The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is pleased to issue its 2017 Legislative Agenda, for the pending federal and state legislative sessions (Agenda attached). This is the first time MCSO is publishing a Legislative Agenda, which is commonly recognized as a first step to engaging session.
"I am looking forward to working with our federal delegation and state legislators over the course of this legislative year. Public safety is a historic corner stone of session; I hope to serve as a resource and further thoughtful conversation as legislative measures about law enforcement and corrections are vetted," said Sheriff Michael Reese.
Legislative agenda's identify core values and assess an organization's role and needs in the intergovernmental arena. Legislative agenda's help organizations announce priorities despite dynamics unique to session:
* Roughly 500 registered interest groups lobby 90 legislators and the Governor, each session
* During Oregon's last long session in 2015, approximately 2,800 measures were introduced, not including amendments, resolutions, or memorials, resulting in about 800 new laws
* Of the estimated 2,800 measures introduced, almost 700 measures had demonstrable impacts on public safety
* Of the 800 new laws, nearly 200 laws were either directly or indirectly applicable to law enforcement, corrections, or business service operations
Prioritized issues are based upon criteria that touch upon intergovernmental responsibilities for property, programming, or monies; gaps in the law, public interest and more. Priorities for MCSO, turn on procedural justice, gun violence reduction, diversionary programming and corrections health.
"The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to advocating for policies that will strengthen community safety, making Multnomah County a better and more just place for all who live here. Our Legislative Agenda prioritizes challenging areas of public safety and attempts to give a voice to vulnerable populations in the County," said Sheriff Michael Reese.
The Multnomah County's Board of Commissioners are slated to adopt a County-wide Legislative Agenda later this month. The Oregon State Legislative session convenes February 1, 2017.
"I am looking forward to working with our federal delegation and state legislators over the course of this legislative year. Public safety is a historic corner stone of session; I hope to serve as a resource and further thoughtful conversation as legislative measures about law enforcement and corrections are vetted," said Sheriff Michael Reese.
Legislative agenda's identify core values and assess an organization's role and needs in the intergovernmental arena. Legislative agenda's help organizations announce priorities despite dynamics unique to session:
* Roughly 500 registered interest groups lobby 90 legislators and the Governor, each session
* During Oregon's last long session in 2015, approximately 2,800 measures were introduced, not including amendments, resolutions, or memorials, resulting in about 800 new laws
* Of the estimated 2,800 measures introduced, almost 700 measures had demonstrable impacts on public safety
* Of the 800 new laws, nearly 200 laws were either directly or indirectly applicable to law enforcement, corrections, or business service operations
Prioritized issues are based upon criteria that touch upon intergovernmental responsibilities for property, programming, or monies; gaps in the law, public interest and more. Priorities for MCSO, turn on procedural justice, gun violence reduction, diversionary programming and corrections health.
"The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to advocating for policies that will strengthen community safety, making Multnomah County a better and more just place for all who live here. Our Legislative Agenda prioritizes challenging areas of public safety and attempts to give a voice to vulnerable populations in the County," said Sheriff Michael Reese.
The Multnomah County's Board of Commissioners are slated to adopt a County-wide Legislative Agenda later this month. The Oregon State Legislative session convenes February 1, 2017.