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LANE TRANSIT DIST. v. LANE COUNTY

CC 16-95-02904; CA A89559; SC S44061.

957 P.2d 1217 (1998)

327 Or. 161

LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT, a municipal corporation, Petitioner on Review, v. LANE COUNTY, Oregon, a municipal corporation, and Annette Newingham, Chief Deputy County Clerk of Lane County, Oregon, Defendants, and Citizens for Responsible Public Transit, a registered political action committee, Respondent on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided May 29, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel S. DeVore, of Luvaas, Cobb, Richards & Fraser, P.C., Eugene, argued the cause and filed the petition on behalf of petitioner on review.

Susan L. Stoner, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief on behalf of respondent on review.

Paul Snider, Legal Counsel, Association of Oregon Counties, Salem, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Association of Oregon Counties.

Gerald G. Watson, of Churchill, Leonard, Brown, Lodine & Hendrie, LLP, Salem, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae League of Oregon Cities.

Jeffrey M. Batchelor, of Lane, Powell, Spears, Lubersky, LLP, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief on behalf of amici curiae Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District and Eugene Public Schools, District 4J.

Before CARSON, C.J., and GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN, DURHAM and KULONGOSKI, JJ.

KULONGOSKI, Justice.

This case concerns a proposed initiative measure filed by Citizens for Responsible Public Transit (Citizens) for a vote by the electors of the Lane Transit District (LTD). The measure, if enacted, would reduce the current salary of LTD's general manager and would establish procedures by which that salary could be increased. We are called upon to decide whether the subject matter addressed by the proposed initiative measure is legislative or administrative...

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