Oregon has been a leader in the development of collaborative
governance systems and models. The state has benefited from the work of
organizations formed to bring together the public, private and civic sectors to
solve problems and seize opportunities in a collaborative way.
In order to create a prosperous economy, healthy environment and
equitable society, a need exists in the state to create an infrastructure to
support communities of place and interest that want to take a collaborative
approach to solving problems and maximizing opportunities at the state,
regional and local level. A collaborative infrastructure includes resources to
support collaborative decision making; dispute
resolution; implementation; public engagement and interagency cooperation.
Regional Advisory Committees have been established by the Governor
to identify priority issues in eleven regions of the state. These committees
will also assist in leveraging resources between the public, private and civic
sector resources to address these priorities.
Regional Solutions Centers have been established by the
Governor in six university and community college locations throughout the state. These centers house state agency staff that are co-located to
ensure an integration of state effort and investment in regional priorities.
The Oregon Solutions Steering Committee is a statewide group
comprised of the public, private and civic leadership of the state. It helps
chart a course for identifying issues and projects that will benefit from a
multi sector approach, address problems and opportunities that have a statewide
significance, and produce solutions that can be applied in other parts of the
state.
The Oregon Solutions Program is housed at Portland State
University and provides a neutral forum to undertake projects that address the
state’s Sustainable Community Objectives and utilizes conveners appointed by
the Governor.
The Oregon Consensus Program is the state’s dispute resolution
program. It provides a neutral forum that matches public policy disputes with
skilled mediators to assist stakeholders in resolving differences and producing
agreements to move forward.
There is a need to coordinate these resources and programs to
maximize their effectiveness and ensure that their activities address regional
priorities around the state. It benefits the state to ensure that state agencies
utilize these resources and programs in a way that serves the state’s interest
through collaborative and integrated action to address state, regional and
local challenges and opportunities.
1. The Oregon Solutions Network (“Network”) is hereby established.
2. The Network will consist of the following people, programs,
organizations and centers:
a. The Central Oregon Solutions Center;
b. The Eastern Oregon Solutions Center;
c. The Portland Metro Solutions Center;
d. The Southern Oregon Solutions Center;
e. The Valley/North Coast Oregon Solutions Center;
f. The Oregon Consensus Program;
g. The Oregon Solutions Program;
h. The Governor’s Regional Solutions Director;
i. The Regional Solutions Conveners and Advisory Committees; and
j. The Governor’s Regional Coordinators.
3. The Oregon Solutions Steering Committee (“Steering Committee”)
will provide leadership for the Network. Its members are appointed by the
Governor and consist of the leadership of the public, private and civic sectors
of the State of Oregon. The Steering Committee will consist of the Governor and
will include but not be limited to designees of the following organizations and
governments:
a. Oregon Business Council, to be recommended by the Oregon
Business Council;
b. Association of Oregon Industries, to be recommended by the
Association of Oregon Industries;
c. Oregon Business Association, to be recommended by the Oregon
Business Association;
d. Meyer Memorial Trust, to be recommended by Meyer Memorial
Trust;
e. Ford Family Foundation, to be recommended by Ford Family
Foundation;
f. Oregon Community Foundation, to be recommended by Oregon
Community Foundation;
g. Association of Oregon Counties, to be recommended by
Association of Oregon Counties;
h. League of Oregon Cities, to be recommended by League of Oregon
Cities;
i. Metro, to be recommended by Metro; and
j. State of Oregon, to be selected by the Governor.
4. Members of the Steering Committee appointed will serve for three year terms and will not be entitled to per diem or
expenses. The steering committee will operate according to the principles of
consensus.
5. The Oregon Solutions Steering Committee will provide oversight
to the Network by:
a. Assisting with the statewide coordination of efforts;
b. Developing strategies for the integration of public, private
and civic resources and investments;
c. Reviewing the progress of Network programs, organizations and
centers in creating and implementing linkages between public, private and civic
partners;
d. Advising the Governor on legislative and administrative changes
necessary to remove institutional barriers to collaborative decision making and
implementation; and
e. Advising the Governor on the performance of state agencies in
supporting the state’s collaborative strategies.
6. The Governor will chair the Steering Committee, set the agenda
and work with the Steering Committee to frame issues for the Steering Committee
and the Network to address.
7. The Oregon Consensus Program shall participate in Regional
Solutions Centers by assisting in addressing regional priorities by providing a
neutral forum to resolve disputes and assist with decision making as
appropriate to achieve regional priorities.
8. The Oregon Solutions Program shall participate in Regional
Solutions Centers by assisting in addressing regional priorities by providing a
neutral forum to undertake multi-sector collaborative implementation projects
to achieve regional priorities.
9. The Governor’s Regional Coordinators shall refer projects and
cases to the Oregon Solutions Program and the Oregon Consensus Program as
needed to address regional and local priorities.
10. State agency Directors shall ensure that agencies participate
as project team members as requested by the Governor’s Regional Coordinator
when projects are developed to address regional priorities identified by
Regional Advisory Committees.
11. The Steering Committee will be staffed by: the Governor’s
Regional Solutions Director for the Network oversight functions listed in
number 5 above; the Director of Oregon Solutions for Oregon Solutions projects
and programs; and the Director of Oregon Consensus for Oregon Consensus cases
and programs.
Done at Salem, Oregon, this 16th day of December, 2011.
/s/
John A. Kitzhaber
John
A. Kitzhaber, M.D.
GOVERNOR
ATTEST
/s/
Kate Brown
Kate
Brown
SECRETARY
OF STATE
Pursuant to ORS 401.165, I find that severe winter weather
including heavy snow, freezing rain, torrential rain, snow melt, and record
flooding have resulted in a threat to life safety and property damage in Benton,
Coos, Lincoln, and Marion Counties beginning on January 17, 2012 and
continuing. These conditions have resulted in evacuations of more than 200
residents, road closures, stranded motorists, flooded buildings and homes,
power outages and many areas of inaccessibility.
In Benton, Coos, Lincoln, and Marion Counties, recent snow,
ice, heavy rain and record flooding have made a significant number of roads
inaccessible to emergency vehicles or emergency related vehicles. There are
immediate life, health, and safety issues caused by this severe winter weather
and requests for additional labor, supplies, and equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS DIRECTED AND ORDERED:
1. The Oregon Military Department’s Office of Emergency Management
shall implement the State’s Emergency Operations Plan, and coordinate with
state and local agencies impacted by this severe winter weather event.
2. The Oregon National Guard shall provide the necessary manpower
and equipment required to respond to requests from counties received by Oregon
Emergency Management to facilitate response to this severe winter weather
event.
3. The Oregon Department of Transportation shall provide the
necessary manpower and equipment required to respond to requests from affected
counties received by Oregon Emergency Management or in place mutual aid
agreements to facilitate response to this severe winter weather event.
4. Oregon Emergency Management shall coordinate all other
appropriate agencies of the State of Oregon in using personnel, supplies, and
equipment required in response to this severe winter weather event;
5. All other departments are directed to coordinate and assist as
needed with assessment and mitigation activities to address current and
projected conditions.
This emergency is declared only for Benton, Coos, Lincoln, and
Marion Counties. Other counties may be added to the declaration at a later
time.
These findings were made verbally on January 19, 2012 at 3:36 p.m.
Done at Salem, Oregon, this 20th day of January, 2012.
/s/
John A. Kitzhaber
John
A. Kitzhaber, M.D.
GOVERNOR
ATTEST
/s/
Kate Brown
Kate
Brown
SECRETARY
OF STATE