Chapter 421
AN ACT
HB 3414
Relating to county fair boards; amending ORS 565.210; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 565.210 is amended to read:
565.210. (1) Any county
may hold county and industrial fairs, but only one county fair shall be held in
each county.
(2) Except as provided
in ORS 565.265, in counties holding county fairs, the county court of such
county shall appoint a board consisting of not less than three nor more than
seven [residents of the county]
members, to be known as the county fair board. Members of the county
fair board must be residents of the county, except that the county court may
elect to appoint not more than one board member who is a resident of an
adjoining county. When the first members of the board are appointed under
this section, one member shall be appointed for a term to expire the January
next following appointment, one for a term to expire one year from the January
next following appointment, and one for a term to expire two years from the
January next following appointment. In addition to the three members, the
county court may, at any time, appoint not more than four additional members,
the fourth and sixth members to be appointed for a term to expire one year from
the January next following appointment and the fifth and seventh members, if
any, for a term to expire two years from the January next following
appointment. Annually thereafter, at the first meeting in January, upon the
expiration of the term of a member, a successor shall be appointed to serve for
three years.
(3) The court shall
require each member of the board to furnish a good and sufficient bond or an
irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS
706.008 in favor of the county, conditioned upon the faithful performance of
the duties of the office. The bond or letter of credit for each member shall be
in a sum equal to $10,000 or 20 percent of the total revenues received by the
fair in the last fiscal year ending prior to the appointment of such member,
whichever is the lesser amount. The bond or letter of credit when approved by
the county court shall be filed with the county clerk. The premium on the bond
or the fee for the letter of credit shall be paid for by the county fair board
as an expense of the board.
(4) No more than one
member of the county court may serve as a member of the county fair board.
(5) A member of a county
fair board appointed under this section may be removed from office for cause as
provided in ORS 565.225.
SECTION 2. This
2007 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes
effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor June 13, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 13, 2007
Effective date June 13, 2007
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