ORS 403.305: Formation of emergency communications district; boundaries; approval of formation by safety agencies.

(1) A 9-1-1 communications district may be created as provided in ORS 198.705 to 198.955 and 403.300 to 403.380. (2) A 9-1-1 communications district consists of 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. (3) Before a petition for formation of a district is filed with the county board of the principal county under ORS 198.800, the petition must 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. A county governing body may not adopt an order under ORS 198.835 for the formation of a district 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) In addition to other required matters, the petition for formation must state the number of district board members for the proposed district and the method of election of the board of the proposed district from among the methods described in ORS 403.340. [Formerly 401.821]