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County government relations team outlines bill-tracking, intergovernmental coordination for session
Summary
The Washington County government relations team described weekly bill-tracking, a Friday memo and intergovernmental calendars as tools to coordinate county and regional advocacy during the state legislative session. Commissioners discussed communications and the need to keep GR staff apprised when commissioners engage with legislators.
County government relations staff told commissioners on Jan. 16 that their principal tools for the 2025 state legislative session are a weekly Friday memo, an attached bill-tracking report and an intergovernmental calendar that shows staff and partner activity.
Erin Doyle and the GR team said the Friday memo is the primary public-facing product during the session and that it is supplemented by a bill-tracker export that lists priorities, links to bill text and summarizes positions the county is taking. The team said it will continue to classify bills by priority so the board receives focused updates rather than every bill filed in Salem.
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