2023-208-Minutes for Meeting June 23,2023 Recorded 7/11/2023Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2023-208
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DESCHUTES COUNTY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
FRIDAY, DUNE 23, 2023 VIA ZOOM CONFERENCE CALL
A virtual legislative update meeting was held on Friday, June 23, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. via the Zoom
meeting platform to discuss matters pertaining to the 2023 Legislative Session.
Deschutes County Attendance:
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Commissioner Anthony DeBone
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I Nick Lelack, County Administrator
Commissioner Patti Adair
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Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator
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Commissioner Phil Chang
Whitney Hale, Deputy County
Administrator
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Dave Doyle, Legal Counsel
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Kim Riley, Assistant Legal Counsel
David Givans, Internal Auditor
Robert Tintle, Chief Financial Officer
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Chris Doty, Road Department Director
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Janice Garceau, Health Services Director
Kristie Bollinger, Property Manager
Stephen Gunnels, District Attorney
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Peter Gutowsky, Community Development
Director
Kathleen Hinman, Human Resources
Director
Keith MacNamara, Veterans' Services
Manager
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Deevy Holcomb, Community Justice
Director
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Lee Randall, Facilities Director
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Kevin Moriarty, Forester
Chad Centola, Solid Waste Director
Tim Brownell, Incoming Solid Waste
Director
Shane Nelson, Sheriff
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Sara Crosswhite, 9-1-1 Director
Steve Dennison, Clerk
Heather Kaisner, Health Services Deputy
Director (Public Health)
Geoff Hinds, Fair & Expo Director
Scot Langton, Assessor
Charles Fadeley, Justice of the Peace
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Tania Mahood, IT Director
Holly Harris, Health Services Deputy
Director (Behavioral Health)
Will Groves, Planning Manager
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Tom Kuhn, Public Health Program
Manager
Bill Kuhn, Treasurer
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Jen Patterson, Strategic Initiatives Manager
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Angie Powers, BOCC Administrative
Assistant
Others Present:
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I Doug Riggs, NW Policy Advocates President
1. Introductions
Commissioner DeBone called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
2. Updates from NW Policy Advocates
Doug Riggs shared some highlights from the week. He estimates the legislature to
be 36 to 48 hours away from completion, and should be out by Sunday at the latest,
with approximately 60 bills remaining to get through. They hope to get through the
session and avoid a special session into July. Budget bills will be held until the end of
session.
The big news this week is that Deschutes County received a $15 million general fund
allocation for the courthouse expansion project, adding that many public projects
for cities and counties around the state were not funded. Those which were funded
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There has been less transparency in the Ways and Means process this year as
compared to previous years. Little justification has been given about the decisions
being made. The Christmas Tree Bill includes a $15 million behavioral health
package for workforce and infrastructure. Public health funding was not restored to
the level we were hoping for.
Doug added that our region's delegation worked very well together this year to
represent the County, and these efforts have paid off. The Deschutes River
Conservancy received two separate allocations out of the drought package, the
juniper management projects were partially funded and Central Oregon
Intergovernmental Council also received some funding out of this package.
Responding to Nick, Doug spoke briefly about the Christmas Tree Bill funding. Some
stability towards homelessness funding and stabilization centers are included.
Housing will continue to be a priority. The Ways and Means decision -making process
this session doesn't seem to have a central theme. One big surprise was that some
cities got nothing for housing infrastructure funding. Doug will send an update with
links related to the Christmas Tree Bill. The Christmas Tree Bills are in five different
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bills and not particularly well -organized. Courthouse funding can be found in three
different places in four different bills. Our courthouse funding comes from the
general fund as opposed to construction bonds.
3. Department Updates on Priority Bills
Jen Patterson reported nothing new on the bill report for this week.
4. Other Items
• Commissioner DeBone thanked Doug Riggs for his representation.
Next Meeting: The next legislative update meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 30, 2023
at 8:00 a.m.
Adjourn: Commissioner DeBone adjourned the meeting at 8:13 a.m.
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