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Public urges Lane County to ask sheriff finalists about sanctuary law, transgender protections and body‑camera policies; county posts timeline for interviews
Summary
Several public speakers at the May 20 Lane County Board of Commissioners meeting urged the board to ask sheriff finalists whether they will uphold the Oregon Sanctuary Promise Act and whether they will update policies affecting transgender and immigrant residents, and county HR outlined a recruitment timeline.
Several public speakers at the May 20 Lane County Board of Commissioners meeting asked the board to require specific questions of finalists for the county’s sheriff vacancy, and county human resources staff described the timeline for screening and interviewing applicants.
Public commenters asked that finalists be asked whether they will uphold the Oregon Sanctuary Promise Act, update or create policies protecting transgender and immigrant people, protect public officials who are following state law from federal enforcement, and review use‑of‑force and body‑camera policies. Emily Heilbren, an organizer with Trans Alliance of Lane County and United for Immigrant Justice, said the questions would “let…
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