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election day seven days prior to the election; the bill would change that to no sooner than 8:30 a.m. the day of the election. Ms. Bettman asked who supported the bill. Ms. Brooks said that it was sponsored by representatives Crummel, Thatcher, and Flores. She said organizations such as Common Cause might be in support of the bill. She noted it had not been scheduled for a hearing at this time. Mr. Pap6 suggested the bill be held over to the next meeting. Ms. Bettman and Ms. Taylor concurred. Ms. Walston indicated staff would consult with County Clerk Annette Newingham regarding her position on the bill. HB 3105 Ms. Bettman said the bill, which would direct the Department of Justice to distribute funds to local governments for specific purposes related to methamphetamine, appeared to have a big budgetary impact on the State's General Fund, and she questioned the funding split proposed for the City and County. Mr. Cushman clarified that the funds allocated to the County would go to fill the gaps in prosecutorial staff, which was currently a major problem. In addition, some of the funding was targeted toward treatment and education. He acknowledged concerns about the source of the funding, which was why staff recommended the City monitor the bill. HB 3206 Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Ms. Pomes said the bill would prohibit contracting agencies from awarding contracts to nonresident educational service districts but would not limit the number of such districts in the state. She believed it was aimed at a situation involving public improvements and public works contracting in Portland, in which a Vancouver educational service district was contracted to do some work for some Portland school districts. Ms. Pomes noted that the bill had been introduced on the behalf of the General Associated Contractors. For some reason, personal services contracts were also included. She said the bill would limit Eugene's ability to enter into a personal services district with an educational service district outside Oregon. Ms. Bettman expressed appreciation for the clarification. HB 3364 Ms. Bettman suggested a higher priority be assigned to the bill, which created a crime of making a false accusation of sexual abuse. Mr. Cushman noted the staff recommendation to oppose the bill, and indicated it had not been scheduled for a hearing. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pap~, moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 2. The motion passed unanimously. HB 3370 Ms. Taylor moved to change the status of the bill to Oppose. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Cushman noted the current implied consent law did not include blood or urine tests; the bill merely MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 7, 2005 Page 9