Item 3: Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions

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unless it included the following three amendments: 1. Amend to grandfather in existing civilian oversight systems. 2. Amend to remove the provision that allows any member to subpoena and make it only possible if the majority of the review board supported it. 3. Amend it so that the protocol for criminal allegations would be modified – at pre- sent criminal allegations were forwarded and this could jeopardize the criminal in- vestigation. Mr. Pryor could not support the amendments as he felt this was a local control issue and that the State should not dictate to other cities and counties to do this. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Pryor dissenting. HB 3176 Mr. Cushman stated that the EPD supported the concept behind the bill but that it was pretty broad. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to adopt the recommended stance of Priority 3 Support, with an amendment to limit the authority granted by the bill (to obtain the informa- tion without going through a subpoena process) were narrowed to include only situations where there were exigent circumstances. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. HB 3240 Ms. Taylor moved to adopt an Oppose stance. The motion died for lack of a second. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to Drop the bill. The motion passed unani- mously, 3:0. HB 3272 Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to Drop the bill. The motion passed unani- mously, 3:0. HB 3299 Mr. Cushman explained that the bill would exclude marijuana that was not dried. EPD staff thought this would allow for a person to have a large quantity of marijuana plants as long as he or she had a medical marijuana card and the plants were not dried. Ms. Wilson noted that the bill was not going anywhere. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to Monitor the bill. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. HB 3313 Ms. Bettman asked if the County was the only entity that dealt with decontamination of properties on which drugs had been manufactured. She thought the City might want to support an expansion of the bill so that Eugene also received some of the money from a lien on a property in that circumstance. Mr. Cushman responded that he would find out whether Eugene staff engaged in contamination clean-up activities of this MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 12, 2007 Page 5