(2) The ordinance shall provide for a hearing before the board to be held, upon due notice to all owners of and persons interested in the lands to be affected by the assessment, before the assessment is made.
(3) Any owner or person interested in any land affected, who is aggrieved by an assessment made under this section may appeal to the Circuit Court of Multnomah County for judicial review of the assessment.
[Amended by 1969 c.594 §62; 1971 c.28 §120]
778.105 Port required to contract for work and materials; dry docks; bids. (1) Except in cases of emergency and except for ordinary current repair work necessary from day to day, all material purchased for and all work done in, on or for any dry dock, dredge, boat, scow or other appliance to be built, owned or operated by the port, when the purchase is made or the work is done by construction, alteration or general overhauling, shall be purchased or done by or under contract. Such contracts shall be let to the lowest competent and responsible bidder, after due advertisement for bids, in the manner usual and customary in the 1ettingof contracts by public bidding, and under regulations prescribed by the port.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section or any other provision of law, the port may let a contract for the construction of a dry dock to the lowest competent and responsible bidder who submits a bid to construct the dry dock within the port, if:
(a) The bid of such bidder does not exceed by more than 10 percent the lowest bid for construction of the dry dock elsewhere; and
(b) In the opinion of the board, the public good will in any way be served thereby. [Amended by 1961 c.11 §1; 1971 c.728 §121; 1977 c.361 §1]
778.110 Personnel; membership in retirement systems. (1) The port may employ engineers, superintendents, mechanics, clerks and other persons as necessary or convenient in carrying on its work and fix their rates of compensation.
(2) No employee of the port shall become a member of the Public Employes' Retirement System if membership of the employee in the system would result in coverage of the employee by, and contributions on the employee's behalf by the port to, both a private pension system and the Public Employes' Retirement System. [Amended by 1971 c.495 §1; 1971 c.728 §144]
778.115 Improvement contracts with Federal Government. The port may contract with the United States Government to do all or part of the work of making, maintaining, or both, a depth of water in the rivers, harbors and waterways within its boundaries and between its boundaries and the sea as determined by the Federal Government. The port may receive therefor compensation as agreed between the Federal Government and the port. [Amended by 1963 c.145 §3; 1971 c.728 §123]
778.120 Operation of chapter upon rights of other entities within port limits. Nothing in this chapter is intended to grant the port authority to interfere with or detract from the general rights and powers of a city or a school or road district that is located in whole or in part within the boundaries of the port. However, the port has full power to carry out and f~lfi1l the purpose of its creation, and to exercise its power of assessing levying and collecting taxes. [Amended by 1971 c.728 §124]
778.125 Port assistance to other governmental units within port boundaries. Consistent with the purposes, functions and powers granted to it by law, the port may provide research or technical assistance for the planning, promotion or implementation of commercial, industrial or economic development projects upon request by any city, county or municipal corporation within the port. [1977 c.45 §2]
REVENUE BONDS
778.145 Issuance of revenue bonds; use of proceeds; status of bonds. For the purpose of carrying into effect all or any of the powers granted to ports, the port may from time to time issue and sell revenue bonds without the necessity of the electors of the port authorizing the same. Proceeds from the sale of such bonds may be used also to cover the costs incurred in issuing such bonds, and preliminary work incident to carrying out such purposes and powers, including but not limited to planning, engineering, inspection, accounting, fiscal, legal and trustee expenses, the cost of issuance of bonds, engraving, printing, advertising and other similar expenses, and to pay interest on the outstanding bonds issued for any project during the period of actual construction and for such period thereafter as the port may determine, and to establish, maintain or increase any reserves for debt service on the bonds and for working capital. Such revenue bonds shall not in any manner or to any extent be a general obligation of the port nor a charge upon any other revenues or property of the port not specifically pledged thereto. [1971 c.546 §2]
778.150 Ordinance authorizes revenue bonds; content; special trust fund; trustees; enforcement. (1) Revenue bonds issued under ORS 778.145 to 778.175 shall be authorized at a meeting by ordinance of the board. The ordinance may provide for the
