ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Oregon Shortline Railroad Association – Passage of Connect Oregon for multimodal freight funding and increased investment in the state Rail Rehabilitation Fund.

Oregon Ports Group - Establishing a program to fund the clean-up of derelict and abandoned vessels; creating the Oregon Freight Advisory Committee within the Oregon Department of Transportation; passage of the Connect Oregon multimodal freight project funding program; maintaining funding for rural infrastructure and port programs; maintaining a Ports Division within the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department, despite the objections of the agency.

Oregon Juvenile Department Directors Association - Support of the legislative package developed and proposed by the Oregon Law Commission’s Juvenile Code Revision Work Group; advocating for Juvenile Crime Prevention Funding through the State CCF (formerly through the Criminal Justice Commission); advocating for funding for Oregon Youth Authority closed custody beds.

Seattle NW Securities - Improvement to statutes governing issuance of debt by public jurisdictions, including bonding for PERS liabilities.

Oregon Association of Area Agencies on Aging & Disabilities – In an interim where budgets were tighter than ever before, Palmateer has been able to move budget issues at the Emergency Board for this client in the daunting area of human services funding. This has resulted in major legislative wins for increased funding to programs throughout all counties of the state and impacts thousands of Oregonians. During the 2005 Legislative session, Ms. Palmateer worked to advance budget goals from state agencies to increase overall allocations to entities represented by the Association. Work also included passage of significant bills to create dedicated and protected funding for programs, statute changes to better reflect the needs of the client, and recognition of the client as an expert and leader in their content field.

County Veterans Service Officers – In the 2005 Legislative session, the CVSO’s sought dedicated funding to support the high number of military personnel returning from the wars in the Middle East. Through Senate bill passage, a dedicated stream of funding was directed to the counties for the purposes of serving their veterans at the local level.

Friends of the Children – During the 2001 Legislative session, when no new community programs were realizing state funding, Ms. Palmateer worked to ensure passage of an appropriation to put this non-profit program into new cities throughout the state. This legislative negotiation resulted in similar funding at the Federal level following the state win.