Task force debates regional authority model and sets legislative timetable
Members discussed multiple governance models (joint powers authority, public corporation, regional district), membership options and early county/city outreach; the group emphasized producing legislative concepts by fall to inform the 2027 session.
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Task force members spent substantial time debating how a regional coordinating entity might be structured, who would sit on it, and how it could be authorized. Participants discussed models ranging from joint powers agreements to a public corporation similar in form to Oregon Health & Science University’s model, and asked for legal review and comparative examples.
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