2007 Oregon Code - Chapter 263 :: Chapter 263 - Convention Facilities
Chapter 263 —
Convention Facilities
2007 EDITION
CONVENTION FACILITIES
PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
263.210Â Â Â Â Creation
of sports and convention facilities commission by ballot measure
263.230Â Â Â Â Commission
board of directors; meetings; vacancies; employees and agents
263.240Â Â Â Â General
powers of commission
263.250Â Â Â Â Power
to lease or contract for use of facilities; use of revenues to pay bonds
263.260Â Â Â Â Authority
to issue revenue and general obligation bonds
263.270Â Â Â Â Fund
to pay principal and interest on bonds; pledge of revenues
263.280Â Â Â Â Annual
budget; approval by county
263.290Â Â Â Â Real
and personal property of commission exempt from taxation
263.300Â Â Â Â Liberal
construction of statutes
     263.010 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.020 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.030 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.040 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.050 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.060 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.070 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.080 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.090 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.100 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.110 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.120 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.130 [Repealed by 1957 c.38 §1]
     263.210
Creation of sports and convention facilities commission by ballot measure. (1) The governing body of a county may
submit to a vote by the electors of that county a proposition for the creation
of a sports and convention facilities commission.
     (2) The ballot measure shall specify:
     (a) The name of the commission, which
shall be “The Multi-Event and Convention Facilities Commission of _____ County,
Oregon” or other similar distinctive name.
     (b) The number of commissioners, which
shall be nine.
     (3) Upon the approval by the voters of
such a ballot measure in a county-wide election, the commission shall be deemed
established as a municipal corporation of this state and as a body corporate
and politic exercising public powers. [1985 c.654 §1; subsections (2) and (3)
formerly 263.220]
     263.220 [1985 c.654 §2; renumbered 263.210 (2) and
(3) in 2005]
     263.230
Commission board of directors; meetings; vacancies; employees and agents. (1) The commission shall be managed and
controlled by a board of directors consisting of all nine commissioners, who
shall be appointed by the governing body of a county. The governing body of a
county shall appoint commissioners so as to assure fair representation of the
various geographic areas of the county by the board of directors. The directors
may be removed for cause or at the will of the governing body of a county.
     (2) Immediately after January 15 of each
year, the board shall hold its annual meeting. It shall elect one of the
members president, another vice president, another treasurer and another
secretary to perform the duties of those respective offices. The officers serve
from the date of their election until their successors are elected and
qualified.
     (3) The board of directors shall adopt and
may amend rules for calling and conducting its meetings and carrying out its
business and may adopt an official seal. All decisions of the board shall be by
motion or resolution and shall be recorded in the boardÂ’s minute book which
shall be a public record. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business and a majority of the board shall be sufficient for
the passage of any such motion or resolution.
     (4) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the
governing body of the county shall appoint a new member, who shall serve for
the remainder of the vacated term.
     (5) The board may employ such employees
and agents as it deems appropriate and provide for their compensation. [1985
c.654 §3]
     263.240
General powers of commission.
A commission shall have all powers necessary to accomplish the purpose of
providing sports and convention facilities for the people of
     (1) To sue and be sued in its own name.
     (2) To acquire by purchase, construction,
exchange, gift, lease, lease-purchase, or otherwise, and to improve, extend,
maintain, manage, operate, equip and furnish sports and convention facilities
located within the corporate limits of the county in which the commission is
created.
     (3) To lease such sports and convention
facilities to any private corporations which are operating or propose to
operate a sports and convention facility upon such terms and conditions as the
board of directors deems appropriate, to charge and collect rents and to
terminate any such lease upon default of the lessee.
     (4) To enter into options and agreements
for the renewal or extension of such leases of such sports and convention
facilities or for the conveyance of such sports and convention facilities.
     (5) To lease, license or enter into
agreements relating to the use of such sports and convention facilities and may
fix, alter, charge and collect rentals, fees and charges for the use, occupancy
and availability of all or a part of such sports and convention facilities.
     (6) To sell, exchange, donate and convey
any or all of its sports and convention facilities or other assets.
     (7) To mortgage and pledge its assets, or
any portion thereof, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, to pledge the
revenues and receipts from such assets, to acquire, hold and dispose of
mortgages and other similar documents relating to sports and convention
facilities, and to arrange and provide for guaranty and other security
agreements therefor.
     (8) To enter into contracts, leases and
other undertakings in its own name.
     (9) To adopt and amend resolutions. [1985
c.654 §4]
     263.250
Power to lease or contract for use of facilities; use of revenues to pay bonds. In addition to the powers granted under ORS
263.240, the commission shall also have the power to lease to any municipality
or person, or to contract for the use or operation by any municipality or
person, of all or any part of the facilities authorized by this chapter,
including but not limited to parking facilities, concession facilities of all
kinds and any property or property rights appurtenant to such facilities for
such period and under such terms and conditions and upon such rental, fees and
charges as the commission may determine, and may pledge all or any portion of
such rentals, fees and charges and all other revenue derived from the ownership
or operation of such facilities to pay and secure the payment of general
obligation bonds or revenue bonds issued for authorized purposes. [1985 c.654 §5]
     263.260
Authority to issue revenue and general obligation bonds. (1) For the purpose of providing sports and
convention facilities for the people of
     (2) The commission may provide that such
bonds mature not more than 40 years from date of their issue and may provide
that such bonds also be made payable from any otherwise unpledged revenues
which may be derived from the ownership or operation of any sports and
convention facilities. The commission shall also have the power to advance
refund bonds issued hereunder in accordance with the laws of
     (3) The commission may include in the
principal amount of any bonds issued to finance a sports and convention
facility an amount for engineering, architectural, planning, financial, legal
and other services and charges incident to the acquisition or construction of
sports and convention facilities, an amount to establish necessary reserves and
an amount necessary for interest during the period of construction of any
facilities to be financed from the proceeds of such issue plus six months. [1985
c.654 §6]
     263.270
Fund to pay principal and interest on bonds; pledge of revenues. (1) When a commission issues revenue bonds
under this chapter, the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue
bonds shall create a special fund for the sole purpose of paying the principal
of and interest on the bonds of each such issue, into which fund board of
directors may obligate the commission to pay all or part of such amounts of the
gross revenue of all or any part of the sports and convention facilities
constructed, acquired, improved, added to, repaired or replaced pursuant to
this chapter, or other designated revenues, as the board of directors of the
commission shall determine.
     (2) The principal of and interest on such
bonds shall be payable only out of such special fund or funds and the owners of
such bonds shall have a lien and charge against the gross revenue pledged to
such fund or funds. [1985 c.654 §7]
     263.280
Annual budget; approval by county. The commission shall prepare a budget for each fiscal year covering
the projected operating expenses of the commission and its sports and
convention facilities and the estimated income to pay the operating expenses.
It shall submit the budget for review and approval or rejection to the
governing body of the county in which the commission was created. The
commission may make expenditures only as provided in the budget as approved,
unless additional expenditures are approved by the governing body of the
county. Payments to users of any sports and convention facility that constitute
a contractual share of box office receipts are neither an operating expense nor
an expenditure within the meaning of this section. [1985 c.654 §8]
     263.290
Real and personal property of commission exempt from taxation. Any real or personal property acquired,
owned, leased, controlled, used or occupied by a commission created pursuant to
this chapter for the purposes of this chapter shall be exempt from taxation by
this state or any political subdivision of the state. [1985 c.654 §9]
     263.300
Liberal construction of statutes. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effect
its purposes. [1985 c.654 §10]
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