He wasn't willing to assume the risk with a different direction. Sorenson said the Board needs to be responsive to legitimate requests by the public for assistance from government. He said only a few people have asked for the right to perform marriages and the response they receive from Lane County government is no. He said he finds that offensive and there needs to be a proactive approach to make certain that people who have legitimate requests get answered. He said he would not support the motion.
Motion fails for lack of a second.
Sorenson suggested further discussion on this topic. She noted there were two other commissioners that wanted to have the work done for formalization in today's meeting. Green agreed with Dwyer that the information should be readily available. Sorenson said with regard to the 15 minute rule, if a commissioner wishes to make a request for information or assistance, the commissioner must go through the board meeting for that request. Dwyer stated there needs to be a policy adopted regarding forfeiture.