Item 3: Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions

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Ms. Bettman thought the bill complicated and she did not know if it was better or worse than what was in place. She recommended the City drop the bill from further consideration. Ms. Walston thought there were other better bills, and concurred with Ms. Bettman’s recommendation to drop the bill. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to drop the bill. The motion passed unani- mously, 3:0. HB 3333 Ms. Bettman determined from Ms. Wilson that the bill was not making headway. Ms. Walston noted the bill was targeted toward protection of electronic cookies. Ms. Bettman indicated acceptance of the recommendation. Mr. Pryor said if cookies were made public they could be exploited by others. Ms. Walston said that Information Services Director Randy Kolb had indicated that the City would have to warn people it was collecting data it did not intend to use. HB 3531 Ms. Taylor questioned if the bill, which would prohibit counties from imposing a surcharge on Oregon income tax, was worth any effort. Ms. Wilson acknowledged the bill had not made any progress. The committee agreed to accept the staff recommendation to oppose the bill. SB 496 Ms. Walston believed the bill made some improvements and had recommended support. Ms. Bettman was concerned about the extension of time for the investigation phase of a complaint. Mr. Pryor said the bill added time that benefited both the commission and those making complaints as it gave them more time to marshal their arguments. Mayor Piercy said the commission had resource issues as well. Ms. Wilson said the bill had a hearing at the beginning of the session. She thought it would be merged with other bills. Ms. Bettman determined from Ms. Walston that the City had no registration process for lobbyist and to her knowledge no other Oregon city had one. Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to change the status of the bill to Monitor. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. The committee then considered the bills related to annexation. Mr. Yeiter recalled the council’s direction regarding annexation as reflected in a series of motions distributed to the committee. Ms. Wilson indicated all the annexations bills being considered would be merged in HB 2760. HB 2025 MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 19, 2007 Page 7