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Have You Checked Your CPI? The Portland CPI index has been discontinued

Diana Moffat From our February 2018 e-newsletter Many local government agencies rely on the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) to determine wage increases and other forms of compensation for their employees. The CPI is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for […]

2021 Legislation – Action Items

Carrie Connelly From our Summer 2021 e-newsletter Homelessness: 1. Pursuant to ORS 203.077, all cities and counties are required to enact policies recognizing the problem of homeless individuals camping on public property, and ensuring humane treatment in the event of removal from those sites. If your city does not yet have such a policy on […]

2021 Oregon Legislation Police Reform

Diana Moffat From our Summer 2021 e-newsletter The following bills, amongst others, came out of Oregon’s 2021 recent legislative session. The following bills could be of interest to you as you navigate your relationships with your unionized public-sector employees. The bills outlined below contain just a summary of the newly enacted statutory requirements. You should […]

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 […]