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Upcoming Webinars
Land Use 201 - presented November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. by Josh Soper and Lydia Fisher. This free webinar will include more advanced land use topics, including tips on drafting staff reports, findings, and conditions of approval; conducting hearings; maintaining decision records; and drafting ordinances. Josh & Lydia will also provide an overview of key issues related to appeals and remands.
The webinar will last about an hour, with a Q&A afterward.
No problem if you cannot attend live; all registrants will receive a link to the recorded webinar, which will be posted on our YouTube channel.
Recent BEH Updates
Creating Generative AI Policies
Local governments around the nation and in Oregon are beginning to develop and adopt organizational policies and guidelines on generative AI usage so that such tools are used responsibly, ethically, and legally by their staff. Based on the recent explosion of generative AI use, it is critical that local governments take steps to formulate such policies and guidelines, if they haven’t already.
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