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Oregon Trails. An Occasional Newsletter from the Association of Oregon Counties. Latest Edition (March 10) now available HERE. For earlier editions, click on News and Publications at the top, drop down to Oregon Trails.

Legislative Committee and Board Update. Now available HERE. Recaps February 15th meeting. AOC policy staff has generated a scan of the legislation pending before the Special Session that could impact counties. Read it HERE.

Important Public Health Information. Learn more about how to enroll children who have no health insurance in the Oregon Health Plan and learn how you can prepare for the February 17 release of the County Health Rankings. You can get all of this information HERE.

Are you registered for the NACo Legislative Conference? The conference is March 6-9 in Washington, D.C. Get more information and registration materials from the NACo Web site. Oregon commissioners will be busy March 4 and 5 meeting with members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation and key officials of the Administration. Click HERE for a copy of our scheduled visits.

Government Transparency. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger has launched a systematic review of Oregon's transparency laws to identify weak points and suggest improvements in time for the 2011 legislative session. A series of public meetings have been scheduled - the first in Salem on February 24. Get more information HERE.

2010 AOC Officers

Immediate Past President Linda Modrell, 2^nd Vice President Barbara Briggs, President Steve Grasty, 1^st Vice President Janet Carlson, Treasurer Pat Shaw

Government Efficiency. The Effective and Cost-Efficient Service Provision Task Force is up and running. The Legislature established the task force to explore ways to make local and state government more efficient and effective. For more information, please visit the task force web site.

Conservation Corps Request. The Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (OYCC) is soliciting Letters of Intent to apply for Summer 2010 OYEI Grant funding. Attached please find a Memo announcing the solicitation of Letters of Intent for the Summer 2010 OYEI Grant funding cycle. Also attached is a Letter of Intent Template Form that needs to be completed and submitted as the Letter of Intent.

Wind Energy Report. The AOC Board of Directors has accepted the Wind Energy Task Force Final Report and authorized its distribution to AOC members for their consideration and implementation. You can read that report HERE. The Wind Energy Task Force was created in November, 2008 to pursue uniform wind energy review guidelines for consideration of commercial wind energy projects through the county land use permitting process. The guidelines could ultimately become part of each county’s land use regulations and conditional use process. Questions? Contact Art Schlack at the AOC office in Salem.

OREGON COUNTIES - Providing Vital Public Services Since 1843. AOC has produced a 15 minute video about county government in Oregon. You can view it here http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&channelID=466093118

and if you want a DVD of your own to show in your county, contact Eric or Laura at the AOC office. (It looks awesome on a big screen!)

AOC MEMBERS GET INVOLVED! Please remember that if you have an issue you would like AOC to run through the steering committee/legislative process, please fill out the AOC Legislative Issues form to get the ball rolling. The form can be found on this Web site under "Policy Center" and Steering Committees." Or, for a limited time, click the link above.