Oregon City Attorneys Association
2019 Government Law Review
Presented by the OSB Government Law Section and the Oregon City Attorneys Association
Friday, September 27, 2019
Sunriver Resort
6.5 CLE credits pending
Hotel Information: A block of rooms for Thursday and Friday nights have been secured at the Sunriver Resort. If you wish to utilize the discounted room rates, you must reserve your room no later than Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-547-3922 and asking for the group rate associated with the "Oregon City Attorneys Association Fall CLE." Rates range from $189 to $259 per night. Taxes and resort fees also apply. The Sunriver Resort, assuming availability exists, has agreed to honor the discounted room rates for the three day prior to the three days after the date of the conference for those conference attendees who wish to stay in Sunriver area for an extended period of time.
Preliminary Program
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast.
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome.
Douglas McGeary, 2019 Gov’t Law Section Chair
Nancy Kerns, 2019 OCAA President
8:45 – 9:45 Cyber Attacks – What Municipal Attorneys Need to Know
Brian Sniffen, Wildwood Law Group
Handout - Cyber Attacks
9:45 – 10:30 Municipal Taxing Authority
Chad Jacobs, Beery Elsner & Hammond
Handout - Municipal Taxing Authority
10:30 – 10:45 Break.
10:45 – 11:45 Governing Bodies in Conflict – The Municipal Attorney’s Role
Robert Taylor, City of Portland
Steven Dingle, Lane County
Douglas McGeary, McGeary Law Firm
Josh Soper, City of Sherwood
Handout 1 - Team Optimization Proposal
Handout 2 - CVI Overview
Handout 3 - Governing Bodies
11:45 – 12:00 OSB Gov’t Law Section Annual Meeting.
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch, Networking.
1:00 – 2:00 A Lawyer’s Guide to Employee Disciplinary Actions
Steve Norman, CIS
Handout - Disciplinary Actions
2:00 – 3:00 Oregon’s Ethics Law –Advising Municipal Clients
Kristina Kraaz, City of Springfield
Susan Myers, Oregon Government Ethics Commissions
Handout 1 - Oregon Ethics Law
Handout 2 - Brade Advice Letter
Handout 3 - McGrane Staff Opinion
Handout 4 - Kraaz Advice Letter
Handout 5 - Towery Advice Letter
Handout 6 - Stokes Staff Opinion
3:00 – 3:15 Break.
3:15 – 4:15 The Reinvention of Single-Family Zoning in Oregon
Mary Kyle McCurdy, 1000 Friends of Oregon
Lauren Sommers, City of Eugene
Erin Doyle, Washington County
Handout 1 - Single Family Zoning
Handout 2 - House Bill 2001
Handout 3 - DLCD Key Elements of House Bill 2001
4:15 – 5:00 The 2019 Legislative Session in Review
Erin Doyle, Washington County
5:00 – 5:15 OCAA Annual Meeting