Oregon Statutes 285B.660 – Oregon Business Development Department to develop policy for distributions, work with district association, oversee rural grant services
The Oregon Business Development Department shall:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 285B.660
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) Develop the policy guiding the implementation of ORS § 285B.651 to 285B.676.
(2) Communicate the policy and the purposes set forth in ORS § 285B.655 to underserved rural jurisdictions.
(3) Determine the amount of moneys available for distribution to Oregon’s Economic Development Districts under ORS § 285B.655.
(4) Consult and coordinate with the district association on the distribution of moneys under ORS § 285B.655. When consulting with the district association on the use of moneys, the department and the district association shall consider:
(a) Which rural jurisdictions are most in need of the assistance provided under ORS § 285B.651 to 285B.676; and
(b) The geographical balance of the distributions and assistance.
(5) Work with the district association to determine the number and location of the grant writers and rural capacity builders to be hired with the moneys distributed.
(6) Make the distributions under ORS § 285B.655 in accordance with the policy and priorities developed under this section from moneys in the Oregon Rural Capacity Fund established under ORS § 285B.676.
(7) Oversee the rural grant services provided under ORS § 285B.651 to 285B.676.
(8) Periodically consult with the League of Oregon Cities, the Association of Oregon Counties, the Oregon School Boards Association and the Special Districts Association of Oregon on the implementation of ORS § 285B.651 to 285B.676. [2021 c.614 § 3]
See note under 285B.651.
[Formerly 285.565; 2003 c.662 § 20; renumbered 285C.090 in 2003]
285B.664 Requirements for member district receiving moneys; agreements with regional
(1) This section applies to a member district that receives moneys pursuant to ORS § 285B.655.
(2)(a) The member district shall expend the moneys solely to provide grant writing, grant administration, rural grant and rural capacity building services to rural jurisdictions for the purposes set forth in ORS § 285B.655.
(b) The moneys received by the member district, and the activities of the member district in expending the moneys, shall supplement and may not supplant the resources and activities of the member district.
(c) The member district may not use moneys received pursuant to ORS § 285B.655 to apply for grants for purposes unrelated to the purposes set forth in ORS § 285B.655.
(d) For purposes of a member district’s assistance to rural jurisdictions under this section, the Oregon Business Development Department may enter into an agreement with a regional solutions advisory committee appointed pursuant to ORS § 284.754 for a region in which the member district is located in order to coordinate the activities of the member district, including the use of the moneys distributed to the member district, and the regional solutions team for the region.
(e) The member district shall manage, document and submit quarterly reports to the department about the assistance the member district provides to rural jurisdictions under this section. The reports shall contain at a minimum all applicable information required under ORS § 285B.670 (2).
(3)(a) The member district may hire an individual under this section as an employee or an independent contractor.
(b) The member district may assign individuals hired under this section to provide the services described in subsection (2)(a) of this section to more than one rural jurisdiction. [2021 c.614 § 4]
See note under 285B.651.
[Formerly 285.573; 1999 c.460 § 6; renumbered 285C.055 in 2003]
[Formerly 285.575; 2003 c.662 § 15; renumbered 285C.060 in 2003]