Item 2E: Ratification of IGR Actions

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Permits retroactive claim for military homestead property tax exemption for qualifying persons for tax years beginning on July 1, 2005, and July 1, 2006, to be filed within 180 days after effective date of Act or within 30 days of person’s return from service. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. LC # 132 Sponsored by: House Committee on Veterans Affairs URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2028.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Brenda Wilson Larry Hill CMO-IGR 1/9/2009 Pri 3 II. A1 Neutral Comments: I recommend neutrality on LC132. The impact of the measure on local property taxes is not clear, but is unlikely to be significant. HB 2037 Relating Clause: Disclosures concerning public contracts. Title: Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services and local contracting agencies to maintain records concerning certain public contracts and to submit reports concerning that information to Governor and Legislative Assembly. Provides that records that agencies maintain are public records, but requires agencies to redact information other than individual’s name that could identify individual before disclosing records. Requires agencies to make records available electronically by means of Internet. Sponsored by: House Committee on GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2037.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Mary Feldman CS-CMO-CRO 1/9/2009 Pri 2 Oppose Comments: Purchasing should weigh in on this but I believe the bill would be unreasonably burdensome to Eugene and even more so to smaller cities that would now become reporting agencies but that lack personnel and technological resources to meet the requirements to create and maintain an additional contract reporting system that captures new information and to summarize, manipulate and provide such information to the State regularly. It would also require development of publicly accessible databases in which certain information would be available and other captured information would be redacted. These new requirements would necessitate additional FTE resources in the Finance Division and I am unaware that a need or demand for such additional information has been adequately demonstrated. Brenda Wilson Larry Hill CMO-IGR 1/9/2009 Pri 2 Oppose Comments: LC 1476 would have a significant adverse financial impact on the City of Eugene due to the extensive prescriptive record-keeping requirements it contains. It would be an unfunded state mandate, and our Legislative Policies require opposition such a measure. I recommend strong opposition. Paul Klope Paul Klope PWE 1/12/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesVIII. B Oppose Comments: This bill requires public agencies conduct tracking and documentation regarding compensation, number of contracts, type of contract, specific information regarding each contract awarded, comparison between contracts awarded independently and contracts awarded as part of a cooperative procurement, number of minorities and women contractors and subcontractors and their employees providing consulting services, goods and services and public infrastructure construction, as well as the selection method used to select each contractor and post this information on-line for public access and provide annual reports to the Governor and Legislative Assembly. The bill will have an impact on Eugene Public Works because of the number of public contracts we bid every year. It will add a large volume of administrative work to staff at a time when our budgets are being decreased and staff reduced. Glen Svendsen Glen Svendsen CS-FAC 1/12/2009 Pri 2 No No Oppose Comments: I would agree that this is a lot of work, for no clear benefit. It isn't clear what problem this is trying to address, so there may be a simpler solution out there. It seems like it could be a diversity issue, or a