department heads of the City of Ashland.
ANY ELECTOR DISSATISFIED WITH THE BALLOT TITLE may petition the Circuit Court seeking a different title and stating the reasons the title filed is insufficient, not concise or unfair. Petition must name as respondent the City Attorney and must be filed no later than the 7th day after ballot title is filed with the City Recorder, August 23, 2024. The court shall review the title and measure to be initiated or referred, hear arguments, if any, and certify to the city elections officer a title for the measure which meets the requirements of ORS 250.035.
AN ELECTOR FILING A PETITION shall notify the city elections officer in writing that the petition has been filed. The notice shall be given NO LATER THAN 5 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed. ORS 250.296(2).
Alissa Kolodzinski, City Recorder
