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October 23 2014 preemption event

PREEMPTION

We are hosting a panel discussion about preemption at 7 pm on Thursday, October 23 in room 110 of the Knight Law Center on the University of Oregon campus.  The immediate concern that brings this up is relates to Lane County’s attempt to preempt Eugene’s sick leave ordinance. Preemption was also a prominent issue in Oregon last fall with the state’s preemption of County attempts to regulate the use of genetically modified seeds.

Our speakers include:

Paul Diller, expert on Home Rule, teaches in the Law department at Willamette University

Jim Edmunson, Eugene attorney, former legislator in office when the state preempted local anti-gay ordinances

Ken Tollenaar, elderly civil servant known around Eugene as the eminence grise behind civil law; helped write the Home Rule referendum passed in 1954, former president of the Association of Oregon Counties

Pete Sorenson, county commissioner, former legislator and legislative assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives

Melissa Wischerath, Eugene attorney, will be the moderator

Reference Materials of interest include:

 

Paul Diller on home rule (40 pages):  http://law.uoregon.edu/org/olrold/archives/87/Diller.pdf

League of Oregon Cities 2006 publication  on home rule (25 pages):  http://www.orcities.org/Portals/17/Premium/HomeRule06newcover2012.pdf

County Home Rule in Oregon, prepared by Ken Tollenaar for the Association of Oregon Counties (129 pages):  http://www.aocweb.org/aoc/Portals/0/Policy%20Center/County%20Home%20Rule%20Paper.pdf

ALEC & sick leave preemption:
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/07/12551/paid-sick-days-gain-momentum-as-alec-allies-push-back

Text of one of the county ordinances preempting Eugene’s sick leave ordinance:
http://www.lanecounty.org/Departments/BCC/Documents/ORDINANCES/2014/14-04.pdf

Register Guard article on reaction to county’s ordinances:
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/31900391-75/story.csp

Eugene Weekly article quoting Melissa Wischerath:
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20140807/news-briefs/county-commission%E2%80%99s-anti-sick-leave-ordinances-questioned

Ken Tollenaar’s letter to Register Guard regarding the Lane County/city of Eugene conflict:
http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/31900496-78/county-government-rule-counties-eugene.html.csp

National Association of Counties article 2004 article about Dillon’s Rule – posted at CELDF:  http://www.celdf.org/downloads/Home%20Rule%20State%20or%20Dillons%20Rule%20State.pdf

 

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