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Updates to Historic Preservation Ordinances Required by State Law

Dan Lawler From our Summer 2021 e-newsletter In 2017, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) amended the administrative rules that govern local historic resource programs and ordinances (OAR 660-023-0200). Afterwards, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) developed a model historic preservation ordinance to provide local governments with an example of local regulations […]

MANDATORY VACCINES FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMTs, VOLUNTEERS Labor Relations Implications

Diana Moffat From our Summer 2021 e-newsletter On August 25, 2021, the Governor of Oregon issued a Temporary Administrative Order (PH 38-2021) which provides for “Vaccination Requirements to Control COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers and Healthcare Staff.” This Temporary Order is effective from 08/25/2021 through 01/31/2022, unless modified or extended. What we know as of August […]

Time to Dust Off Those Working Rules

Christy Monson From our Spring 2021 e-newsletter If your Board or Council hasn’t already done so, now is the time to find those Council or Board Rules (sometimes called Working Rules of Order), dust them off, and re-read them. Often edits are called for, both to clarify your governance processes and to customize them for […]

Understanding OR-OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Rules

(Cover Your Face – But Keep Your Eyes and Ears Open)   Carrie Connelly From our Spring 2021 e-newsletter It’s been over a year that we’ve stayed COVID compliant – and while some of us might be ready to relax, we’re not yet out of the woods. Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OR-OSHA) Temporary […]