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There were actually two Oregon Transportation Commission meetings this month. On January 17, the Commission held a telephonic Special Meeting with one agenda item. The Commission approved several temporary amendments to administrative rules that identify what documents DMV will accept as proof of identity and age. The amendments require DMV to verify Social Security Numbers and shorten the list of approved documents an applicant needs in addition to the Social Security Number.
The Commission took this action in order to implement Governor Kulongoski’s Executive Order to tighten identity documents issued in November. The new temporary rules will take effect on February 4. In the meantime, DMV will move forward with a permanent rule process that will allow further public input.
The regular Commission meeting took place in Salem on January 24. The agenda was light for routine work, but the important item was a two-hour workshop in which the Commission examined its authority, roles and responsibilities with Exec Staff. We discussed an analysis of the agendas for the past two years to see what the Commission actually spent its meeting time doing. We then moved to a discussion and refinement of the Commission’s work plan for the biennium, which the Commission began working on last fall. Once that plan gets finalized, it will influence what goes on future agendas.
It was an analysis the Commission has not done in my 11 years with the agency and a very interesting conversation.
The Legislative Supplemental Session begins February 4, so our next Commission meeting is in Salem on February 21.
All my best,
Matt
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