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Kotek touts faster hiring, lower vacancy rates and transfer of Public Defense Commission to executive branch

2117795 · January 13, 2025
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Governor Tina Kotek said state agencies have reduced hiring times and vacancy rates after issuing management expectations, and she noted the Oregon Public Defense Commission now sits within the executive branch.

Gov. Tina Kotek said her administration has focused on improving state business operations and staffing and that the executive branch welcomed the Oregon Public Defense Commission into its agency ranks.

Kotek said she sent a letter of expectations to agency leaders in her first week in office and has appointed more than a dozen agency directors. She reported…

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