We the people of Josephine County, Oregon, in order to avail ourselves of self-determination in county affairs, to the fullest extent now or hereafter granted or allowed by the constitutions and laws of the United States and the State of Oregon, by this Charter confer upon the County the following powers, subject to the following restrictions, and prescribe for it the following procedures and governmental structure.
The name of the county as it operates under this charter continues to be Josephine County.
Under this charter the boundaries of the county are its boundaries as prescribed by state law at the time this charter takes effect or as modified in accordance with state law after that time.