2009-1373-Minutes for Meeting June 24,2009 Recorded 7/2/2009DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS ~~09.i313
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MINUTES OF BUSINESS MEETING
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 249 2009
Commissioners' Hearing Room - Administration Building - 1300 NW Wall St., Bend
Present were Commissioners Tammy Baney, Dennis R. Luke, and Alan Unger.
Also present were Dave Kanner, County Administrator; Erik Kropp, Deputy
County Administrator; Dan Despotopulos, Fair & Expo; Timm Schimke, Solid
Waste Department; Tom Anderson, Community Development; Tom Blust and
George Kolb, Road Department; David Givans, Internal Auditor; representatives
of the media, including a reporter for KOHD TV; and approximately thirty other
citizens.
Opened the meeting at 10:00 a. m. She explained that a few people wish to testify
on the last item right away due to time constraints, so this was allowed.
1. Before the Board was Citizen Input.
None were offered.
2. Before the Board was Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No.
2009-338, an Amendment to a Local Agency Agreement regarding
Responsibilities for Stimulus Funding for the Overlay of Huntington
Road/Riverview Drive, La Pine.
George Kolb gave an overview of the item.
Will Benson, a citizen, asked who decides what roads get improved. A section
of Huntington Road was repaved. The rest of the road is in bad shape though.
Mr. Kolb said that a two-inch overlay would not fix some of the road; it needs
more than that. They took care of ruts before the overlay is done. This is for
road preservation.
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Commissioner Luke said that the Road Department has a road plan, which is
developed with public input. Much of this work has been on the plan for some
time.
Mr. Benson stated that other roads were chip sealed and it did not hold up. He
felt it was a waste of money. Mr. Kolb said that he would be happy to talk with
Mr. Benson about this further.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
3. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Document No. 2009-
332, an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State Department of
Human Services for the Financing of Mental Health, Developmental
Disability and Addiction Services.
Nancy England explained the item. Sherri Pinner added that the financial
amounts are subject to change, depending on the legislature this year.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
4. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
060, Establishing Solid Waste Disposal Fee Waiver Amounts for Fiscal
Year 2009-10.
Timm Schimke explained that this program is to benefit nonprofit, 501(3)(c)
organizations, with limitations. Each year his Department evaluates requests
for the waivers. The total limit this coming fiscal year is $28,000.
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Commissioner Luke asked how they get on the list. Mr. Schimke said that
groups are asked if they want to participate. They have to be in the business of
selling used goods. This benefits the community, having these groups selling
used goods and keeping this material out of the landfill. Commissioner Baney
asked about St. Vincent DePaul and whether they applied; Mr. Schimke said the
organization is going out of business and is closing its store.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
LINGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
5. Before the Board was Consideration of Chair Signature of Resolution No.
2009-067, Adopting the Community Corrections Plan through an
Agreement with the State of Oregon, through June 30, 2011.
Ken Hales explained the details of the Plan.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
6. Before the Board was Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No.
2009-318, an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Oregon Department
of Corrections for Community Corrections Services in Deschutes County.
Mr. Hales gave an overview of the agreement which sets out the responsibilities
of the County and the State for adult parole and probation services.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
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7. Before the Board was Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No.
2009-351, an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Oregon Youth
Authority.
Mr. Hales said this is for the administration of about $806,000 over two years
for the administration of juvenile department services and diversion programs.
This is mostly for functional family therapy and therapeutic foster care
programs as an alternative to incarceration.
LUKE: Move approval.
LINGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
LINGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
8. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
097, Adopting the Proposed Deschutes County Fee Schedule for Fiscal
Year 2009-10.
Chris Edelston said that the public hearing was left open for written testimony.
There was a reduction to the Community Development Department fee
schedule and an increase in the Clerk's budget due to legislation passed during
the current legislative session.
Commissioner Baney accepted the changes and closed the hearing for the fee
scheduled. There was a full public hearing on the fee schedule previously.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
LINGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
9. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Deschutes County Budget
for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the public hearing.
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Commissioner Luke recognized Clayton Higuchi, a member of the Budget
Committee. Dave Kanner said that the budget is a massive effort, and he
commended the budget committee, Marty Wynne, Teri Maerki and David
Givans for their work in this regard. The County received an award for the
2009 budget, and one for financial reporting through the GFOA.
Commissioner Unger stated that there were extensive meetings held on during
the budget process.
No other testimony was offered, so the hearing was closed.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE:
UNGER:
BANEY:
Yes.
Yes.
Chair votes yes.
10. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
071, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Deschutes County Budget.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
11. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
072, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Deschutes County Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of the Consent Agenda.
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LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
Consent Agenda Items
12. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-062, Appointing a Financial Assistance
Administrator for Health Services and Authorizing the County Administrator to
Approve Related Documents
13. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-063, Increasing the Health Department
Change Fund
14. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-064, Appropriating a New Grant in the
Mental Health Department
15. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-065, Transferring Appropriations in the
General Fund - Veterans' Services Department
16. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-066, Transferring Appropriations in the
Sheriff's Office Fund
1.7. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-068, Transferring Appropriations in the
Project Development & Debt Reserve Fund
18. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-069, Transferring Appropriations within the
Solid Waste Capital Projects Fund
1.9. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-070, Transferring Appropriations within the
Deschutes County LID 2003 (BOTC) Fund
20. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-091, Transferring Appropriations within the
Sheriff's Office Fund
21. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-092, Transferring Appropriations within the
County Fair Fund
22. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-093, Transferring Appropriations within the
Adult Parole & Probation Fund
23. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-094, Transferring Appropriations in the
Health Department Fund
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24. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-095, Transferring Appropriations within the
County Building Services Fund
25. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-096, Transferring Appropriations within the
Property Management Operations Fund
26. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-104, Transferring Appropriations from the
General Fund to the Federal Forest Title III Fund
27. Signature of Order No. 2009-040, Authoring the County Administrator to Sign
a Substitution of Trustee and Authorizing Legal Counsel to Sign a Deed of
Reconveyance
28. Signature of Document No 2009-340, a Deed of Dedication for Road and
Utility Purposes (Deschutes River Recreation Homesites)
29. Signature of Document No. 2009-339, a Deed of Dedication for Road and
Utility Purposes (Hillman Tract, off Lower Bridge Way)
30. Signature of Document No. 2009-296, a Lease with KG's Bistro, LLC for
Services within the Justice Building
31. Signature of Document No 2009-337, an Intergovernmental Agreement with
the City of Bend for the Allocation of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Award Funds
32. Signature of Document No. 2009-252, an Intergovernmental Agreement with
the City of Bend Police Department regarding the Use of the Sheriff's Office
Radio Communications System
33. Signature of Order No. 2009-041, Declaring Certain County Personal Property
Surplus and Authorizing Its Sale
34. Signature of Order No. 2009-042, Transferring and Distributing Certain Monies
from the Land Sales Fund
35. Signature of Document No. 2009-323, Extending a Lease Agreement with the
4-H Leaders' Association through December 31, 2012
36. Signature of Letters Reappointing and Making Adjustments to Appropriate
Positions in the Planning Commission
37. Signature of Letters Reappointing Scot Langton, Gregory Quesnel and Michael
Shadrach to the Deschutes County Audit Committee, through June 30, 2011
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38. Signature of a Letter Reappointing Jan Thackery to the Board of Central
Oregon Regional Housing Authority (HousingWorks), through June 30, 2013
39. Signature of Minutes of Meetings:
• Public Hearings December 17 and December 29, 2008 (Lower Bridge Mine
Site)
• Special Meetings: May 28 and June 2
• Work Sessions: June 10, 155 17 and 22, 2009
• Business Meetings: April 1, 20 and 29; June 10 and 22, 2009
CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE 911 COUNTY
SERVICE DISTRICT
40. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
100, Adopting the Proposed Deschutes County 911 County Service District
Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
41. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the 911 County Service District
Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the hearing. Being no testimony, the hearing was closed.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
42. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
077, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the 911 County Service
District.
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LUKE: Move approval.
LINGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
LINGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
43. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
078, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the 911 County Service District Budget for Fiscal Year
2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
LINGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
LINGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
44. Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of Weekly Accounts
Payable Vouchers for the 9-1-1 County Service District in the Amount of
$18,451.20 (two weeks).
LUKE: Move approval, subject to review.
LINGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE:
LINGER:
BANEY:
Yes.
Yes.
Chair votes yes.
CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE EXTENSION AND 4-H
COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
45. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
103, Adopting the Proposed Extension/4-11 County Service District Fee
Schedule for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
LINGER: Second.
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VOTE: LUKE:
UNGER:
BANEY:
Yes.
Yes.
Chair votes yes.
46. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Deschutes County Extension
and 4-H Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the hearing. Being no testimony, the hearing was closed.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
47. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
081, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Deschutes County
Extension and 4-H Service District.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
48. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
082, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Deschutes County Extension and 4-H Service
District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
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49. Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of Weekly Accounts
Payable Vouchers for the Extension/4-11 County Service District in the
Amount of $45,591.79 (two weeks).
LUKE: Move approval, subject to review.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE:
UNGER:
BANEY:
Yes.
Yes.
Chair votes yes.
CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SUNRIVER
SERVICE DISTRICT
50. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Document No. 2009-
255, an Intergovernmental Agreement regarding the Use of the Sheriff's
Office Radio Communications System.
Capt. Tim Edwards explained that the other entities operate off the Sheriff's
Office radio system.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
51. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
105, Transferring Appropriations in the Sunriver Service District Fund.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE:
UNGER:
BANEY:
Yes.
Yes.
Chair votes yes.
52. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
101, Adopting the Proposed Sunriver Service District Fee Schedule for
Fiscal Year 2009-10.
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LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
53. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Sunriver Service District
Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the public hearing; being no testimony offered, she closed
the hearing.
54. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
079, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Sunriver Service
District.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
55. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
080, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Sunriver Service District Budget for Fiscal Year
2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE BEND LIBRARY
COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
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56. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Bend Library Service
District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the public hearing; being no testimony offered, she closed
the hearing.
57. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
083, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Bend Library
County Service District.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
58. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
084, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Bend Library County Service District Budget for
Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE REDMOND
LIBRARY COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
59. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Redmond Library County
Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the public hearing; being no testimony offered, she closed
the hearing.
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60. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
085, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Redmond Library
County Service District.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
61. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
086, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Redmond Library Service District Budget for Fiscal
Year 2009-10.
Commissioner Unger asked why the totals do not match. Marty Wynne said
that a certain amount is levied but the whole amount is never collected due to
delinquencies; getting the entire amount can take some time.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SUNRIVER
LIBRARY COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
62. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Sunriver Library County
Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the public hearing; being no testimony offered, she closed
the hearing.
63. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
087, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Sunriver Library
County Service District (District 2).
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LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
64. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
088, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Sunriver Library County Service District Budget for
Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE BLACK BUTTE
RANCH COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
65. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Document No. 2009-
253, an Intergovernmental Agreement regarding the Use of the Sheriff's
Office Radio Communications System.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
66. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
102, Adopting the Proposed Black Butte Ranch County Service District Fee
Schedule for Fiscal Year 2007-08.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
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VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
67. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Black Butte Ranch County
Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the public hearing; being no testimony, the hearing was
closed.
68. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
089, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for Black Butte Ranch
County Service District.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
69. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
090, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Black Butte Ranch County Service District Budget
for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
70. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of a Letter Accepting the
Resignation of Jerry Christopherson from the Board of the Black Butte
Ranch County Service District, Thanking Him for His Service.
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LUKE: Move approval.
LINGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
71. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of a Letter Appointing
Paul Janssen to the Board of the Black Butte Ranch County Service
District, through June 30, 2012.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
LINGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
72. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Letters Reappointing
Cathy Ellis to the Board of the Black Butte Ranch County Service District,
through June 30, 2010, and Sally Grader, through June 30, 2012.
LUKE: Move approval.
LINGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
LINGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
CONVENED AS THE COUNTYWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT
(DISTRICT 1)
73. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
098, Adopting the Proposed Countywide Law Enforcement Service District
(District 1) Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2007-08.
LUKE: Move approval.
LINGER: Second.
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VOTE: LUKE
UNGER:
BANEY:
Yes.
Yes.
Chair votes yes.
74. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Countywide Law
Enforcement Service District (District 1) Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the public hearing. No testimony was offered, so the
hearing was closed.
75. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
073, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Countywide Law
Enforcement Service District (District 1).
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
76. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
074, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Countywide Law Enforcement Service District
(District 1) Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE:
UNGER:
BANEY:
Yes.
Yes.
Chair votes yes.
CONVENED AS THE RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
DISTRICT (DISTRICT 2)
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77. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
099, Adopting the Proposed Rural Law Enforcement Service District
(District 2) Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
78. Before the Board was a Public Hearing on the Deschutes County Rural Law
Enforcement Service District (District 2) Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Chair Baney opened the public hearing. No testimony was offered, so the
hearing was closed.
79. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
075, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Rural Law
Enforcement Service District (District 2).
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
80. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-
076, Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making
Appropriations of the Rural Law Enforcement Service District (District 2)
Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10.
LUKE: Move approval.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE: Yes.
UNGER: Yes.
BANEY: Chair votes yes.
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RECONVENED AS THE DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
81. Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of Weekly Accounts
Payable Vouchers for Deschutes County in the Amount of $1,402,719.71
(two weeks).
LUKE: Move approval, subject to review.
UNGER: Second.
VOTE: LUKE:
UNGER:
BANEY:
Yes.
Yes.
Chair votes yes.
82. Before the Board was a Public Hearing to Gather Input on Whether to
Reestablish the Home Rule Charter Committee.
Chair Baney opened the hearing at this the beginning of the meeting to
testimony from people who cannot stay until the end of the meeting.
George Endicott of Redmond said that he previously did not support the
formation of a Home Rule Charter, but has given this more thought. He has
looked at other models from around the State. Last time there was too much
attempted at once. It could be developed over time. He feels now that it might
be a good idea. The City of Redmond has a Charter form of government. He
thinks it would be a bit more palatable if it is taken a bit at a time.
Bill Smith of Bend said that he doesn't know why this is being pursued again.
The City of Bend has gone through a lot of turmoil with its form of
government. Changing to Home Rule Charter would take something that is
working well and dismantling it, and he doesn't understand risking a change
like this. He has no problem getting a response from the County
Commissioners when he contacts them, but when he calls the City he has a hard
time getting a return call. He likes the idea of the full-time Commissioners.
To him, Home Rule is a misnomer. This is already a home rule. He asked if
they have to fire the Administrator and start over. There is already a strong
manager. The City of Bend went through several managers and a lot of expense
because of it.
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If three Commissioners are increased to five or more, there is no cost savings;
even with reduced salaries there are benefits to pay, and more staff would be
needed to get the work done. Someone has to do the work. If there is change, it
should happen during the good times, not the bad. He will fight Home Rule
because he thinks it is a bad idea and thinks things are working fine right now.
Laura Harvey of the Three Rivers area said that there is an inequity in
representation. South County is not well represented, which is half of the
County. If they are restricted to something called a Home Rule or an
alternative, they would finally get recognition, but none are on the current
Board. They would like to have representation. They are thriving,
economically deprived and want representation. They do have someone on the
Planning Commission now finally.
There are more people in Deschutes River Recreation Homesites than there are
in the City of Sisters. Younger people are moving in and the population is
expanding. They have a lot of trees and undergrowth, evacuation problems,
schools, road problems, transportation issues, and a lot of different issues than
other parts of the County. She doesn't know how many people live there but
they need their concerns addressed. She wants an alternative put on the table.
She quoted a Bend Bulletin article that was not favorable to the Commissioners.
It says citizens are paying through the nose for its government. South County is
deprived but provides the bulk of the taxes for property taxes and other taxes,
with no representation.
Will Benson of La Pine stated that he is concerned about representation. It is
taxation without representation. The County doesn't stop at Sunriver. He
doesn't know what basis is used for saying someone is doing a great job. It will
take time to get a Home Rule going. It is not fair to south County, it is all Bend
and Redmond. In 2003 there was a committee set up for this, with ten members
and only one from La Pine. Four or five were from Bend. It is slanted that
way. Give La Pine a chance to sit in on this.
Commissioner Luke pointed out that the County appointed just a few on the
committee; the rest were appointed by legislators. Even if it is set up as
districts or seats, those districts have to be equal in population. More than half
of the population is the City of Bend. All but one of them takes in part of the
City of Bend. All citizens have an equal say.
Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Business Meeting Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Page 21 of 28 Pages
Mr. Benson said there must be enough people down there to do things if it was
open County-wide. They did get interested in the local rule. He wondered why
everyone could vote on local rule.
Commissioner Baney pointed out that they have to follow State law.
Mr. Benson commented that the Bulletin says that five or seven Commissioners
could be paid what it costs for three; that they are overpaid for what they do.
Commissioner Baney stated that a citizen committee decides what the
Commissioners are paid, and the Commissioners have no input on that.
The hearing was continued to the end of the meeting.
At 11:00, Chair Baney continued the public hearing on this issue.
Johnny Corbin of Redmond said he is opposed to the proposal. He feels the
system is working now, and it should be left alone. The State legislature can be
used as an example of what happens when people are part-time.
On paper the Home Rule looks great, but full-time Commissioners are needed
to run County business.
Jacqueline Pennock said she is from Deschutes River Woods and is speaking
for herself and her husband, Frank. They are opposed at this time to the
establishment of a Committee. There is a great financial crisis happening now
in the country, and this change is not a good idea now. They are active in civic
affairs for years and are impressed at how the County works under the current
system. They are appreciative of how well the County budget is handled. The
County is doing well and has reserves to handle the current financial crisis with
minimal cutbacks. They don't see any need for change.
Andrea Blum of Bend said she is a member of the League of Women Voters,
and the League has been in favor of Home Rule Charters since the 1960's. She
became educated on the issues over the years.
She feels it is a good idea because it is local control. Government at its lowest
possible level, closest to the people, is the best form of government. It is not
always fastest or perfect, but will often get a response that is more in tune with
what the people want and expect, and result in more public participation. She
sees this as opening up the process.
Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Business Meeting Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Page 22 of 28 Pages
It doesn't necessarily make things faster, more efficient or cheaper, but makes it
more satisfying to citizens. They may not like local control on some level, but a
new committee may come up with a proposal that is substantially different from
those before.
The last committee was very split on many of the controversial issues. This is
not a vote for part-time Commissioners. The new committee may not want the
same structure. It depends on the dynamic of the committee and what they
learn through public hearings.
The unfortunate thing is that this is not a high profile issue, as the Commission
has been exemplary in the past and participation from the public was abysmal.
So the committee had to rely on testimony from those outside of the County.
She agrees that the last proposal was a lot to absorb, and it had something in it
for everyone to hate, resulting in it not being passed. She feels that a Charter
could be brought into the issue gradually. How this happens is uncertain. The
last proposal just formed the Charter and changed very little in operations. The
public's response was that it did not change anything.
Commissioner Luke commented that he suggested to the committee that they
develop a Charter that didn't change a lot, or parts be voted on separately. The
committee decided not to do that. The continual pounding by the Bulletin did
not let the process work properly. He hopes that the media will allow people to
freely express their opinions if a committee is formed again.
Mike Lovely of Bend stated that he is still in favor of a Home Rule Charter. He
would like to see non-partisan, full-time Commissioners and by district. There
are a lot of people who might get involved this time. The Bulletin editorial staff
is not always a credit to the process. He was not on the committee but attended
all of the meetings. He would like to see representation in all the towns in the
County.
Conrad Ruel of the Sunriver area said he is favor of having the committee. He
thinks the cost of the committee would be insignificant.
Chair Baney said that County legal counsel and staff would have to be utilized
for this process, so there could be a substantial cost involved depending on how
long the process took.
Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Business Meeting Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Page 23 of 28 Pages
Mr. Ruel said he is not being critical of the current Board, which is very
responsive. He has been in favor of the Charter for years. He feels that a larger
governing group would be better. They are asking for a committee to study
this. The burden of proof would be on the committee to sell it to the voters. If
you let things simmer, more people might be involved. In the past it has been a
problem having just three Commissioners if one or two is unavailable.
Commissioner Luke noted that Mr. Ruel's special road district is one of the
better functioning ones in the County.
Jerry Anderson stated that his sentiments have already been expressed, and did
not want to testify further. He is in favor of forming the Committee.
Ed Fitch of Redmond said that he feels the premise is simple: local control over
State control. The difficulty is implementing the form of government that is
wanted. The devil is in the details. There were difficult issues in 2006 and
strong feelings on both sides in the Committee itself. These included regional
representation, partisan designation, and part time versus full time. He thinks
that when he saw the election, with 46% of people voting for it, with others who
voted against it pointing out some of the details of why they voted no, it is
appropriate to reexamine the Home Rule. Some people may think that it was
defeated in 2006 and it is not important. On the other hand, it came close
enough and was controversial. The whole process took four to six months,
which was not enough time.
There is an opportunity now to proceed in a more deliberate fashion, and it
could take ten months to get a ballot measure before the people. This would
allow for input and a campaign if there is a proposal. There would be freshness
in the voters' minds at this point. There is an opportunity to revisit this issue.
Maybe it could be handled in steps. If whoever is on the Committee doesn't
have the support of the Commissioners, they won't get it passed. The
Committee needs to work closely with the Commissioners. He is not
denigrating the work the Commissioners are doing, but there are some archaic
things in the current system. He recommends moving forward with the
Committee by resolution.
Some have said this is the wrong time to do this. He feels it is the perfect time.
The time of severe crisis was the Civil War, but within that time frame a lot of
important actions were taken, looking to the future. The future will not be put
on hold no matter what.
Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Business Meeting Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Page 24 of 28 Pages
This process of Home Rule could take about three years. It would not go to the
voters until 2010 and would not be effective until 2012. This is a long lead
time. This is the best time to move forward with this.
Commissioner Luke stated that the effective date could be immediately. Mr.
Fitch said it has to wait until a Commissioner's current term is up. It depends
on when the proposal goes to the public. It could be implemented over a longer
period of time.
Commissioner Luke said that some a-mails have asked why this is being
proposed again. Mr. Fitch stated that it is one position to consider. He feels
that demographics have changed. The vote was close enough last time. He
feels that there is a majority of people who feel it is appropriate but just didn't
like one part of the proposal.
Mike Neary of La Pine testified that he is in favor of the Charter Committee.
He feels that this Commission works well and generally does a good job, except
for the local rule issue. That is why he feels the voters should have a chance to
consider making some changes in local government.
He likes the idea of full-time Commissioners; there is too much work for part-
timers who would have to be more reliant on County staff, giving staff more
power. If there were five Commissioners, including one from the south County,
it would have been useful to the Commission. The workload could also be
divided up, so that they all could do a better job. He will vote against it if it is
for part-time Commissioners.
He said that just because it has been voted down each time it comes up, it
should still be considered again. He feels the people should have a change to
vote on a new proposal. If the Commission is able to talk with the people,
which is their job, and get them involved, it would help. Citizens should be
involved in government. If the Commission can do that, and a good proposal is
developed, it could pass. It might get voted down again. Eventually something
might come up that works for the people.
Sunni Rounds of La Pine stated that Home Rule is needed and requests that the
Board seat a committee. It would promote representation of all areas of the
County, not just those in the highly populated areas. Significant changes to the
previous proposal would be needed.
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Page 25 of 28 Pages
One important issue was having five Commissioners but they could only vote
for one of them. Everyone should be able to vote for all of them. The County
needs to move forward into the 21 st century. It would exemplify government
for the people and by the people.
Karen Duncan of the La Pine area said that the public needs to be informed
more on what the Home Rule is. There is a lot of confusion with local rule.
Over the past few years she has found out what kind of representation south
County gets. I she was a more informed voter before, she would have voted
differently. She was not aware how County politics work. She would have
voted for the five seats. If all of the areas had non-partisan representation, for
the people, it would work. Also, since the Commissioners represent all the
unincorporated areas of the County, there are people living on wells with
septics that need their own representation. Some are worried about destination
resorts and biomass plants, taking all that groundwater or taking away all the
pristine water.
They need someone who lives in the area who knows what is going on there.
They want to have a choice on hooking up into sewer systems. They got
around Goal 11 but there is not a health issue. This does not go away. The
feelings there are that they aren't getting their voices heard. If there was
representation it would be different. Commissioner Unger said he would rather
water a golf course than a hay field. There are enough golf courses. The public
needs to be informed of what Home Rule is. It should be a part of the news
media. The Citizens Action Group will get out and inform the people. It would
mean someone from their area with the same concerns would listen to them.
They want to keep it rural. They want growth but want it managed, and want to
make sure they are not jeopardizing what they have now.
Commissioner Luke explained that if that even if there are districts, people who
live south of Lava Butte, including Sunriver and the City of La Pine, the last
committee drew the line and it had to be equal population. Someone from
Sunriver could be the Commissioner, not necessarily someone from La Pine.
Counties are operating through and crated by the Sate. Cities are charters and
are creations of themselves. Even Charter counties have to perform certain
things under State law. A Charter county, as allowed by the State, and there are
nine, might let some things be done outside of State law but not everything.
The State laws still take precedence.
Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Business Meeting Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Page 26 of 28 Pages
Ms. Duncan said that those laws need to be changed by the legislature. They
need better representation in La Pine.
Darreld Kerlin of La Pine stated that he is in favor of Home Rule. His reason is
because of the controversy of local rule in south County. It did not have a
common sense approach and it was a cram job and a snow job. (County
employee) Barbara Rich started it and it caused a lot of problems. A lot of the
hard feelings could have been avoided by using common sense. They were out
of control. The County should have taken some of the available funds and put
it in an interest bearing account to address problems as they arose. Instead, they
covered a whole large area. If the Commissioners owned the whole area, would
they install new systems in every place, no. No one would spend the whole
amount on the entire area all at once. This is why he is in favor of Home Rule.
They shouldn't cram things down peoples' throats. Home Rule would prevent
this from happening. He believes that the $35 million is just pie in the sky.
Commissioner Baney said that she thinks local rule has already been addressed,
loud and clear, and to please address just the Home Rule issue.
Mr. Curlin stated that he wants to see some kind of representation in south
County to keep things from being crammed down their throats. A lot of respect
has been lost.
After a brief discussion, the public hearing was closed but the record is open for
input as it is not a land use issue. Commissioner Unger asked when this would
come to a vote.
Mr. Kanner stated this can be put on a work session agenda for discussion, but
it can't be next week. It could perhaps go on the work session agenda for July
8. The Commissioners agreed. It will not be a public hearing, just a chance to
go over information and deliberate, and decide on when a vote could be taken.
Commissioner Unger said he has worked in both scenarios, home rule charter
and not. Government is getting a lot more complicated. He has found that it is
a lot of work. Counties have to do a lot on behalf of the State as well as local
issues. He stated that he hears that representation should be regional, that it
should be non-partisan. He is for more education of the public. The counties
that have part-time representation do not do well when interacting with the
State.
Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Business Meeting Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Page 27 of 28 Pages
Commissioner Unger added that this has been a good discussion. The County
is in relatively good shape when compared to other counties in many ways, but
he wants to move forward with the discussion.
83. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
None were offered.
Being no further items to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at
12:05 p. m.
DATED this 24" Day of June 2009 for the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners.
ATTEST:
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Tammy Baney, Chair
Dennis R. Luke, Vice Chair
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Alan Unger, Commissioner
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HOME RULE CHARTER COMMITTEE
E-MAILS RECEIVED BY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MAY-JUNE 2009
Page 1 of 1
Bonnie Baker
From: Dave Kanner
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 4:32 PM
To: Bonnie Baker
Subject: FW: Home Rule Charter
From: AUTO PARTS MART Owner [mailto:autopartsmart@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 4:30 PM
To: Alan Unger, Dennis Luke; Tammy Baney; Dave Kanner
Subject: Home Rule Charter
Commissioners,
I am writing to you to ask for your support in approving a Charter Committee to look at the
creation of a Home Rule Style of governance for Deschutes County.
A Commissioner having a geographic residential requirement and yet be voted on by the entire
County would negate any requirement for equal population for a district. Just because a
Commissioner would have a residency requirement he/she would still have to be cognizant of
County wide issues and would have to campaign County wide to garner a seat. A geographic
residential requirement would insure that the population affected by a particular issue would have
representation. Requiring a County wide approval would insure that Commissioners are aware of
County wide issues in addition to geographic issues.
The current partisan positions are not really necessary in a position of a County Commissioner
and the dissolution of that requirement is another issue a Charter Committee should address.
Goethe
Robert Ray
"What kind of Government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves."
6/19/2009
Page 1 of 1
Bonnie Baker
From: Dave Kanner
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 2:36 PM
To: Bonnie Baker; Alan Unger, Dennis Luke; Tammy Baney
Subject: FW: home rule
From: Linnea G THISTLE [mailto:linnea.g.thistle@state.or.us]
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 2:20 PM
To: Dave Kanner
Subject: home rule
The last time it was an issue, I read virtually all of The Bulletin articles about it.
Despite that, it was never clear to me "why bother", why change, why local
decisions were any better than the current state system. THAT question then
made me wonder if the driving forces behind the movement were from
individuals who had vested interests in paving the rest of the county with
subdivisions & destination resorts, for their own financial gain. My bias is that I
happen to love the urban growth boundary system & leaving open country open.
6/19/2009
Page 1 of 1
Bonnie Baker
From: Mike Hoover [mikehoover@bendcable.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:28 PM
To: Board
Cc: mhoover@windemere.com; bill@coar.com
Subject: Home Rule
Dear Board of Commissioners:
I am unable to attend your public hearing Wednesday. However, I would be strongly recommending that
Deschutes County change the form of government to a Home Rule county.
I was appointed by Commissioner Dennis Luke when he was an Oregon Representative to serve on a local Home
Rule Committee that also recommended the change. That was the committee before the most recent one in
2006. The committees, after thorough investigation, recommend each time to make the change. In other words,
enlightened research suggests each time to change to a Home Rule county.
How it is perceived by the public is what seems to make the difference each time. A concerted effort by a
committee, the current Board of Commissioners and the supporting portion of the public will be required. Thank
you for your consideration.
Michael C. Hoover, CRB, GRI
Principal Broker/Owner
Windermere/Central Oregon Real Estate
61510 S. Hwy 97
Bend, OR 97702-2102
Office 541-388-0404
Cell 541-408-7811
FAX 541-389-6831
mhoover@windermere.com
6/19/2009
Bonnie Baker
From: Bill Sager [gobill@coinet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:15 PM
To: Board
Subject: Home Rule
I strongly object and resent the county spending any time (resources and money) on this
effort by a few individuals that did not get their way last time. This effort was defeated
by the voters not too lang ago, and now the same people want to retry the case. Tell them
"NO, we will not spend any County time on this effort".
As a side note, I like the current form of Deschutes government and do not want to end up
like Multnomah or the other screwed up counties.
Our County Commissioners generally do a very fine job.
William "Bill" Sager
61525 Gosney Rd.
Bend, Oregon 97702
541-388-2357
1
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Bonnie Baker
From:
Iwlucas [Iwlucas@myway.com]
Sent:
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:43 PM
To:
Board
Cc:
editor@bendbuIletin.com
Subject: [Fraud?] Deschutes home rule
I will be unable to attend the hearing, but wish to express my support for home rule in Deschutes County. The
recent editorial in the Bulletin makes two good points with which I agree. First, a larger commission could be more
representative, and a full-time administrator could more effectively execute commission policy. Second, election
of commissioners should be nonpartisan. To this I would add a third advantage: the county clerk and appraiser
should be appointed by the commission. We might even get a more efficient county government.
Thanks
Lee Lucas, 67673 Bass Lane, Bend, OR 97701
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6/19/2009
Deschutes County
1300 NW Wall Street, Ste. 200 Bend, OR 97701-1960
Phone (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 -
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NEWS RELEASE MEDIA Contacts:
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Alan Unger, 388-6569
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Bend, Oregon June 2, 2009
HEARING DATE CHANGE:
Public Hearing to Determine Establishing
Home Rule Charter Committee Moved to June 24
Deschutes County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Wednesday, June 24 to consider the
possible formation of a home rule charter review committee. The committee would review
options for a different home rule charter form of county government for Deschutes County.
Public feedback is encouraged.
Counties in Oregon have the option of either adopting a home rule charter form of government
or operating pursuant to a broadly worded grant of authority spelled out under State statute.
Nine of Oregon's 36 counties have charters. The remaining 27 operate under what is called
"general law." Deschutes County has operated as a general law county since it was established.
The principal areas in which Charter counties differ from general law counties concern the details
on governance, for example, the number if commissioners, whether elected by district or at-large,
partisan or nonpartisan, and whether they are strictly policy makers or perform administrative
tasks.
The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of County Commissioner's Hearing Room on
the first floor of the Deschutes County Services Center at 1300 NW Wall Street in Bend.
If not able to attend the hearing, residents may send their written opinion about establishing a
home rule charter review committee to the Deschutes County Commissioners at
board@co.deschutes.or.us .
Prior to Tuesday, June 23 at 5:00 p.m., you may send letters by fax to 385-3202, or by mail to:
Deschutes County Services Center
Attn: BOCC/Home Rule Charter
1300 NW Wall Street, Ste. 200
Bend, OR 97701
In all written testimony, please enclose your contact information including your name, home
address, contact phone and email address.
For more information about this hearing, please call the Deschutes County Administration office
at 388-6571.
Deschutes County Government provides for the safety, security and health of Deschutes
County's 160,000 citizens through public safety, human services, adult and juvenile corrections
and many other valuable public services. For more information, please go to www.deschutes.org.
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Bonnie Baker
From: chuckkampmann@peoplepc.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:39 PM
To: Board
Subject: Home Rule
This topic was voted on in November 2006 and the voters said, NO! I don't see any reason to revisit it at this time. One oP
the arguments for Home Rule is flexibility. It seems that the mortgage lenders, wall streeters, bankers, insurers, and real
estaters all had flexibility, and it is their flexibility that got us into our present economic crisis. There is something to be said
for stability. YT, Chuck Kampmann
6/19/2009
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Bonnie Baker
From: Andy High [andyahigh@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:56 AM
To: Board
Subject: No to Home Rule
Dear Board
Please do not put a home rule committe together again. The voters decided not long ago we do riot
want changes.
Thank you
Andy High
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6/19/2009
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Bonnie Baker
From: Dave Kanner
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:04 AM
To: Bonnie Baker
Subject: FW: BOCC Hearing on Districting June 10, 2009
For the record of the June 10 hearing.
Dave
From: LEE WILKINS [mailto:leewikins28@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 6:45 PM
To: Tammy Baney; Dennis Luke; AI_Unger@co.deschutes.or.us
Subject: BOCC Hearing on Districting June 10, 2009
Dear Commissioners,
I request that this letter be entered into testimony in favor of a 5 member Board of County
Commissioners and districting in Deschutes County. My name is Lee Wilkins. I am a resident
and property owner in LaPine Oregon.
Deschutes County has experienced an extended period of rapid growth and therefore an
increasing number and complexity of issues needing the attention of the County Commissioners.
Once economic recovery arrives, the growth of the County will continue as well as the volume and
complexity. I do not think It fair to expect 2 or 3 Commissioners to make well informed
decisions on multi faceted issues. Because of the shear number of issues, the Board of County
Commissioners do not have the time available to acquaint themselves in depth on any particular
issue. The more complex the issue the less time can be devoted to fully educate themselves. I
believe it is time to have a 5 member full time Board of Commissioners panel. A 5 member Board
will give each commissioner the ability to more fully investigate recommendations of the variom
county departments. Or each Commissioner could be assigned certain County Departments, Le
Sheriffs Department, County Roads, County Health Department, etc. where these departments
would answer specifically to that Commissioner.
Another matter whose time has come is to partition the county into electoral districts. The
County comprises distinct areas, agricultural, urban, urban-recreational, and rural.
Commissioners living in and elected from these areas would know the residents, the issues and
concerns, and the future direction better that anyone else. It is unrealistic to think a
commissioner born and raised in a urban area would be able to identify with any of the concerns
of rural Alfalfa. It is increasingly important that county residents not feel disenfranchised and
unrepresented. It is important for each area's residents to feel their concerns have been heard
by someone who understands.
It also makes sense to make these elected positions non-partisan. Party politics has no place in
the decisions that are necessary and important to running the County's business. County
Commissioners will neither make decisions concerning abortion nor appoint Supreme Court
Justices. County government will run better and more efficient without the commissioners havin 1
to worry about answering to political parties.
Thank you for your time and consideration in entering this letter into testimony regarding Count}
districting issues.
6/19/2009
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Lee Wilkins
P.O. Box 983
LaPine Oregon 97739
541-536-4251
6/19/2009
www.deschutes.org
www.deschutes.org/mostwanted/
Deschutes County Government provides for the safety, security and health of Deschutes
County's 167,000 citizens through public safety, human services, adult parole & probation,
juvenile justice and many other valuable public services. For more information, please go
to www.deschutes.org .
-----Original Message-----
From: maier [mailto:calicorn®bendbroadband.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:23 PM
To: Anna Johnson
Subject: RE: June 10 Public Hearing on Home Rule Charter Committee Establishment
Hello Anna, Please accept this as my comment regarding the proposed home rule committee.
Lets quit (at least for a while) beating this dead dog and save the County tax payers and
County staff a lot of time and money. The Bend Bulletin should note the fact that this
non-home rule County is doing a hell of a lot better than the home rule counties. If John
Costa wants to try and control the County--he should run for County Commissioner. You
have my permission to submit this e-mail for the record. Thankyou very much.
Mike Maier.
-----Original Message-----
From: Anna Johnson [mailto:Anna Johnson®co.deschutes.or.us]
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 4:58 PM
To: Anna Johnson
Subject: June 10 Public Hearing on Home Rule Charter Committee Establishment
Importance: High
MEDIA Contacts:
Tammy Baney, 388-6567
Alan Unger, 388-6569
Dennis Luke, 388-6568
Bend, Oregon May 18, 2009
June 10 Public Hearing to Take Public Input on Establishing Home Rule Charter Committee
Deschutes County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Wednesday, June 10 to gauge
public support for the formation of a home rule charter review committee. The committee,
if established, would review options for a home rule charter form of county government for
Deschutes County.
Public feedback is encouraged.
Counties in Oregon have the option of either adopting a home rule charter form of
government or operating pursuant to a broadly worded grant of authority spelled out under
State statute. Nine of Oregon's 36 counties have charters. The remaining 27 operate under
what is called "general law." Deschutes County has operated as a general law county since
it was created.
The principal areas in which Charter counties differ from general law counties concern the
details on governance. Examples include the number of commissioners, whether
commissioners are elected by district or at-large, and whether commission offices are
partisan or nonpartisan.
The hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of County
Commissioner's Hearing Room on the first floor of the Deschutes County Services Cente:- at
1300 NW Wall Street in Bend.
If not able to attend the hearing, residents may send their written opinion about
establishing a home rule charter review committee to the Deschutes County Commissione::•s at
board@co.deschutes.or.us .
Prior to Tuesday, June 9 at 5:00 p.m., you may send letters by fax to 385-3202, or by mail
2
Bonnie Baker
From: Anna Johnson
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:51 PM
To: -Administration; -Legal; _Department Heads
Subject: REMINDER: Home Rule Charter Cmte Hearing This Wednesday
MEDIA Contacts:
Commissioners Tammy Baney 388-6567, Alan Unger 388-6569, Dennis Luke 388-6568
board@co.deschutes.or.us
June 24 Public Hearing to Determine Establishing Home Rule Charter Committee
Deschutes County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Wednesday, June 10 to consider
the possible formation of a home rule charter review committee. The committee would review
options for a different home rule charter form of county government for Deschutes County.
Public feedback is encouraged.
Counties in Oregon have the option of either adopting a home rule charter form of
government or operating pursuant to a broadly worded grant of authority spelled out under
State statute. Nine of Oregon's 36 counties have charters. The remaining 27 operate under
what is called "general law." Deschutes County has operated as a general law county since
it was established.
The principal areas in which Charter counties differ from general law counties concern the
details on governance, for example, the number if commissioners, whether elected by
district or at-large, partisan or nonpartisan, and whether they are strictly policy makers
or perform administrative tasks.
The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of County Commissioner's Hearing Room
on the first floor of the Deschutes County Services Center at 1300 NW Wall Street in Bend.
If not able to attend the hearing, residents may send their written opinion about
establishing a home rule charter review committee to the Deschutes County Commissioners at
board@co.deschutes.or.us .
Prior to Tuesday, June 23 at 5:00 p.m., you may send letters by fax to 385-3202 or you may
deliver a letter in person to:
Deschutes County Services Center
BOCC/Admin. Offices, Second Floor
1300 NW Wall Street in Bend
In all written testimony, please enclose your contact information including your name,
home address, contact phone and email address.
For more information about this hearing, please call the Deschutes County Administration
office at 388-6571.
Anna M. Johnson
Public Communications Coordinator
DESCHUTES COUNTY
(541) 330-4640 office
(541) 280-5263 cell
(541) 385-3202 fax
1300 NW Wall Street, Ste. 200
Bend, OR 97701
www.deschutes.org
www.deschutes.org/mostwanted/
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Bonnie Baker
From:
Clay Penhollow [cpenhollow@yahoo.com]
Sent:
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:13 PM
To:
Board
Subject:
Home Rule Charter Committee
Commissioners Baney, Luke and Unger:
I am writing this to you about the public hearing to be held tomorrow (Wednesday, June 24,
2009) concerning the possible formation of a home rule charter review committee
to investigate options for a different form of county government.
First let me say that this is not the time to be considering such changes. County
residents have at least three times had such changes referred to them and at least three
times they have rejected such changes (the most recent in 2000 and 2006). Things are
running very smoothly, and this county has been and continues to be very frugal due to its
leadership and management. And for heavens sake, let's not try to compare ourselves to
other counties. We need to concentrate on what is or isn't good for us.
I see more negatives than positives to a charter system when compared to the general law
form of county government. The general law type allows for much more flexibility. If,
and that is a big if in my mind, we need to make changes, we have that ability under the
current form of government. Changing to a charter system does not make it any easier to
make changes and in fact, I believe makes it less appealing. I just think that we have
much more flexibility with the traditional general law form of government. If changes are
needed like was accomplished a few years ago when county citizens elected to change the
county surveyor position from an elected official to an appointed official, then we have
that ability under the current form of government. I would caution us to really consider
any other changes to appointments in the future because of the nature of the duties
performed by current elected officials like the county clerk, treasurer,
assessor and sheriff.
While I do not think that changes to the number or party affiliation for county
commissioners is needed, non the less, we have the ability to make those changes under the
current system similar to what Jefferson County recently did in changing their county
commission positions to non-partisan. And I really don't understand what the advantage is
to having more part-time policy-only commissioners compared to the current three who have
both policy and administrative duties and serve full time, even with a county
administrator who handles most of the day-to-day duties. To me this is an important
feature to keep.
Additionally, with the state of the economy and the status of the current county budget,
we need to continue to be frugal and so this is not the time to be allocating and spending
funds for the formation and function of another home rule charter review committee,
especially when the citizens of Deschutes County most recently spoke to this issue with
the negative vote just three years ago in 2006.
Sincerely,
/s/ Clay D. Penhollow
6446 SW 67th Street
PO Box 2203
Redmond, OR 97756-0540
541-480-9014
cpenhollow@yahoo.com
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TO: Deschutes County Commissioners
boardkco.deschutes.or.us
FM: John D. Taylor II @ 51375 Riverland Ave., La Pine, OR
PJTaylor60272msn. com
RE: Public Hearing on Establishing Home Rule
Chapter Committee
1. I firmly believe that the time is long overdue to explore this
subject. Therefore, we need to form a Home Rule Committee.
2. This Committee should be well balanced geographically. It should
also be balanced among business types and professions and other
considerations.
3. The Committee meetings should be rotated around the County to
allow interested residents from each to have input and observe the
Committee in action.
4. Provisions should be made for residents that are unable to attend
meetings, to have input and access to minutes, and Committee
progress.
5. Committees should be unencumbered in their research and charter
developments. Charter from other Home Rule counties should be
made available. Opinions should also be sought from those
counties.
6. A reasonable timetable should be given. An adequate budget.
Access to Legal information regarding Home Rule. Directed
access to various county leaders. A dedicated staff member to take
minutes and produce reports and meeting agendas.
7. Home Rule is a Government that is more responsive to
constituents and would be more efficient and productive. A five
Member Commission would set policy and direction. A strong
County Manager would lead department heads.
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Bonnie Baker
From:
Jonathan Kahnoski Omkahnoski@q.com]
Sent:
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 4:12 PM
To:
Board
Subject:
Comments re County Home Rule
Attachments: Home Rule Cty Govt II - Still No Good Reason.doc; Home Rule Cty Govt - Just a Feel Good
(Non) Solution.doc
Good afternoon, Commissioners, and my compliments to you this afternoon. I am unable to attend tomorrow's
public hearing re home rule for Deschutes County, but would like to offer my comments.
I encourage you to decline forming a committee to consider this matter. I have attached two submissions to The
Bulletin I wrote the last time this issue was before the voters. In addition, I offer the following arguments:
1. The county and its governing officials currently face a number of very real challenges. Our local economy is
in dire straits with the state and national recession, the county revenues are declining and county service
levels are threatened. Everyone's focus should be on getting through this recession as well as we can, not on
writing a new governing document for the county. I believe that is what the citizens of Deschutes County
expect.
2. The county has done this exercise several times already, the last time as recently as four years ago. Nothing
has changed in Deschutes County to make home rule any more acceptable to the voters today than it was
then. Let's not waste everyone's time, especially the voters, with considering this issue yet again.
3. The last time this issue was on the ballot, I did a little research of the nine counties who have a home rule
charter. Proponents here seem to think home rule always means part-time commissioners elected by district
in non-partisan races. In point of fact, of the nine Oregon counties that have home rule charters:
a. Some have part-time commissioners; some have full-time commissioners.
b. Some elect their commissioners by district; some elect their commissioners at-large.
c. Some counties have small populations (Clatsop, Hood River, Josephine and Umatilla); some have
large populations (Benton, Jackson, Lane, Multnomah and Washington).
d. An objective observer cannot say any of these are demonstrably better run than Deschutes County,
and some are clearly much worse (e.g., Washington and Multnomah Counties).
4. There is no evidence that what is being proposed will make county government any better or more
accountable. In the attached articles, I offer evidence of just the opposite - example after example of
volunteer governing boards that did not perform well and in some cases performed very badly. Most of these
are somewhat dated, but they are still applicable. Allow me to add something more recent: the mistakes the
Bend City Council made in rushing to set up a fixed-route bus system and purchasing full-sized buses without
doing careful planning and due diligence.
5. While I cannot prove anything, I have to wonder why certain parties raise this issue year after year. Who will
gain by a different form of county government? How and why? Would that be good for the citizens of
Deschutes County? Somehow, I doubt it.
The voters have spoken. Can we please move on?
Oh, and one last point about so-called "partisan" elections - where's the harm? The Bulletin claims partisan
elections make for unnecessary strife in county government where there are no partisan issues. Oh? I submit
decisions about which programs to fund or when to raise taxes (and on what) and when to scale back budgets are
"partisan" in the sense that such decisions are rooted in the commissioners' governing philosophies. There is
never enough tax revenue to fund every program; thus, all government decision-making, at all levels, is about
priorities. When commissioners run as Republicans or Democrats, they are telegraphing something about how
they will apply there philosophies in making such decisions.
Thank you for your consideration of my comments.
Best regards,
Jonathan Kahnoski
6/26/2009
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Sunriver, Oregon
6/26/2009
`Home Rule County Government' - Still No Good Reason
The Bulletin keeps banging the drum for changing Deschutes County from the current
`General Law' form of government to a `Home Rule' government. The editors have
backed off their earlier promise `Home Rule' would usher in a new, golden age of peace,
prosperity and civic pride unparalleled in human history. But they still offer nothing
tangible to support making this change.
First, the Bulletin claims adding county commissioners and making them part-time
positions rather than the current full-time positions, will "broaden representation". Let's
be clear. Whether we have 5, 15 or 105 county commissioners, it will be major
population centers (Bend, Redmond and Sisters) that will out vote rural areas and
dominate who is on the board. Changing from full-time to part-time commissioners
means the county will be run by the same kind of middle-aged-plus professionals
(lawyers), business owners and non-profit types who sit on Bend's city council. Folks
who work 8-to-5 can't take time away from their jobs during the day and their families in
the evening to attend meetings, public hearings, etc. More positions for more part-time
politicians won't mean broader representation. It will mean more clutter on the ballot.
Second, The Bulletin is enchanted with electing county commissioners by district -
two in Bend and one each in Redmond, west county (Sisters) and south county (Sunriver-
La-Pine). Instead of voting for all of the county commissioners, I will only be voting for
the one from my district. That commissioner will owe their loyalty not to all of the
county, but just my district; and no doubt will fight to "bring home the bacon", even if it
takes a little backroom horse trading to make it happen. The supreme irony would be, of
course, if The Bulletin got its wish for district elections, and the three from outside Bend
consistently outvoted the two from Bend. Oops!
Third, The Bulletin repeatedly says nine Oregon counties have `Home Rule' forms of
government. Why only nine out of 36? Why can the vast majority of Oregon counties
get along fine without "Home Rule"? Of the nine, some have part-time commissioners;
some have full-time. Some elect their commissioners at large; some elect them by
district. Look at who they are: small counties like Clatsop, Hood River, Josephine and
Umatilla; more populated counties like Benton, Jackson, Lane, Multnomah and
Washington. You cannot point to one that is any better run than Deschutes, and some are
much worse (Jackson just endured a recall attempt of one of its commissioners,
Washington has bad roads and a jail that can't hold prisoners, and Multnomah is more
like a circus). These are not paragons of better government!
To see how `Home Rule' might look, consider the Bend city council. First, the
council votes to raise the maximum building height, then lower it. In the interim,
developers made commitments that may turn into Measure 37 claims. Meanwhile, the
crack professionals in the city planning department forgot about the 15-year old
Americans with Disabilities Act when they designed the pedestrian access from the new
Newport Avenue Bridge to the river trail. Now, there will be no pedestrian access. Of
course, no one was fired, reprimanded, or lost their birthday for that oversight. Let's not
even talk about what's happening to the dream of Juniper Ridge.
Maybe having amateur commissioners is a bad idea. Maybe, if being a county
commissioner is a real day job, commissioners will be more likely to stick to the business
of running the county. And maybe it is better to have the staff accountable to elected
officials who will "meddle" when a voter feels they are not receiving proper treatment
from the bureaucrats.
The Bulletin has tried to do a good job of explaining the complex issue of "Home
Rule" charters and how they differ from what we have today. Where they fail is in
demonstrating in any concrete way that "Home Rule" is better. All their claims of "new
and improved" government sound like so much spin.
County governments are pretty mundane things. Much of what they do is maintain
things: roads, jails, landfills, etc.; worry about public health (communicable diseases,
restaurant inspections, septic systems, etc.); and administer things for the state: local
courts, voter registration and vote counting, various health and welfare programs, and the
district attorney's office. The issues and problems in county government do not arise
from how the commissioners are elected so long as the elections are fair. They arise
because of who we, the voters, elect. Full time/part time; at large or by district - it won't
change whether we elect good or bad people. It's up to us, the voters, to choose wisely.
The Bulletin could help us keep the politicians honest once they are in office.
`Home Rule' County Government - Just a Feel-Good (Non) Solution
With the resignation of Deschutes County Commissioner Tom DeWolf, The
Bulletin has gone into a full court press to change Deschutes County government from a
board of three full-time commissioners supervising the department heads (called the
`general law' form of county government) to a board of five part-time commissioners
who would hire a `strong' county administrator to oversee the departments (called the
`home rule' form of county government).
In the interests of full disclosure, I am a low-level, on-call county employee
working roughly 20 hours per week. I seriously doubt my employment status is affected
by the type of government the county has, or by any opinion I express here.
According to The Bulletin, everything that goes wrong in county government -
DeWolf s misbehavior, personnel mismanagement resulting in bloated severance
packages or the office wastebaskets not being emptied on time - can be fixed by
changing to a home rule county government. The advantages, says The Bulletin, are
three: 1) non-partisan, part-time commissioners, making it possible to attract more people
who serve while keeping their day jobs; 2) two additional commissioners, meaning
broader representation; and 3) more checks and balances between a legislative board and
a hired professional manager functioning as the county's chief executive. Well, my B-S
meter is in the red zone and here is why.
Multnomah County has a home rule government with a County Chair elected at-
large who serves as a full-time chief executive. The voters there have seen: 1) the
County Chair and three commissioners meet secretly, behind the fourth commissioner's
back, with special interest groups to have the county issue marriage licenses to gay
couples contrary to settled Oregon law - a move so patently illegal that Oregon courts
slammed the county big-time; 2) the county spend $60 million for a new, state-of-the-art
county jail (including the state-mandated artwork) but the commissioners refusing to fund
any staff for it, so the jail sits empty, costing tens of thousands of dollars a year just to
keep it dry and well-lit; 3) the county chair hire a new library director at a salary much
greater than what the prior library head earned and even greater than what the governor
earns; 4) installation of a rooftop garden on the main county building.
The Willamette Education Services District in Salem has a full-time
superintendent and a part-time board. As reported in The Bulletin, an internal
investigation recommended an employee be terminated; the employee threatened to sue;
the district superintendent let the employee resign with a generous settlement and rehired
her as an independent contractor (without informing the board, then terminated the
employee/independent contractor for failure to perform; it all is in mediation. Now, the
district, the superintendent and the employee will be investigated by the state
Government Standards and Practices Commission for violations of state law.
Bend's City Council is part-time, with a professional staff and a hired city
manager. They have given the city: 1) the David Hale fiasco when the council decided to
fire him as city manager and spent a bundle in a severance package; 2) recent failure of
the staff to learn, or inform the city council, that a number of professions will be exempt
by state law from a proposed city business license; 3) a grandiose scheme for Juniper
Ridge (a topic for another day), with the city hiring `professional' advisors and agreeing
to allocate all property taxes from the development to pay for infrastructure, thus leaving
no property tax money for government services or the schools for decades to come.
Notice none of the advantages claimed by The Bulletin for `home rule' made any
difference. The governments with part-time boards and full-time, professional executives
failed as badly as our `general rule' form of government. It's not how the boxes are
arranged on the organization chart that makes good government, but the people in the
boxes. The Bulletin's claim that `home rule' will make bad government less likely is just
so much snake oil medicine.
Rather than spend a lot of time and energy and money debating and voting about
`home rule', and then tons more money implementing a change (re-writing all the
policies and procedures, redoing the stationary, updating the website, acquiring more
office space and staff for additional commissioners, etc.), why not focus on those things
that need fixing and get them fixed. For example, The Bulletin is absolutely correct in its
editorials opposing the county's wrong-headed preference for no-bid contracts. Can't we
fix that without a complete reorganization of county government?
Self-government is a messy business. Let's get on with it and abandon `feel good'
solutions like `home rule' or some other mirage promising perfect county government.
We have better things to do.
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Bonnie Baker
From: Dave Kanner
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 5:04 PM
To: Bonnie Baker
Subject: FW:
For the written record.
From: Dennis Luke
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:50 PM
To: Dave Kanner
Subject: FW:
From: TGreene@ci.bend.or.us [mailto:TGreene@ci.bend.or.us]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:34 PM
To: Dennis Luke; Tammy Baney; Allan_Unger%BEND@ci.bend.or.us
Subject:
Dear Commissioners,
I intended to come to your meeting yesterday and give oral testimony but a client needed my time.
I'd like to comment on the discussion on Home Rule and the possibility of forming a committee to
research the issue of changing the way we are governed in Deschutes County. In 2006 when I
heard the arguments for and against I did not see a system that is broken or flawed. Now as a new
city councilor I'm even more convinced that the county has it right. We need full time elected
officials to properly oversee staff and implement the people's will. A city is small enough to get by
with volunteer elected officials but even now as Bend grows and the issues become greater it is
hard to find all the time needed to govern and respond to citizen's needs on a part time basis and
make a living.
The issue of Home Rule sounds good and the touted savings
action on this at a time when the economy is in such turmoil
time, it could win just for economic reasons. In my view we
applaud the job you do for us.
Sincerely,
Tom Greene
City Councilor
City of Bend, OR
541-312-6905
is formidable. I'd urge you not to take
If this gets on the ballot during this
need full time elected officials and I
Disclosure: Messages to and from this email address are a public record subject to disclosure under the
Oregon Public Records Law unless an exemption applies.
6/26/2009
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Bonnie Baker
From:
Dave Kanner
Sent:
Thursday, June 25, 2009 5:14 PM
To:
Bonnie Baker
Subject: FW: Home Rule
Importance: High
From: Dennis Luke
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:50 PM
To: Dave Kanner
Subject: FW: Home Rule
Importance: High
FYI Dennis
From: Jerry Hubbard [mailto:jhubbard@chamberscable.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:29 AM
To: Tammy Baney; Dennis Luke; Alan Unger; Erik Kropp
Cc: 'Hubbard Jerry'
Subject: Home Rule
Importance: High
From my short time living in Deschutes Country (June 08) and becoming involved with community issues I
believe the current form of having three full-time commissioners works fine.
I know one of the people who attended the public meeting and she does not represent me or my wife or many
logical thinking citizens who live in the Sunriver area.
I have dealt with Tammy and consider her a reasonable person working for all of the county.
The Planning Commission staff has done a good job in working with south county residents on goals for the
update to the comp plan. You recently appointed a LaPine resident to the Planning Commission which should
show LaPine residents good faith on the County's part.
There should be overwhelming evidence that the county should spend time and money on a committee to
review home rule. Don't decide to form a committee to further appease LaPine residents and others in South
County. Once the Sunriver Resort's engineering study is complete in December 2009, we can work on funding
for a sewer treatment and collection system that will solve the nitrate issue.
The County and residents should be spending time and resources on working with the Fed's to get stimulus
money included in further economic development bills to fund the sewer systems.
Sincerely,
Jerry Hubbard
(Donate now to the Coalition)
6/26/2009
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DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
10:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
Commissioners' Hearing Room - Administration Building - 1300 NW Wall St., Bend
1. CITIZEN INPUT
This is the time provided for individuals wishing to address the Board, at the Board's
discretion, regarding issues that are not already on the agenda. Citizens who wish to speak
should sign up prior to the beginning of the meeting on the sign-up cards provided. Please
use the microphone and also state your name and address at the time the Board calls on you
to speak. PLEASE NOTE: Citizen input regarding matters that are or have been the subject
of a public hearing will NOT be included in the record of that hearing.
2. CONSIDERATION of Chair Signature of Document No. 2009-338, an
Amendment to a Local Agency Agreement regarding Responsibilities for
Stimulus Funding for the Overlay of Huntington Road/Riverview Drive, La
Pine - George Kolb, Road Department
3. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Document No. 2009-332, an
Intergovernmental Agreement with the State Department of Human Services for
the Financing of Mental Health, Developmental Disability and Addiction
Services - Nancy England, Health & Human Services Department
4. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-060, Establishing
Solid Waste Disposal Fee Waiver Amounts for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Timm
Schimke, Solid Waste Department
5. CONSIDERATION of Chair Signature of Resolution No. 2009-067,
Adopting the Community Corrections Plan through an Agreement with the
State of Oregon, through June 30, 2011 - Ken Hales, Community Corrections
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6. CONSIDERATION of Chair Signature of Document No. 2009-318, an
Intergovernmental Agreement with the Oregon Department of Corrections for
Community Corrections Services in Deschutes County - Ken Hales,
Community Corrections
7. CONSIDERATION of Chair Signature of Document No. 2009-351, an
Intergovernmental Agreement with the Oregon Youth Authority - Ken Hales,
Community Corrections
8. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-097, Adopting the
Proposed Deschutes County Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty
Wynne, Finance
9. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Deschutes County Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-
10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
10. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-071, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Deschutes County Budget - Marty Wynne, Finance
Department
11. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-072, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Deschutes County Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance
Department
CONSENT AGENDA
12. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-062, Appointing a Financial Assistance
Administrator for Health Services and Authorizing the County Administrator to
Approve Related Documents
13. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-063, Increasing the Health Department
Change Fund
14. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-064, Appropriating a New Grant in the
Mental Health Department
15. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-065, Transferring Appropriations in the
General Fund - Veterans' Services Department
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16. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-066, Transferring Appropriations in the
Sheriff's Office Fund
17. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-068, Transferring Appropriations in the
Project Development & Debt Reserve Fund
18. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-069, Transferring Appropriations within the
Solid Waste Capital Projects Fund
19. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-070, Transferring Appropriations within the
Deschutes County LID 2003 (BOTC) Fund
20. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-091, Transferring Appropriations within the
Sheriff's Office Fund
21. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-092, Transferring Appropriations within the
County Fair Fund
22. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-093, Transferring Appropriations within the
Adult Parole & Probation Fund
23. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-094, Transferring Appropriations in the
Health Department Fund
24. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-095, Transferring Appropriations within the
County Building Services Fund
25. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-096, Transferring Appropriations within the
Property Management Operations Fund
26. Signature of Resolution No. 2009-104, Transferring Appropriations from the
General Fund to the Federal Forest Title III Fund
27. Signature of Order No. 2009-040, Authoring the County Administrator to Sign
a Substitution of Trustee and Authorizing Legal Counsel to Sign a Deed of
Reconveyance
28. Signature of Document No 2009-340, a Deed of Dedication for Road and
Utility Purposes (Deschutes River Recreation Homesites)
29. Signature of Document No. 2009-339, a Deed of Dedication for Road and
Utility Purposes (Hillman Tract, off Lower Bridge Way)
30. Signature of Document No. 2009-296, a Lease with KG's Bistro, LLC for
Services within the Justice Building
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31. Signature of Document No 2009-337, an Intergovernmental Agreement with
the City of Bend for the Allocation of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Award Funds
32. Signature of Document No. 2009-252, an Intergovernmental Agreement with
the City of Bend Police Department regarding the Use of the Sheriff's Office
Radio Communications System
33. Signature of Order No. 2009-041, Declaring Certain County Personal Property
Surplus and Authorizing Its Sale
34. Signature of Order No. 2009-042, Transferring and Distributing Certain
Monies from the Land Sales Fund
35. Signature of Document No. 2009-323, Extending a Lease Agreement with the
4-H Leaders' Association through December 31, 2012
36. Signature of Letters Reappointing and Making Adjustments to Appropriate
Positions in the Planning Commission
37. Signature of Letters Reappointing Scot Langton, Gregory Quesnel and Michael
Shadrach to the Deschutes County Audit Committee, through June 30, 2011
38. Signature of a Letter Reappointing Jan Thackery to the Board of Central
Oregon Regional Housing Authority (HousingWorks), through June 30, 2013
39. Signature of Minutes of Meetings:
• Public Hearings December 17 and December 29, 2008 (Lower Bridge Mine
Site)
• Special Meetings: May 28 and June 2
• Work Sessions: June 10, 15, 17 and 22, 2009
• Business Meetings: April 1, 20 and 29; June 10 and 22, 2009
CONVENE AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE 911 COUNTY SERVICE
DISTRICT
40. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-100, Adopting the
Proposed Deschutes County 911 County Service District Fee Schedule for
Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
41. A PUBLIC HEARING on the 911 County Service District Budget for Fiscal
Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
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42. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-077, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the 911 County Service District - Marty
Wynne, Finance Department
43. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-078, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
911 County Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne,
Finance Department
44. CONSIDERATION of Approval of Weekly Accounts Payable Vouchers for
the 9-1-1 County Service District
CONVENE AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE EXTENSION AND 4-H
COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
45. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-103, Adopting the
Proposed Extension/4-11 County Service District Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year
2009-10 -Marty Wynne, Finance Department
46. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Deschutes County Extension and 4-H Service
District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
47. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-081, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Deschutes County Extension and 4-H
Service District - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
48. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-082, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Deschutes County Extension and 4-H Service District Budget for Fiscal Year
2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
49. CONSIDERATION of Approval of Weekly Accounts Payable Vouchers for
the Extension/4-H County Service District
CONVENE AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SUNRIVER SERVICE
DISTRICT
50. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Document No. 2009-252, an
Intergovernmental Agreement regarding the Use of the Sheriff's Office Radio
Communications System - Sue Brewster/Jon Sholes, Sheriff's Office
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51. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-105, Transferring
Appropriations in the Sunriver Service District Fund - Sharon R. Smith, for
Sunriver Service District
52. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-101, Adopting the
Proposed Sunriver Service District Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2009-10 -
Marty Wynne, Finance Department
53. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Sunriver Service District Budget for Fiscal Year
2009-10 -Marty Wynne, Finance Department
54. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-079, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Sunriver Service District - Marty Wynne,
Finance Department
55. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-080, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Sunriver Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne,
Finance Department
CONVENE AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE BEND LIBRARY
COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
56. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Bend Library Service District Budget for Fiscal
Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
57. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-083, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Bend Library County Service District -
Marty Wynne, Finance Department
58. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-084, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Bend Library County Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty
Wynne, Finance Department
CONVENE AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE REDMOND LIBRARY
COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
59. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Redmond Library County Service District
Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
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60. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-085, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Redmond Library County Service District -
Marty Wynne, Finance Department
61. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-086, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Redmond Library Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 -Marty
Wynne, Finance Department
CONVENE AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SUNRIVER LIBRARY
COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
62. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Sunriver Library County Service District
Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
63. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-087, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Sunriver Library County Service District
(District 2) - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
64. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-088, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Sunriver Library County Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 -
Marty Wynne, Finance Department
CONVENE AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE BLACK BUTTE
RANCH COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT
65. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Document No. 2009-253, an
Intergovernmental Agreement regarding the Use of the Sheriff's Office Radio
Communications System - Sue Brewster/Jon Sholes, Sheriff's Office
66. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-102, Adopting the
Proposed Black Butte Ranch County Service District Fee Schedule for Fiscal
Year 2007-08 - Marty Wynne, Finance
67. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Black Butte Ranch County Service District
Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
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68. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-089, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for Black Butte Ranch County Service District -
Marty Wynne, Finance Department
69. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-090, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Black Butte Ranch County Service District Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 -
Marty Wynne, Finance Department
70. CONSIDERATION of Signature of a Letter Accepting the Resignation of
Jerry Christopherson from the Board of the Black Butte Ranch County Service
District, Thanking Him for His Service
71. CONSIDERATION of Signature of a Letter Appointing Paul Janssen to the
Board of the Black Butte Ranch County Service District, through June 30, 2012
72. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Letters Reappointing Cathy Ellis to the
Board of the Black Butte Ranch County Service District, through June 30,
2010, and Sally Grader, through June 30, 2012
CONVENE AS THE COUNTYWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT
(DISTRICT 1)
73. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-098, Adopting the
Proposed Countywide Law Enforcement Service District (District 1) Fee
Schedule for Fiscal Year 2007-08 - Marty Wynne, Finance
74. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Countywide Law Enforcement Service District
(District 1) Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance
Department
75. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-073, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Countywide Law Enforcement Service
District (District 2) - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
76. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-074, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Countywide Law Enforcement Service District (District 1) Budget for Fiscal
Year 2009-10 -Marty Wynne, Finance Department
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CONVENE AS THE RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE DISTRICT
(DISTRICT 2)
77. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-099, Adopting the
Proposed Rural Law Enforcement Service District (District 2) Fee Schedule for
Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne, Finance
78. A PUBLIC HEARING on the Deschutes County Rural Law Enforcement
Service District (District 2) Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 - Marty Wynne,
Finance Department
79. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-075, Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget for the Rural Law Enforcement Service District
(District 2) - Marty Wynne, Finance Department
80. CONSIDERATION of Signature of Resolution No. 2009-076, Levying Ad
Valorem Taxes for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year and Making Appropriations of the
Rural Law Enforcement Service District (District 2) Budget for Fiscal Year
2009-10 -Marty Wynne, Finance Department
RECONVENE AS THE DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
81. CONSIDERATION of Approval of Weekly Accounts Payable Vouchers for
Deschutes County
82. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
83. A PUBLIC HEARING to Gather Input on Whether to Reestablish the Home
Rule Charter Committee
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Deschutes County provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
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FUTURE MEETINGS:
(Please note: Meeting dates and times are subject to change. All meetings take place in the Board of
Commissioners' meeting rooms at 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, unless otherwise indicated. Ifyou have questions
regarding a meeting, please call 388-6572.)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting - includes public hearings on proposed budgets,
and consideration of adoption of the budgets
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with Fair & Expo Department
11:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with Commission on Children & Families
2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting with the Sheriff
Monday, June 29, 2009
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
7:30 a.m. Conference Call with Public Affairs Council (State Lobbyist) regarding Legislation
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, July 2
8:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with the City of Sisters Council, Sisters City Hall
10:00 a.m. Executive Session, called under ORS 192.660(2)(i), Employee Performance Review
Friday, July
Most County Offices will be closed to observe Independence Day.
Monday, July 6
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
3:30 p.m. Regular Meeting of LPSCC (Local Public Safety Coordinating Council)
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Tuesday, July 7
6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with the City Council of La Pine, at La Pine
Wednesday, July 8
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, July 9
7:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with the City of Redmond Council - Redmond City Hall
Wednesday, July 15
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Monday, July 20
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Wednesday, July 22
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, July 23
5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with the Planning Commission
Monday, July 27
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Wednesday, July 29
Opening Day at the Deschutes County Fair
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
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MondayAugust 3
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
3:30 p.m. Regular Meeting of LPSCC (Local Public Safety Coordinating Council)
Wednesday, August 5
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Monday, August 12
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Monday, August 17
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
12 noon Regular Meeting with Department Directors
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Wednesday, August 19
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Monday, August 24
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Wednesdqy, August 26
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Monday, August 31
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
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Wednesday, September 2
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, September 3
10:00 a.m. Regular Update with District Attorney
11:00 a.m. Regular Update with Community Development
1:30 p.m. Regular Meeting with Road Department
2:30 p.m. Regular Meeting with Solid Waste Department
Monday, September 7
Most County Offices will be closed to observe Labor Day
Wednesday, September 9
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, September 10
7:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with the City of Redmond Council - Redmond City Hall
11:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with Health and Human Services
Monday, September 14
3:30 p.m. Regular Meeting of LPSCC (Local Public Safety Coordinating Council)
Wednesday, September 16
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, September 17
9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with County Clerk
10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with Community Justice
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Monday, September 21
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Wednesday, September 23
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, September 24
9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with Fair & Expo Director
10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with Assessor
11:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with Commission on Children & Families
2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting with Sheriff
Monday, September 28
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Wednesday, September 30
10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners' Meeting
1:30 p.m. Administrative Work Session - could include executive session(s)
Thursday, October 1
8:00 a.m. Regular Meeting with the City of Sisters Council, Sisters City Hall
Deschutes County meeting locations are wheelchair accessible.
Deschutes County provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
For deaf, hearing impaired or speech disabled, dial 7-1-1 to access the state transfer relay service for TTY.
Please call (541) 388-6571 regarding alternative formats or for further information.
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