The AOC Public Safety and Legislative Committees unanimously supported two bills that were the product of a work group held over the past year to support mental health in law enforcement. The work group was [...]
Rural communities where the federal government owns most of their land have been strapped into the front seat of a financial roller coaster. For more than 100 years, counties with public forest lands have received [...]
Commissioners Doherty and Hall Participate in Governor Brown’s BHJRI Steering Committee Oregon’s Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment (BHJRI) Steering Committee was created by Governor Brown in 2018 to develop a data-driven approach to address challenges in [...]
County commissioners and judges from 17 Oregon counties joined more than 3,000 county leaders July 13-16 in Nashville/Davidson County, Tenn. at the 83rd National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference and Exposition. Attendees adopted positions [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2019 AOC CONTACT: Mckenzie Farrell, mfarrell@oregoncounties.org Association of Oregon Counties Announces Retirement of Executive Director Salem, Ore. -- Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) announced today that Mike McArthur will retire as [...]
On Monday, June 11 and Tuesday, June 12 commissioners and judges from across the state gathered in Tillamook County for the AOC County College Class of 2017 Forum. The forum showcased the collaborative work of [...]
The Regionally Significant Industrial Sites (RSIS) program is now up and running with a new application and rules. RSIS is a profit sharing economic development tool that offers state income tax reimbursements for approved industrial [...]
The Transportation and Growth Management Program has posted a list of grant applications received for the 2018 cycle. The list and all applications can be found at: https://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/Pages/grants.aspx The applications are currently under review. Award [...]
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has made its draft "Oregon Public Transportation Plan" available for public comment through July 20th. The plan provides the principles and foundation that will result in decisions related to public [...]
During the June AOC Legislative Committee meeting members discussed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and NACo (the National Association of Counties) defining a collaborative relationship. AOC Policy Manager [...]