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Council opens charter review with annexation session after court ruling clarified state law
Summary
Stayton began a multi-session charter review focused first on the annexation provision; counsel explained the Corvallis litigation and ORS provisions that limit local charter authority and recommended bundling any changes with other charter edits rather than pursuing a standalone ballot measure.
The Stayton City Council launched a multi-session review of the city charter and devoted its first session to the annexation provision in section 4.
Ross, appearing as counsel, explained that the council amended the provision in 2018 to change the acreage threshold for annexation elections from one acre to three. He noted that a 2016 state statute…
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