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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2005
Commissioners' Conference Room - Administration Building - 1300 NW Wall St.., Bend
Present were Commissioners Michael M. Daly, Tom De Wolf and Dennis R. Luke.
Also present were Laurie Craghead, Legal Counsel; and Tom Anderson, Catherine
Morrow and Kevin Harrison, Community Development. No representatives of the
media or other citizens were present.
Chair Tom De Wolf opened the meeting at 10: 00 a. m.
The focus of the meeting was to discuss the County's land use appeal process and
contracting for Hearings Officer services. Commissioner DeWolf asked why
there are timing problems with some appeals, and whether hiring an additional
Hearings Officer would help.
Commissioner Luke observed that the work of the Hearings Officer is difficult,
and they need to earn a reasonable fee for their services.
Tom Anderson explained that the contracts for both Hearings Officers conclude
the end of June. He then explained what they are paid and what the cities of
Bend and Redmond pay their Hearings Officers. He suggested that hiring an
additional Hearings Office would help with the workload and would also lessen
the potential for conflicts of interest with local law firms.
After a lengthy discussion, it was decided that a change is merited. The Board
asked Tom Anderson to analyze possible funding options and make
recommendations to the Board within a few weeks as to whether additional
Hearings Officers should be hired, at what level they should be paid, and whether
a bonus should be paid on the basis of completing their work more quickly.
Being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
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DATED this 17th Day of March 2005 for the Deschutes County B,~ard of
Commissioners. n , 'l
Tom'DeWolf, Chair
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
Minutes of Special Meeting - Board of Commissioners Thursday, March 17, 2005
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