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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.
"What kind of Government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves."
Goethe
Robert Ray
6/19/2009
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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:Iinnea.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
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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. Than
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
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Bonnie Baker
From: Iwlucas [Iwlucas @myway.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:43 PM
To: Board
Cc: editor @bendbulletin.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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NEWS RELEASE
MEDIA Contacts:
Tammy Baney, 388 -6567
Alan Unger, 388 -6569
Dennis Luke, 388 -6568
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 o
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 not
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 various
county departments. Or each Commissioner could be assigned certain County Departments, i.e .,
Sheriff's 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 d
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
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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 concer:z 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 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 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
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