ORS 285B.664 Requirements for member district receiving moneys; agreements with regional solutions advisory committees; quarterly reports; member district hiring authority

(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.

Note: See note under 285B.651.