City Recorder

Notice of Receipt of Ballot Title for the November 5, 2024 General Election

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on April 16, 2024, the City Recorder for the City of Happy Valley received a ballot title for a Proposed Charter Amendment to Establish Term Limits for the Mayor and City Council Positions. It is referred by the Happy Valley City Council to voters at the November 5, 2024 election.

 Any elector may file a petition for review of the ballot title with the Clackamas County Circuit Court no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25^th (the 7^th business day after the ballot title was filed with the City Recorder) under ORS 250.296. The elector must notify the City Elections Official (City Recorder) in writing that the petition has been filed. That notice must be given no later than 5:00 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed.

CAPTION:           CHARTER AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

QUESTION:        Shall the City Charter be amended to establish term limits for the Mayor and City Council?

SUMMARY:       Currently, the Mayor and City Councilors serve four-year terms on a rotating basis. There is not a limit on the number of terms the Mayor or a City Councilors can serve. This measure is being referred to the voters by the current Mayor and City Council members. If approved, it would limit the total number of terms for any elected position at the City of Happy Valley to five terms. Of those five terms, a person could only serve as Mayor for a total of two terms. An elected or appointed partial term does not count toward those limits. If approved, the term limits in this measure will apply to the existing and future Mayors and City Council members.

City Liens

In accordance with ORS 93.643 the City is required to record certain liens in the County Clerk’s office or provide access by an online electronic medium. The City of Happy Valley contracts with the Net Asset Corporation to provide internet access to a system called Conduits. This is a fee based service that most subscribers such as title companies, escrow agents, financial institutions, and real estate professionals utilize in performing searches as part of real estate transactions.

The current lien search fee is $50.00 for each property search performed.

If you need one time, or infrequent searches, it is recommended that you contact a title company to perform the search for you.

In order to obtain access to Conduits please contact Net Assets Corporation at (541) 485-8876 or [email protected]. Prior to access approval all subscribers will be required to accept all terms of use and agree to pay the City of Happy Valley for all searches performed.