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Oregon City to draft regional letter urging Clackamas County to consider flavored‑nicotine sales ban
Summary
The commission agreed to have the mayor and staff finalize a revised draft letter to neighboring cities seeking partners in requesting Clackamas County pursue a countywide flavored‑nicotine sales ban; commissioners asked edits to broaden recipients, remove city‑only statistics, add synthetic nicotine, and set a response timeframe.
Commissioners on Thursday agreed to move forward with a coordinated outreach effort seeking other Clackamas County cities' support for a countywide ordinance banning flavored nicotine products.
The item is a follow‑up from a July work session. Staff brought a draft letter (prepared with input from the city attorney) for the mayor to send to neighboring jurisdictions asking them to indicate interest in joining a broader request to the county. Commissioners suggested edits to shorten the list of named recipients, avoid making Oregon City's local statistics the focus, explicitly include synthetic nicotine in the proposed language, and set a timeframe for responses from potential partner cities.
Mayor Denise McGriff said some neighboring cities (Lake Oswego and Milwaukie) already have resolutions on the topic and that the commission would seek a wider coalition before making a formal county request. Commissioners discussed a 45–60‑day response window and asked staff to return with the cleaned up draft for the commission to review before sending.
Outcome: consensus to have staff and the mayor finalize a revised letter, solicit interest from other cities, and then assemble a joint request to Clackamas County if sufficient support is found.
