By Charles McNeilly, Rockaway Beach Mayor
Have you ever wondered what gives our city the authority to build parks, maintain roads, provide services, or adopt local ordinances? We often think about the U.S. Constitution or state law when we think about government, but one of the documents that has the greatest impact on our everyday lives is much closer to home: our city charter. In Oregon, a city charter is a local constitution. It establishes t…
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