Oregon laws in the news

• Title 19 Miscellaneous matters related to government

• Court of Appeals Sends Back Mac Urban Growth Plan 

  McMinnville News-Register / Nicole Montesano - Jul 16

  “The state Land Conserva­tion and Develop­ment Commission failed to apply state law properly when it upheld McMinnville’s proposed Urban Growth Boundary and Expansion Plan, the state Court of Appeals ruled this week. . . .”

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• Talent council may have violated law concerning city manager's contract 

  Mail Tribune / Tony Boom - May 22

  “A group of Talent residents, including former City Councilwoman Darby Stricker, is investigating whether City Manager Jay Henry's contract is valid. They say changes were made to Henry's contract during two executive sessions in September that violated public meetings laws. . . .”

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• Weldon may file second public records lawsuit 

  Lebanon Express / Emily Mentzer - May 18

  “Councilor Ray Weldon may file an­oth­er lawsuit against the city. . . . “I didn’t ask you to summarize the in­for­ma­­tion I requested; I asked for the docu­ments themselves,” Weldon states in his letter to Hitt. . . .”

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• Smith resigns as public works director in Joseph 

  Wallowa County Cheiftain / Elane Dickenson - Feb 10

  “The city cited Oregon Revised Statute 192.660(2)(b), which deals with “dismissal, discip­line or complaint against a public employee,” as justifica­tion for . . .”

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• Prineville running out of water 

  Oregon Business - Dec 3, 2010

  “Oregon Revised Statute 197.712 requires cities to develop a plan to supply enough wa­ter to feed their entire urban growth boundary. In Prineville, that amounts to an­oth­er 36,000 people . . .”

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• The John Hall investigation; four months later and no info 

  PSU Daily Vanguard / Corie Charnley - May 27, 2010

  “It has been over four months since Professor John Hall publicly accused a student of being an FBI informant during an economics lecture. . . .”

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• Portland police union files grievance over public contract negotiations 

  Oregonian / Maxine Bernstein - Mar 22, 2010

  “The Portland police union filed a grievance Monday against the city for pushing to hold negotia­tions on its contract in public. . . . Under Oregon Revised Statute 192.660 (3), labor negotia­tions shall be con­ducted in open meetings . . .”

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• Neither side budges in water tug of war 

  South County Spotlight / Erica Nyberg - Jan 28, 2010

  “. . . St. Helens City Administrator Chad Olsen said that the PUD’s applica­tion circumvents an analysis of each utility’s ability to serve its customers within urban growth boundaries under the terms of Oregon Revised Statute 195, which defines urban service agree­ments. . . .”

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• DA orders police to release Taser camera video 

  KVAL News - Dec 11, 2009

  “A video captured by the Taser a Eugene police of­fi­cer used to shock a Chinese student in September is a public record and not exempt from public disclosure, the district attorney ruled on Friday. ...”

  See: ORS 2007 § 192.410, ORS 2007 § 192.502
• Social Media for Large Private Institutions and Government: The Commonality, Confusion and Conflict 

  Swider Medeiros Haver LLP Blog / Martin Medeiros - Nov 30, 2009

  “The so called Web 2.0 . . . has brought great change in our society: the disrup­tion, if not marginaliza­tion, of the tradi­tional print periodicals; a growing importance in intellectual prop­erty; and the rapid efficiency of in­for­ma­­tion flow. But, it also has complexities that must be attended to and not overlooked by its ease of use and entertaining value.”

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• Comment: Public was given short shrift by commissioners 

  The Daily Astorian - Oct 17, 2009

  “The same ORS is used across Oregon. The Superintendent of NWRESD has already addressed this issue factually. In addi­tion 17 accounts were completely ...”

  See: ORS 2007 § 192.660
• Legislature should resist chipping away at access 

  The Oregonian / Tim Gleason - Mar 7, 2009

  “The Oregon Legislature has the opportunity to make a stand in support of the state's Public Records Law when it considers the long list of bills introduced in this session that would exempt in­for­ma­­tion from public access. ...”

  See: ORS 2007 § 192.501, ORS 2007 § 192.410
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