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DPSST TRAINING ACADEMY HOURS: A New Year Reminder

Diana Moffat From our Winter 2020 e-newsletter In January of the new year, the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training’s (DPSST) will once again be opening its training grounds to newly hired police officers, among others, from departments around the State, who seek to obtain their Basic Police Certification through attendance at what […]

COVID-19 Guidance for Implementation of Your Leave Policy

The Local Government Law Group From our 2020 Special Edition e-newsletter Below we provide you some general guidance regarding leave issues and COVID-19.   Since many leave issues are dependent on the facts of your individual situation, we cannot provide legal advice on these issues through this article.  Please do call us if you have questions about your […]

Public Meetings Update in the Face of COVID-19

The Local Government Law Group From our 2020 Special Edition e-newsletter During the COVID-19 emergency and social distancing, we’ve received questions on how Oregon governments can continue to comply with the public meetings laws over the next several weeks.  This article provides some generic advice and does not take into account particular council or board rules or […]

Telecommunications/Cable Franchise Update

Christy K. Monson From our Winter 2019 e-newsletter A while back some of you may have received an email from the League of Oregon Cities explaining that the Federal Communications Commission was in the process of taking testimony about how cities and other local governments collect fees from cable and telecom companies for the use […]