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Newport council hears League of Oregon Cities roundup on 'shot clock,' drones, lodging tax study

3407547 · May 19, 2025
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At a Newport City Council work session, the mayor summarized League of Oregon Cities updates from a Friday webinar, including progress on a 'shot clock' review timeline, draft changes to law enforcement drone use (SB 238), uncertainty in the state revenue forecast and movement on legislation to study transient lodging tax flexibility (HB 3962).

Mayor Kaplan summarized updates from the League of Oregon Cities’ weekly webinar on state legislation and budget matters, telling the Newport City Council that several bills could affect local permitting, public-safety tools and lodging taxes.

The League reported that a so-called “shot clock” bill (sponsored in part by Sen. Anderson) now reflects a 120-day requirement for local governments to complete final engineering-plan reviews, or a mutually agreed extension with an applicant; earlier drafts used 90 days. The League also flagged Senate Bill 238, which would revise rules on law-enforcement use of unmanned aircraft systems, and noted movement on HB 3962, a…

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