To set the record straight, the proposal was actually brought forward by Mr. Morgan on behalf of Stan Long and Terri Wilson who had conflicts with our meeting time that day. If those names sound familiar it is because Stan Long is the former Eugene City Attorney and a former Deputy Attorney General for the State of Oregon and Terri Wilson is a former long time County Cousel for Lane County. These two attorneys authored the proposal and their letters explaining why are public record as they were submitted by Mr. Morgan.

Both attorneys are concerned with the wasting of taxpayer resources because the courts refuse to make a determination of whether a ballot measure is of county concern early in the process as recently shown in the Bowers decision here in Lane County.

The proposal does not create any new powers, it only codifies powers granted to home rule counties like Lane in the Oregon Constitution and under ORS 250.155 to establish procedures for local initiative processes.