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Governance committee weighs limits of Oregon public meetings law: tours, joint meetings and social media
Summary
Portland’s governance committee discussed how Oregon’s new public meetings rules affect committee field trips, overlapping committee meetings and councilors’ social media interactions during a July 7 meeting; city attorney staff advised caution where a quorum could prompt notice requirements or be viewed as deliberation.
Portland’s governance committee discussed how recent Oregon public-meetings rules apply to on-site inspections, joint committee meetings and social-media communications at its July 7 session.
The guidance presented to the committee explains that on-site inspections or tours may be attended by a quorum so long as participants avoid deliberation and do not receive information that would lead decision making, a City Attorney’s Office attorney said. The committee’s debate focused on what kinds of interactions would cross the line into a meeting that must be publicly noticed.
The document under review is a do’s-and-don’ts list prepared by the City Attorney’s Office to help councilors comply with state law, including statutory changes tied to House Bill 2805. The document’s author, an attorney in the City Attorney’s Office, told the committee: "you're allowed to do…
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