Oregon Statutes - Chapter 451 - County Service Facilities - Section 451.605 - Formation of district for emergency reporting system.

(1) When a district is established for the purpose of providing a 9-1-1 emergency reporting system, the district shall consist of all the telephone exchange service areas located wholly or partly within a designated 9-1-1 jurisdiction’s service area that is served by a public safety answering point. A district may include more than one city and county. As used in this subsection, “9-1-1 jurisdiction” has the meaning given that term by ORS 401.710.

(2) Before a petition for formation of a district to provide a 9-1-1 emergency reporting system is filed with the county board of the principal county under ORS 198.800, the petition shall be approved by indorsement thereon by two-thirds of the governing bodies of all public or private safety agencies representing two-thirds of the population included within the proposed district.

(3) A county governing body shall not adopt an order under ORS 198.835 for formation of a district to provide a 9-1-1 emergency reporting system unless the governing body first obtains written approval for the formation of the district from two-thirds of the governing bodies of all public or private safety agencies representing two-thirds of the population included within the proposed district.

(4) As used in this section, “public or private safety agency” has the meaning given that term by ORS 401.710. [1987 c.525 §3; 1989 c.793 §25; 1993 c.441 §2]

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