Item 2F: Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Minutes

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ATTACHMENT B M I N U T E S Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon April 22, 2009 1:15 p.m. PRESENT: Betty Taylor, Chair; Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, members; Mayor Kitty Piercy; Brenda Wilson, Jessica Mumme, Susan Mullett, staff. 1.Call to Order and Review Agenda Ms. Taylor called the meeting of the CCIGR to order at 1:44 p.m. Ms. Wilson noted the removal of HB 2717 and the addition of SB 607, HB 3107, HB 3240, HB 2762, HB 3017 and HB 3143 to the discussion portion of the meeting agenda. Additionally, Ms. Wilson noted that HB 2717 was effectively dead while the SB 607, HB 3107 and HB 3240 had undergone significant amendments that warranted further discussion. Ms. Piercy commended Ms. Wilson for her recent work regarding HB 2405. Ms. Wilson thanked Ms. Piercy for her comments and noted that the victory regarding HB 2405 had been hard fought. Ms. Taylor agreed with Ms. Piercy’s comment. 2.Review Pending Legislation HB 3107 – Relating to elections; amending ORS 255.305. HB 3240 – Relating to elections; creating new provisions and amending ORS 246.012, 246.179, 253.070 and 254.470. Ms. Wilson provided a brief description of HB 3107 and HB 3240 to the committee members. Ms. Wilson reported that while staff had not yet had the opportunity to formally review each of the bills, it was her understanding that certain counties would be fostering an amendment to HB 3107 requiring cities to pay significant portions of the costs associated with all elections and another amendment to HB 3240 requiring cities to pay significant portions of the postage costs associated with elections. Ms. Wilson commented that the League of Oregon Cities, with the backing of several Oregon counties, would be advocating before the state legislature on April 22 for further discussion regarding the bills and their respective amendments. Ms. Wilson noted that the IGR staff agreed with the League of Oregon Cities’ position that more discussion and input on the bills was needed. Ms. Wilson, responding to a question from Mr. Poling, noted that the only time the City of Eugene was required to pay Lane County for elections was when an election pertained directly to Eugene itself. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 22, 2009 Page 1