Item 3E: Ratification of IGR Actions

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deal of attention already. The Committee let the staff recommendation stand of Priority 2, Support. HB 2266 - Relating to warrants for mobile tracking devices. Mr. Cushman briefly described the nature of HB 2266 and what its effect would be with regard to the definition of certain mobile tracking devices as used by law enforcement agencies in the execution of warrants. The Committee let the staff recommendation stand of Priority 3, Support. HB 2384 - Relating to local public safety coordinating councils; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Ms. Wilson explained that HB 2384 as sponsored by Representative Nancy Nathanson would require the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to administer grants for local public safety coordinating councils. Ms. Taylor expressed her opposition to HB 2384 and further stated her desire to eliminate public safety coordinating councils based on her perceptions that they were a waste of time and taxpayer resources. Ms. Taylor moved to direct City staff to assume a position of Priority 3 opposition with regard to HB 2384. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Poling maintained that it was very important, particularly in light of current economic conditions, to have agencies such as the public safety coordinating council that could assist with the implementation and coordination of effective and cost-effective public safety initiatives. Ms. Taylor perceived from her time as a member of the public safety coordinating council that it was a waste of time. Ms. Ortiz commented that while she had heard several varying opinions regarding public safety coordinating councils, she did not herself have sufficient information to form a stronger opinion and as such would err on the side of supporting such initiatives. Ms. Taylor confirmed that, in the absence of a consensus from the CCIGR members, staff would present HB 2384 to the City Council for further review and discussion. HB 2239 - Relating to consequences of test refusal. Ms. Wilson briefly described the nature of HB 2239 and how it would create the offense of refusal to take test for intoxicants under the Motorist Implied Consent Law. Mr. Cushman further explained the nature of the bill and noted that while the state legislature had created the offense of failure to take a breath test in 2003, such sanctions only provided a fairly narrow set of circumstances under which police officers could require blood or urine tests. Mr. Cushman added that the proposed bill would provide sanctions commensurate with those currently established for those persons refusing breath tests. Mr. Cushman, responding to a request for further clarification from Ms. Ortiz, noted that the sanctions implied by HB 2239 applied only to post-arrest testing and procedures. Mr. Cushman, responding to a comment from Ms. Taylor, that the sanctions implied by HB 2239 applied only to MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations February 4, 2009 Page 3