ORS 221.916
Powers of common council


(1)

The mayor and alderpersons shall compose the common council of any city organized under sections 1 to 6, pages 119 to 123, Oregon Laws 1893. At any regular council meeting, the common council may:

(a)

Provide for lighting the streets and furnishing such city and its inhabitants with gas or other lights, and with pure and wholesome water. For such purpose it may construct such water, gas or other works, within or without the city limits, as may be necessary or convenient therefor. It may allow the use of the city streets and alleys to any person, company or corporation who may desire to establish works for supplying the city and inhabitants thereof with such water or lights upon such reasonable terms and conditions as the common council may prescribe.

(b)

Permit, allow and regulate the laying down of tracks for streetcars and other railroads upon such streets as the common council may designate, and upon such terms and conditions as the common council may prescribe.

(c)

Allow and regulate the erection and maintenance of poles, or poles and wires, for telegraph, telephone, electric light or other purposes, upon or through the streets, alleys or public grounds of such city.

(d)

Permit and regulate the use of alleys, streets and public grounds of the city for laying down or repairing gas and water mains, for building and repairing sewers and for erecting gas or other lights.

(e)

Preserve the streets, lights, side and crosswalks, bridges and public grounds from injury, prevent the unlawful use of the same and regulate their use.

(f)

Fix the maximum rate of wharfage, rates for gas or other lights, rates for carrying passengers on street railways and water rates. No city shall ever deprive itself of the right through its common council of regulating and adjusting any such rates, so that the same shall be reasonable for the service rendered, at least once in any period of two years.

(g)

License, tax, regulate, restrain and prohibit barrooms and tippling houses, and all places where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are sold, or in any manner disposed of contrary to law. No license shall be issued for a lesser sum than that provided by law.

(h)

Prevent and suppress gaming and gambling houses, and all games of chance, including lotteries and pool selling.

(i)

Prevent and suppress bawdyhouses, lewd and lascivious cohabitation, opium-smoking houses and places occupied or kept therefor.

(j)

License, regulate and control any lawful business, trade, occupation, profession or calling, carried on or conducted within the corporate limits of any such city.

(k)

Suppress and prohibit anything that is injurious to the public morals, public safety or public health of the inhabitants of any such city. The common council may define, suppress and prohibit nuisances of every kind, including those arising out of the receipt, sale or disposal of intoxicating liquor in violation of law.

(L)

Regulate, suppress and prohibit the running at large within the corporate limits of any and all domestic animals, including fowls, and provide for the impoundment and sale, after notice, of such animals.

(m)

Exercise any and all police regulations concerning the public morals, public safety, public health and public convenience of the inhabitants of any such city.

(n)

Provide for the surveying of blocks and streets of the city and for marking the boundary lines of such blocks and streets, and the establishing of grades of the streets, sidewalks and crosswalks.

(o)

Prevent and punish trespass on real and personal property within the corporate limits of such city.

(p)

Make bylaws and ordinances not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of this state to carry into effect the provisions of ORS 221.901 (Cities organized under 1893 Act) to 221.928 (Record of ordinances).

(q)

Provide, in addition to such action as may be appropriate to carry into full effect the object to be achieved, for the punishment of persons violating any bylaws or ordinances by fine or imprisonment, or both, and the working of such persons on the city streets or at any other work.

(2)

Nothing contained in ORS 221.901 (Cities organized under 1893 Act) to 221.928 (Record of ordinances) shall be so construed as to oust the state courts of jurisdiction to indict or punish persons for offenses against any law of the state committed within the limits of any such city. [Amended by 2003 c.14 §110; 2005 c.22 §165; 2011 c.597 §171]

Source: Section 221.916 — Powers of common council, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors221.­html.

221.005
Legislative findings
221.010
Definitions for ORS 221.020 to 221.100
221.020
Authority to incorporate
221.031
Petition to incorporate
221.032
Annexation during pendency of incorporation
221.034
Incorporation of rural unincorporated community and contiguous lands
221.035
Economic feasibility statement
221.036
Inclusion of area within urban growth boundary in incorporation of rural unincorporated community
221.040
Hearing on petition to incorporate
221.050
Incorporation election
221.061
Election expenses
221.090
Terms of office of first city council
221.100
Validation of incorporation under prior laws
221.106
Prohibitions related to signing of incorporation petition
221.110
City officers
221.120
City council
221.130
Mayor
221.140
Appointment of municipal judge and other city officers
221.142
Qualifications for municipal judges
221.145
Basing compensation of city officers upon fines prohibited
221.160
Special elections to fill council vacancies
221.180
Procedure for nomination of candidates for city offices
221.200
Law governing city elections
221.210
Referendum and initiative for municipal measures and charter amendments
221.230
Election dates
221.240
Disclosure to city auditor of legally protected material
221.275
Definitions for ORS 221.275 to 221.290
221.277
Violation of city parking ordinance
221.285
Notice of delinquent parking violation to rental or leasing company
221.287
Recovery of fine from renter or lessee of vehicle
221.290
Application of ORS 221.275 to 221.290
221.295
Ordinances regulating placement or height of radio antennas
221.310
Effective date of ordinances, resolutions and franchises
221.315
Enforcement of charter provisions and ordinances
221.330
Publication or posting of ordinances
221.333
Parking ordinance violation
221.336
Establishment of municipal court
221.339
Jurisdiction of municipal court
221.342
Method by which municipal court becomes court of record
221.343
Method by which municipal court ceases to operate as court of record
221.344
Registration of municipal court
221.346
Enforcement of judgments of municipal court
221.351
Liens based on municipal court judgment
221.352
Municipal court docket
221.353
Disqualification of municipal judge for prejudice
221.354
Trial by jury in criminal cases
221.355
Agreement between cities for judicial services
221.357
Provision of judicial services to city by circuit court
221.358
Audio recording or reporting of municipal court proceedings
221.359
Appeals from conviction in municipal court
221.360
Appeal on issue of constitutionality of charter provision or ordinance
221.370
Validity of charter or ordinance provision determined before merits
221.380
Appeal by city from invalidating order
221.390
Trial, procedure and sentence in circuit court on appeal from municipal court
221.410
Power of city to control local affairs
221.415
Municipal rights of way
221.420
Municipal regulation of public utilities
221.450
Privilege tax on public utilities operating without franchise
221.460
Duration of franchises, privileges and permits
221.470
Removal of structures after expiration of grant or franchise
221.475
Territory annexed to city
221.485
Policy on vehicles for hire
221.495
Local regulation of vehicles for hire
221.505
Policy
221.510
Municipal regulation of telecommunications carriers
221.515
Privilege tax on telecommunications carriers
221.610
Disincorporation of cities
221.621
Disincorporation procedure
221.650
Property conveyed to county
221.655
Privilege tax on distribution utilities
221.720
Situs of cities
221.725
Sale of real property by city
221.727
Alternative procedure for sale of city-owned real property
221.729
Sale of city-owned real property to develop affordable housing
221.735
Continuation of collection service after incorporation
221.750
Right of cities to public areas not extinguished by adverse possession or statute of limitations
221.760
Prerequisites for cities in counties of over 100,000 population to receive revenues from cigarette, gas and liquor taxes
221.770
Revenue sharing to cities
221.785
Effect of challenge of validity of incorporation
221.862
“Historic ghost town” defined
221.867
Filling vacancies in city council of historic ghost town to form quorum
221.869
Preference for appointment to city council of historic ghost town
221.872
State shared revenues not available to historic ghost town
221.901
Cities organized under 1893 Act
221.902
City officers
221.903
Bond and oath of officers
221.904
Vacancies
221.905
Compensation of city officers
221.906
Election procedure generally
221.907
Eligibility for office
221.908
Council meetings
221.909
Council meetings
221.910
Council to judge qualifications of members
221.911
Rules on council’s granting franchise or payment of money
221.912
Procedures applicable to ordinances
221.913
Claims against cities
221.914
Prosecution for violation of ordinance
221.915
Nuisance defined
221.916
Powers of common council
221.917
Functions and duties of mayor
221.918
Duties of recorder
221.919
Powers and duties of marshal
221.920
Duties of treasurer
221.921
Interest of officers in city contracts
221.924
Authority to make public improvements
221.925
Tax deeds
221.926
Authority to enact ordinances
221.927
Approval or veto of ordinances
221.928
Record of ordinances
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