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AOC director tells Clackamas County commissioners advocacy and county partnerships remain central as next legislative fight looms
Summary
Dr. Gina Nickel, executive director of the Association of Oregon Counties, briefed the board on AOC activities, recent advocacy wins (TLT distribution adjustments, farm‑store authority, telehealth alignment) and warned of ongoing negotiations over behavioral‑health county authority and CFAA contracts that AOC expects to revisit in 2027.
Dr. Gina Nickel, executive director of the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC), addressed the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners on April 23 to outline AOC’s advocacy, education and technical‑assistance work for Oregon’s 36 counties.
Nickel described recent outcomes in which counties secured a larger share and flexibility in the transient‑lodging‑tax distribution, clarified farm‑store approval authority in…
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