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2024 Commission Meetings
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome
| Chair Nash
|
9:05-9:30
| Public Comment
|
|
9:30-9:40
| Update: Unrepresented Persons in Oregon Courts
| Jessica Kampfe
Harry Noone
|
9:40-9:50
| Briefing: Budget
| Ralph Amador
|
9:50-10:00
| Action Item: Conditional Extension of THIP
| Jessica Kampfe
|
10:00-10:10
| Action Item: Policy Updates 1. Preauthorized Expense 2. Schedule of Guideline Amounts 3. Routine Expenses
| Amy Schabert
Kim Freeman
|
10:10-10:30
| Potential Action Item: OPDC Strategic Plan
| Jessie Lenhardt - Moss Adams
|
10:30-10:45
| Briefing: Executive Branch and Workforce Transition
| Jessica Kampfe
|
10:45-10:50
| Discussion: Bylaw Amendments
| Vice Chair Mandiberg
|
10:50-11:00
| ***Break*** |
|
11:00-11:20
| Briefing: Operations
| Emese Perfecto
|
11:20-11:30
| Briefing: Oregon Administrative Rules
| Jennifer Bell
Kim Freeman
|
11:30-11:40
| Briefing: Public Service Loan Forgiveness
| Kim Freeman
Heather Kessinger
|
11:40-11:50
| Briefing: Survey Results from April 2024 Retention Incentive Funds
| Kim Freeman
|
11:50-12:00
| Update: FCMS
| Mary Knoblock
|
12:00-12:10
| Update: Director's Update
| Jessica Kampfe
|
12:10-12:25
| Briefing: Local Court Spotlight: Douglas County
| Presiding Judge Kathleen Johnson
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome
| Chair Nash
|
9:05-9:20
| Public Comment
|
|
9:20-9:35
| Update: Unrepresented Persons in Oregon Courts
| Jessica Kampfe
Harry Noone
|
9:35-9:50
| Briefing: Budget
| Ralph Amador
|
9:50-10:20
| Discussion: December Legislative Days - Update on E-Board Request
- Update on Remediation Report
- Introduction: Anna Braun
| Jessica Kampfe
|
10:20-10:50
| Action Item: Approve Comprehensive Public Defense Report
| Jessica Kampfe
|
10:50-11:15
| Action Item: Approve Organizational Chart
| Chris Henderson
|
11:15-11:25
| **Break** |
|
11:25-11:40
| Update: Audit Committee Charter
| Vice Chair Mandiberg
|
11:40-11:50
| Update: FCMS
| David Martin
|
11:50-12:00
| Update: Director's Update
| Jessica Kampfe
|
12:00-12:20
| Briefing: Local Court Spotlight: Clatsop County
| Judge Peterson
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome
| Chair Nash
|
9:05-9:20
| Public Comment
|
|
9:20-9:35
| Update: Budget
| Ralph Amador
|
9:35-9:50
| Briefing: CAP
| Emese Perfecto
|
9:50-10:00
| Action Item: Approve Modernization and Remediation Plan
| Lisa Taylor
|
10:00-10:40
| Action Item: Approve December E-Board Requests
| Lisa Taylor
|
10:40-10:50
| Action Item: 2025 Commission Meeting Calendar
| Chair Nash
|
10:50-11:30
| Update: OPDC Six-Year Plan - Final Report
Action Item: Six-Year Plan Approval
| Scott Simpson, Moss Adams
|
11:30-11:40
| **Break** |
|
11:40-11:55
| Briefing: Assigned Counsel Program
| Jessica Kampfe
|
11:55-12:15
| Briefing: Local Court Spotlight: Coos/Curry Counties
| Presiding Judge Martin Stone
|
12:15-12:35
| Update: Unrepresented Persons in Oregon Courts
| Jessica Kampfe
Harry Noone
Madeline Ferrando
|
12:35-12:45
| Update: FCMS
| David Martin
|
12:45-12:55
| Update: Director's Update
| Jessica Kampfe
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
|
Item
|
Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome
| Chair Nash
|
9:05-9:20
| Public Comment
|
|
9:20-9:30
|
Update: Unrepresented Persons in Oregon Courts
| Jessica Kampfe
Harry Noone
|
9:30-9:45
|
Update: Budget
| Ralph Amador
|
9:45-10:15
| Update: Accounts Payable | Ralph Amador
|
10:15-10:20
|
Action Item: Policy Updates - Preauthorized Expense
- Schedule of Guideline Amounts
- Routine Expenses
| Amy Jackson
Kim Freeman
|
10:20-10:30
|
Action Item: Approve Executive Director Performance Evaluation Process
| Vice Chair Mandiberg
|
10:30-10:45
| Briefing: Survey Results in DAS Best Practices for Boards and Commissions
| Vice Chair Mandiberg
|
10:45-11:00
|
Briefing: Key Performance Measures
| Kim Freeman
|
11:00-11:15
| Update/Action Item: OPDC Federal Public Loan Forgiveness Program Policy
| Jessica Kampfe
|
11:15-11:30
| **Break**
|
|
11:30-11:45
| Briefing: Unrepresented Crisis
| Lane County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Jay McAlpin
|
11:45-11:55
|
Update: Legislative
| Lisa Taylor
|
11:55-12:20
|
Update: OPDC Six-Year Plan
| Jessie Lenhardt - Moss Adams
|
12:20-12:30
| Update: FCMS
| David Martin
|
12:30-12:50
|
Briefing: Provider Contract Extensions
| Jessica Kampfe
|
12:50-1:00
| Update: Director's Update
| Jessica Kampfe
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
|
Item
|
Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome | Chair Nash
|
9:05-9:20
| Public Comment
| Chair Nash
|
9:20-9:30
|
Update: Unrepresented Persons in Oregon Courts
| Jessica Kampfe
|
9:30-9:55
|
Discussion: Budget & Accounts Payable Update
| Ralph Amador
|
9:55-10:10
|
Action Item: Approve Agency Request Budget
| Jessica Kampfe
Ralph Amador
|
10:10-10:35
|
Action Item: Approve September E-Board Requests
| Jessica Kampfe
|
10:35-10:55
|
Action Item: Approve Legislative Reports
| Jessica Kampfe
Lisa Taylor
Adrian Smith
|
10:55-11:15
|
Briefing: Organizational Chart
| Jessica Kampfe
Chris Henderson |
11:45-12:00
|
**Break**
|
|
11:25-11:40
|
Update: Trial Data Report
| Jessica Kampfe
Maddie Ferrando |
11:40-11:45
|
Briefing: Draft Policy on Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness
(PSLF) Rule Changes
| Eric Deitrick
|
11:45-12:05
|
Briefing: Service Delivery Transition Planning
| Eric Deitrick
|
12:05-12:20
|
Briefing: Judge Guptill
| Judge Guptill
|
12:20-12:35
|
Briefing: Executive Director Performance Review Plan
| Susan Mandiberg
|
12:35-12:45
| Update: FCMS
| David Martin
|
12:45-12:50
|
Update: Director's Update
| Jessica Kampfe
|
1:00-2:00
| **Executive Session** | Chair Nash
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome | Chair Nash
|
9:05-9:20
| Public Comment
| Chair Nash
|
9:20-9:30
| Update: Unrepresented Persons in Oregon Courts
| Jessica Kampfe
|
9:30-9:45
| Action Item: Unrepresented Governors report
| Adrian Smith
Jessica Kampfe
Lisa Taylor
|
9:45-10:00
| Discussion: Budget Update
| Jessica Kampfe
Ralph Amador
|
10:00-10:30
| Action Item: Notice of Intent to request E-Board Funding
| Jessica Kampfe
Lisa Taylor
|
10:30-11:45
| Update & Action Item: Draft Policy Option Package Narratives for
2025 Agency Budget Request
Additional documents added:
• POP 103
• OPDC 2025-27 POP List
| Jessica Kampfe
Ralph Amador
|
11:45-12:00
| **Break**
|
|
12:00-12:30
| Briefing: Presentation from Judge Greenlick
| Judge Greenlick
|
12:30-12:45
| Update: Appellate
| Ernie Lannet
Shannon Story
|
12:45-1:00
| Update: FCMS
| David Martin
|
1:00-1:05
| Update: Director's Update
| Jessica Kampfe
|
2:00
| **Adjourn** |
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Meeting Agenda:
Time
|
Item
|
Lead(s)
|
1:00
| Welcome
| Chair Nash
|
1:00-1:30
|
Briefing: Proposals for Policy Option Package (POP) Concepts
| Jessica Kampfe
|
1:30-2:00
|
Action Item: Approval of Policy Option Package Concepts
| Jessica Kampfe
|
2:00-2:15
|
Action Item: Temporary Hourly Increase Program (THIP)
| Jessica Kampfe
|
2:15-2:30
|
Briefing: Process Review for Pre-Authorized Expense and Accounts Payable
| Jessica Kampfe
|
2:30-2:40
|
Action Item: Updating Policies on Pre-Authorized Expense, Routine Expenses, and Schedule of Guideline Amounts
| Jessica Kampfe
Amy Jackson
|
2:40-2:55
|
Briefing: Report on Workgroup Recommendations on Qualification Standards for Core Staff
| Shannon Flowers
|
2:55-3:00
|
Update: Director’s Update
| Jessica Kampfe
|
3:00
|
**Adjourn**
|
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
8:00-8:05
| Welcome | Chair Nash
|
8:05-8:50
| Public Comment
| Chair Nash
|
8:50-9:00
| Action Item: Extension of Temporary Hourly Increase Program
| Jessica Kampfe
|
9:00-9:10
| Update: Budget
| Ralph Amador
Jessica Kampfe
|
9:10-9:20
| Update: Legislative Update
| Jessica Kampfe
|
9:20-9:30
| Update: Unrepresented Persons in Oregon Courts
| Jessica Kampfe
|
9:30-10:30
| Briefing: Proposals for Policy Option Package (POP) Concepts
| Jessica Kampfe
Ralph Amador
|
10:30-10:45
| Briefing: OCDLA POP Proposal Regarding Recruitment
| Mae Lee Browning, Jana Baker &
Tristen Edwards, OCDLA
|
10:45-11:15
| Action Item: Approval of Policy Option Package Concepts
| Jessica Kampfe
|
11:15-11:25
| **Break**
|
|
11:25-11:40
| Briefing: Process Review for Pre-Authorized Expense and
Accounts Payable
| Jessica Kampfe
|
11:40-11:50
| Action Item: Updating Policies on Pre-Authorized Expense,
Routine Expenses, and Schedule of Guideline Amounts
| Jessica Kampfe
|
11:50-12:05
| Briefing: Qualification Standards for Core Staff
| Shannon Flowers
|
12:05-12:20
| Action Item: Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination Policy
| Shannon Flowers
|
12:20-12:25
| Update: Director's Report
| Jessica Kampfe
|
1:00
| **Adjourn** |
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome
| Chair Nash
|
9:05-10:05
| **Executive Session**
| Chair Nash
|
10:05-11:00
| Briefing and Action Item: Hourly Rate and Economic Survey
• Adoption of Compensation Formula
• Direction for Policy Option Packages
| Jessica Kampfe
Eric Deitrick
|
11:00
| **Adjourn**
|
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:30
| **Executive Session**
| Chair Nash
|
9:30-9:35
| Welcome
| Chair Nash
|
9:35-10:05
| Public Comment
|
|
10:05-10:30
| Update: Unrepresented Persons
• Status update
• Next steps (Intake Pilot Project)
| Jessica Kampfe
Harry Noone
|
10:30-11:00
| Update: Budget • Current Service Level (CSL) budget build for 2025-27
• Policy Option Packages (POP’s) budget build for 2025-27
• Update on Accounts Payable
• Update on Preauthorized Expenses
| Ralph Amador
Jessica Kampfe
|
11:00-11:45
| Briefing: Moss Adams Hourly Rate and Economic Survey
| Jessica Kampfe
Jessie Lenhardt
|
11:45-11:55
| **Break**
|
|
11:55-12:55
| Update: Six-Year Plan – Commission discussion regarding annual caseload and workload standards
Action Item: Direct OPDC Staff to work with Moss Adams to update Six-Year Plan with annual caseload and workload standard
| Jessica Kampfe
Eric Deitrick
Jessie Lenhardt |
12:55-1:15
| Action Item: Approval of Comprehensive Public Defense Report
| Jessica Kampfe
Lisa Taylor |
1:15-1:30
| Update: Director's Report
| Jessica Kampfe
|
1:30
| **Adjourn** |
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
|
Item
|
Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome
| Chair Nash
|
9:05-9:25
| Public Comment
|
|
9:25-10:15
|
Action Item: Approval of Legislative Reports • Quality Management Plan • FCMS Status Report • Executive Branch Transition • Modernization & Remediation Plan
| Lisa Taylor Jessica Kampfe
|
10:15-10:30
|
Briefing: Discussion of Draft Comprehensive Public Defense Report
| Lisa Taylor Jessica Kampfe
|
10:30-11:00
|
Action Item: May Legislative Days Request • Temporary Hourly Increase Program • Position Requests
| Ralph Amador Jessica Kampfe Eric Deitrick
|
11:00-11:30
|
Action Item: Policy Updates
• Preauthorized Expenses • Schedule of Guideline Amounts
| Ralph Amador Eric Deitrick
|
11:30-11:45
| **Break**
|
|
11:45-12:00
|
Action Item: Elect Vice-Chair
| |
12:00-12:30
| Action Item: Adoption of Bylaws
| Commissioner Mandiberg Eric Deitrick
|
12:30-12:40
|
Update: Director's Report
| Jessica Kampfe
|
12:40-12:50
|
Update: Unrepresented Persons
| Jessica Kampfe
|
12:50-1:00
|
Update: Budget
| Ralph Amador
|
1:00
|
**Adjourn** |
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
|
Item
|
Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome
|
|
9:05-9:25
| Public Comment
|
|
9:25-9:30
|
Action Item: Approval of February 7, 2024 OPDC Meeting Minutes
| Chair Nash
|
9:30-10:30
|
Briefing: 6-Year Plan to Reduce Representation Deficiency
| Scott Simpson, Moss Adams Jessie Lenhardt, Moss Adams Malia Brink, SMU Deason Center Jim Austin, JFA Institute Stephen Hanlon, Lawyer Hanlon
|
10:30-10:45
|
**Break**
|
|
10:45-11:05
| Action Item: Retention Incentive Payments
| Kim Freeman
Amy Jackson
|
11:05-11:20
| Action Item: Preauthorized Expense Policy
| Kim Freeman
Amy Jackson
|
11:20-11:25
| Action Item: Routine Expense Policy
| Kim Freeman
Amy Jackson
|
11:25-11:30
| Action Item: Schedule of Guideline Amounts
| Kim Freeman
Amy Jackson
|
11:35-11:50
|
Update: Unrepresented Persons and Temporary Hourly Increase Program | Shannon Flowers
|
11:50-12:00
|
Briefing: Trial Division Pilot Program
| Aaron Jeffers
|
12:00-1:00
| Break for Lunch
|
|
1:00-3:00
|
Panel Discussion: Current State of Public Defense in
Multnomah County • Juvenile: Maggie Carlson, YRJ; Kristy Barrett, Sage Legal; Cory Nies, PJD; Jason Pierson, PJD • Case Manager: Valentin Rosales; Shannon Getman; Toni Lopez; Cory Nies, PJD; Jason Pierson, PJD • Criminal: Carl Macpherson, MPD; Grant Hartley, MPD; Jon Sarre, PDC; Stacey Reding, MDI
| Shannon Flowers
Christine Breton Annie Borton Dana Brandon
|
3:00-3:15
|
**Break**
|
|
3:15-3:25
| Update: OPDC Budget
| Ralph Amador
|
3:25-3:40
|
Briefing: 2024 Legislative Session
| Lisa Taylor
|
3:40-3:50
|
Update: Director's Report
| Jessica Kampfe
|
3:50-4:00
| New Business
| Chair Nash
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
|
Item
|
Lead(s)
|
8:30-9:00
| Coffee/Networking
|
|
9:00-9:15
| Welcome and Overview
| Chair Nash
Director Kampfe
Eric Deitrick
|
9:15-9:45
|
Designed Team Alliance Workshop
| Paul Egbert, Ascent Leadership
|
11:45-12:00
|
**Break**
|
|
12:00-1:00
| Lunch & State Required Training (Overview of Boards & Commission)
| Sherry Kudna Eric Deitrick
|
1:00-3:00
| Briefing: Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, and Habits of Highly Effective Governing Bodies
| Scott Simpson, Moss Adams
Jessie Lenhardt, Moss Adams
|
3:00-3:15
| **Break**
|
|
3:15-4:15
| Action Item: Adoption of OPDC Bylaws
| Commissioner Mandiberg
Eric Deitrick
|
4:15-4:30
| Closing
| Director Kampfe
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
9:00-9:05
| Welcome and Introduction of New Commissioners
| Chair Nash
|
9:05-9:25
| Public Comment
|
|
9:25-9:30
| Action Item: Approve January 5, 2024, OPDC Meeting Minutes
|
|
9:30-9:40
| Update: Budget
| Ralph Amador
Director Kampfe
|
9:40-9:50
| Update: 2024 Session
| Lisa Taylor
Director Kampfe
|
9:50-10:00
| Update: Unrepresented
| Shannon Flowers
|
10:00-10:15
| Briefing: 9.9 million Retention Incentive Policy
| Amy Jackson
Kim Freeman
Director Kampfe
|
10:15-10:25
| Briefing: Annual Report of Audit Committee’s Activities
| Scott Latham
Latham Stack
John Hutzler
Director Kampfe
|
10:25-10:35
| Update: Governance Subcommittee
| Eric Deitrick
|
10:35-11:35
| Briefing: 2021 ACLU Pay Equity Complaint
| Jill Goldsmith, Workplace Solutions NW
|
11:35-11:45
| Update: Director's update
| Director Kampfe
|
Links to full meeting materials:
Time
| Item
| Lead(s)
|
10:00-10:15
| Introduction of New Commissioners
| Eric Deitrick
|
10:15-10:35
| Public Comment
|
|
10:35-10:50
| Action Item: Approval of Interim Bylaws
| Eric Deitrick
|
10:50-11:00
| Action Item: Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
| Eric Deitrick
|
11:00-11:10
| Action Item: Authorization of Governance Subcommittee
| Eric Deitrick
|
11:10-11:20
| Action Item: Approval of 2024 Meeting Schedule
| Eric Deitrick
|
11:20-11:30
| Action Item: Approval of Draft Legislative Reports
| Lisa Taylor
Ralph Amador
|
11:30-11:45
| Discussion on the State of Public Defense in Oregon
| Eric Deitrick
|
11:45-11:50
| Future Business
| Deputy Director Emese Perfecto
Eric Deitrick
|
Prior Meetings 2004 - 2023