By Rebekah Dohrman From our February 2018 e-newsletter During the 2017 legislative session, legislators adopted House Bill 2005, the Oregon Equal Pay Act. The law is now in effect and likely impacts local governments, as employers, in a number of different ways. In a nutshell, the law is intended to end differences in pay between […]
Emily Guimont From our Spring 2022 e-newsletter Oregon Public Meetings Laws and Executive Sessions Oregon public meetings laws are designed to ensure public access to governing bodies by requiring that the “decisions of governing bodies [are] arrived at openly.” ORS 192.620. The general rule is that public meetings must be open to the public to […]
Carrie Connelly From our Spring 2022 e-newsletter The alternative contracting methods of Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) and Design Build have been used for seismic upgrades and other public contracting agency projects throughout the state. However, I continue to see entities confused or not gaining the benefits of these methods. Small entities often forge ahead on […]
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Emily Guimont From our Fall 2022 e-newsletter Election season is here! This is a busy, exciting, and complicated time for many of our clients. In this article, we review ORS 260.432’s restrictions on political campaigning by public employees. ORS 260.432 prohibits “public employees” from “promoting or opposing” certain political activities “while on the job during […]
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Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017
/in 2018, Article /by Rebekah DohrmanBy Rebekah Dohrman From our February 2018 e-newsletter During the 2017 legislative session, legislators adopted House Bill 2005, the Oregon Equal Pay Act. The law is now in effect and likely impacts local governments, as employers, in a number of different ways. In a nutshell, the law is intended to end differences in pay between […]
Executive Sessions: A Review
/in 2022, Article /by Aubreyana BurtonEmily Guimont From our Spring 2022 e-newsletter Oregon Public Meetings Laws and Executive Sessions Oregon public meetings laws are designed to ensure public access to governing bodies by requiring that the “decisions of governing bodies [are] arrived at openly.” ORS 192.620. The general rule is that public meetings must be open to the public to […]
To CM/GC or not to CM/GC (or to Design Build?)
/in 2022, Article /by Carrie ConnellyCarrie Connelly From our Spring 2022 e-newsletter The alternative contracting methods of Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) and Design Build have been used for seismic upgrades and other public contracting agency projects throughout the state. However, I continue to see entities confused or not gaining the benefits of these methods. Small entities often forge ahead on […]
Restrictions on Political Campaigning by Public Employees
/in 2022, Article /by Aubreyana BurtonEmily Guimont From our Fall 2022 e-newsletter Election season is here! This is a busy, exciting, and complicated time for many of our clients. In this article, we review ORS 260.432’s restrictions on political campaigning by public employees. ORS 260.432 prohibits “public employees” from “promoting or opposing” certain political activities “while on the job during […]