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Section 15. Meetings and Rules.

(a) The Council must meet at least once each month at a time and place designated by its rules and may meet at other times in accordance with the rules and laws of the state of Oregon.

(b) The Council must by resolution adopt rules to govern its meetings.

[As amended by special election May 19, 2026; special election November 2, 2021; and general election November 7, 2006.]

Section 7. Where Powers Vested. All powers of the City shall be vested in the City Council, except as otherwise provided by law or this Charter, and the Council shall provide for the exercise thereof and for the performance of all duties and obligations imposed on the City by law.

[As amended by special election May 19, 2026; and general election November 7, 2006 (section renumbered).]

Section 3. Powers. The City has all powers that the constitutions, statutes, and common law of the United States and Oregon expressly or impliedly grant or allow the City, as fully as though this Charter specifically enumerated each of those powers.

[As amended by special election May 19, 2026]

Section 1.  Title of Enactment.  This enactment may be referred to as the Corvallis Charter of 2021, an amendment of the 2017 Charter.

[As amended by special election November 2, 2021]

Section 2.  Name of City.  The City of Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, shall continue to be a municipal corporation, with the name "City of Corvallis."

On July 18, 2016, the City Council approved forwarding the Lawndale Annexation to the voters for the November 2016 ballot.  According to results provided by Benton County Elections, the annexation passed.  More information is provided below.

The following ballot title was approved by the City Council at its August 1, 2016 meeting:

BALLOT TITLE

CAPTION: 
2-99 Proposed Annexation of the Lawndale site 

QUESTION: 
Shall the 2.41-acre Lawndale Annexation site be annexed? 

On July 18, 2016, the Corvallis City Council passed Ordinance 2016-12 concerning marijuana taxation and Resolution 2016-26 approving a referral to the voters, for the November 8, 2016 election, a tax on the sale of marijuana items by a marijuana retailer within the city.   According to results provided by Benton County Elections, the measure passed.  More information is provided below.

The "Where's My Bus" feature offers real-time bus information and a quick and easy mobile version.

• Desktop version
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To access GTFS files, click on this link http://www.corvallistransit.com/rtt/public/resource/gtfs.zip

The Corvallis Municipal Airport is located approximately 5 miles south of the City's downtown on Airport Avenue, off Highway 99W, and currently offers private and corporate aircraft services to the Corvallis community.