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Draft governance handbook recommends notice and limits for council off‑site visits under Oregon law
Summary
Policy analysts presented draft handbook guidance advising public notice when a quorum of council or a committee will attend off‑site meetings, recommending participants avoid deliberation on matters likely to come before council and noting that Oregon law exempts purely factual site visits from public meeting requirements.
Craig Cook and Aubrey Chen, policy analysts working with the Governance Committee, presented drafts and comparative research on Sept. 22 for how a council governance handbook might treat off‑site meetings and site visits.
Cook said the office reviewed practices in Oregon jurisdictions and asked the city attorney for guidance on the state’s public meetings law and related ethics rules. The presenters told the committee that Oregon law exempts site visits and on‑site inspections from the definition of a public meeting and also excludes communications that are purely factual or educational in…
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