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Board seeks county and OSBA guidance and population overlays before changing seat rules
Summary
Staff said a board resolution (not a public vote) may suffice and cited ORS 332.128; directors asked staff to confirm with the county clerk and produce voter and population overlays for high-school boundaries and ZIP codes.
District staff told the board that implementing representative seats could likely be done by board resolution rather than going to voters, and they cited ORS 332.128 as a relevant statute. Board members requested legal and technical confirmation from the county clerk and OSBA before taking further steps.
A staff analyst provided voter and population counts during the discussion and the board asked for more granular resident counts by ZIP code and high-school attendance area. “They just need to know the timeline, the timeline positions,” a staff member said of county elections; board members stressed the need to know how precise population equality must be, asking what tolerance the county would accept.
Board members also discussed the technical limits on how granular GIS boundaries can be drawn and whether precinct lines or other constraints would force particular drawing approaches. Staff agreed to compile the requested data and to send a written list of questions to Catherine McMullen in the county clerk’s office so the clerk can advise on feasibility and procedural constraints before the next board work session.
