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State Capitol Foundation seeks statutory clean-up, asks to reduce annual audits and expand board appointment flexibility
Summary
The Oregon State Capitol Foundation presented changes to its founding statute including moving some duties to Legislative Administration, allowing the foundation to appoint nonlegislative board members, and proposing biennial rather than annual audits to reduce administrative costs.
Genoa Ingram, executive director of the Oregon State Capitol Foundation, asked the committee to approve statutory changes that would update appointment procedures, reduce the frequency of mandated audits, and clarify which legislative entity may solicit gifts and grants.
Ingram said the foundation was created by statute in 1997 and became an independent 501(c)(3) under House Bill 2,037 in 2015. She told the committee that the current statute requires the…
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