ORS 285B.660
Oregon Business Development Department to develop policy for distributions, work with district association, oversee rural grant services
(1)
Develop the policy guiding the implementation of ORS 285B.651 (Definitions for ORS 285B.651 to 285B.676) to 285B.676 (Oregon Rural Capacity Fund).(2)
Communicate the policy and the purposes set forth in ORS 285B.655 (Distributions to assist rural jurisdictions with applications for funding) to underserved rural jurisdictions.(3)
Determine the amount of moneys available for distribution to Oregon’s Economic Development Districts under ORS 285B.655 (Distributions to assist rural jurisdictions with applications for funding).(4)
Consult and coordinate with the district association on the distribution of moneys under ORS 285B.655 (Distributions to assist rural jurisdictions with applications for funding). 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 (Definitions for ORS 285B.651 to 285B.676) to 285B.676 (Oregon Rural Capacity Fund); 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 (Distributions to assist rural jurisdictions with applications for funding) in accordance with the policy and priorities developed under this section from moneys in the Oregon Rural Capacity Fund established under ORS 285B.676 (Oregon Rural Capacity Fund).(7)
Oversee the rural grant services provided under ORS 285B.651 (Definitions for ORS 285B.651 to 285B.676) to 285B.676 (Oregon Rural Capacity Fund).(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 (Definitions for ORS 285B.651 to 285B.676) to 285B.676 (Oregon Rural Capacity Fund). [2021 c.614 §3](2)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(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 (Distributions to assist rural jurisdictions with applications for funding).(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 (Distributions to assist rural jurisdictions with applications for funding) to apply for grants for purposes unrelated to the purposes set forth in ORS 285B.655 (Distributions to assist rural jurisdictions with applications for funding).(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 (Regional Solutions Program) 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 (Annual report to legislature by Oregon Business Development Department) (2).(3)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(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]
Source:
Section 285B.660 — Oregon Business Development Department to develop policy for distributions, work with district association, oversee rural grant services, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors285B.html.
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