From February through April, several public hearings were held on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (ODVA) agency budget, Senate Bill 5538. After public testimony and advocacy efforts for programs critical to veterans, the Joint Ways [...]
The Legislature is now 30 days from its constitutional sine die, with intent by leadership to end the session by June 21. The desire for quickened pace to move sizable policy bills has lead to [...]
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) reform legislation is headed to the Governor’s desk after a surprise twist to a long floor session on May 30. Floor sessions are getting longer extending into nights and weekends [...]
A bill to help counties boost public safety efforts passed the House committee on revenue, Thursday. The bill, House Bill 2449 A increases the rate of the 9-1-1 tax to $1.00 per month of service [...]
The Spring 2019 Conference for the Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors (OACES), held May 20 - 22 in Hood River County, welcomed more than 76 Engineers, Road Officials, and County and professional [...]
AOC President and Clackamas County Commissioner, Martha Schrader is prioritizing housing in her service as Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) President. With Oregon’s current 155,000 housing unit deficit knowing no bounds, hitting urban, rural, and [...]
County road officials, engineers, and surveyors from across Oregon gathered together for the Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors (OACES) Annual Spring Conference May 20-22 in Hood River. The conference commenced with a welcome [...]
After months of budget discussions and strong advocacy efforts by the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) and partners, including sheriffs, district attorneys, formerly incarcerated people, crime survivor advocates, business leaders, and treatment survivors, Senate Bill [...]
The National Association of Counties (NACO) annual conference is just around the corner. In preparation for the event, NACo has invited members to submit resolutions and platform changes for consideration at conference. All resolutions and [...]
For Oregon counties, there is a collective sigh of relief as a bill that threatens economic development opportunities died in committee. The bill, House Bill 2408 A, expands the definition of ‘public works’ in relation [...]