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<p class=MsoNormal>Good morning:<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I met with a wide range of representatives who would like to
see numerous changes in Local Budget Law. The goal is to make <span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>edits/changes to the
local Budget Law Act, ORS 294.305 to 294.565. </span>There were many
proposals suggested at the last legislative session, but they were reduced to
just a few with a promise to review the suggestions for the next session.
Most of the changes were to address issues with county and city budget law, but
would have changed things for all local governments required to follow Local
Budget Law. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>My main contribution was to inform the group that school
districts and ESD’s would not fit into many of their
recommendations. There are already some big differences. We make
appropriations by fund and major function; while they make appropriations by
fund and major object. We have a chart of accounts; while they have no
code guidelines or requirements causing reporting county/city data at the state
level impossible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>One commonality is timelines of notices and
publications. If you have any suggestions for change, please complete the
Budget Law Issue Statement Template, save and return it to me by Monday,
November 6. We will review and compile the suggestions with a goal to
make Local Budget Law more understandable.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please find attached the Local Budget Law Issue Template.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:blue'>Barb Cruickshank</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:blue'>Oregon Dept of Education</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:blue'>(503) 947-5916</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:blue'>(503) 378-5156 Fax</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:blue'>barbara.cruickshank@state.or.us</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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