How to Participate
Attend a Committee Meeting
Community members are welcome to attend meetings of the Oregon Resource Allocation Advisory Committee. Meetings are held each month virtually via Zoom. The date, time and link to join meetings are posted on the ORAAC Meetings page and announced by email. You can
sign up to receive notices of OHA’s public meetings by email.
Provide Public Comment
Members of the public are welcome to participate by providing public comments. Comments can be made in writing by email or verbally during the comment section of ORAAC meetings. There is time set aside for members of ORAAC to listen to your comments and feedback on the guiding values, decision-making tool and other topics before the committee. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per person.
Before you sign up to provide comment, please read the ORAAC Public Comment Process document, which explains what you need to do and what to expect on the day of the meeting.
Comment at a Meeting
Time to provide comments in ORAAC meetings is limited to 10 minutes total. Each commenter may speak for up to two minutes. Before signing up to provide comment, please read the public comment process above.
To share public comment verbally during the next ORAAC meeting held virtually via Zoom, please
complete the survey to indicate your interest. Please submit your request for public comment at least two business days before the meeting. OHA staff will contact you before the meeting to confirm your request.
Public comments will be scheduled in the order in which they are received. If you wish to make a comment, please complete the survey or reach out to staff as soon as possible since the number of comments per meeting is limited.
If you need assistance signing up to provide public comment, please call or email Kristen Darmody at least two business days before the meeting: 971-888-3358 (voice/text) or kristen.c.darmody@oha.oregon.gov.
Email Your Comments
You are welcome to provide comments in writing in addition to or instead of speaking in a meeting. Please send your comments to
oha.resourceallocation@odhsoha.oregon.gov.
Comments will be given to ORAAC members to read and will be posted on the ORAAC web page with other meeting materials.
Disability Accommodations and Language Access
All ORAAC materials are available in Spanish and meetings include simultaneous Spanish interpretation. Automated speech recognition transcription (captions) is enabled in ORAAC Zoom meetings.
For people who speak a language other than English or people with disabilities, we can provide free help. Please contact Kristen Darmody, 971-888-3358 (voice/text; se habla español),
kristen.c.darmody@oha.oregon.gov at least two business days before the meeting. All relay calls are accepted. Some examples of the help we can give you are:
- Sign language and spoken language interpreters
- Written materials in other languages or transcripts
- Braille
- Large print
- Audio and other formats
To best ensure our ability to provide an accommodation, please contact us even if you are only considering attending the meeting. The earlier you make a request the more likely we can meet the need.