City Charter Section
[May 3, 1913, new sec. 6; rev. 1914, sec. 20; 1928 pub., sec 20; 1942 recod., sec. 2-101; am. Nov. 6, 1962; amended November 8, 2022, effective January 1, 2025.]
- The municipal powers and authority of the City are vested as follows: legislative and quasi-judicial authority is vested in the City Council and executive and administrative authority is vested in the Mayor, subject to the initiative and referendum and other powers reserved to the people by the constitution of the State of Oregon as defined and prescribed by the provisions of the constitution and general laws relating thereto, and by any more specific allocation set forth in this Charter. Legislative authority means the power to make appropriations, raise revenue and make laws and quasi-judicial authority means the power to apply laws and policies to a set of circumstances. Executive and administrative authority means the power to execute and administer the laws, including by adopting administrative rules.