MEETING PROCEDURES
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission conducts hybrid public meetings, allowing for testimony either in person or virtually. Meetings are also livestreamed from the Commission page and the ODFW YouTube channel.
Per statute ORS 496.108(5), the Commission must hold one meeting per year in each Congressional District. Meeting dates and locations are scheduled a year in advance and can't always align with the local community impacted by regulation changes, another reason why they are hybrid.
Meetings begin at 8:00 a.m. and proceed chronologically through the published agenda.
The Commission will take a lunch recess as close to noon as the agenda will accommodate.
Any changes to the meeting format—including shifts to virtual-only in case of emergency—will be announced on the Commission's website at www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/.
MEETING AGENDAS AND MATERIALS
Agendas and instructions for how to register to testify are posted for each meeting on the Commission website. If you wish to receive materials related to specific agenda items, please contact the Director's Office at (503) 947-6044 or email ODFW.Commission@odfw.oregon.gov to request a packet.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND PUBLIC FORUM
There are two ways to provide testimony on an exhibit or make a public comment:
1. Commenting on an Exhibit:
To provide virtual testimony on an exhibit scheduled on the meeting agenda, register at a link provided on the meeting agenda page at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting (typically by 8 a.m. the Wednesday before the Friday meeting). You will receive a testimony link to the meeting.
To provide testimony in person, you can register at the link on the agenda page or sign up in person at the meeting.
2. Providing Comments during Public Forum
The Commission includes an open public forum at each full Commission meeting for input on matters not included in the established agenda.
To provide a comment virtually or in-person during public forum, you must submit a request at the public forum link on the meeting agenda page no less than 48 hours in advance of the meeting (typically by 8 a.m. the Wednesday before the Friday meeting) for approval.
WRITTEN COMMENTS
Members of the public can also submit written comments on certain items on the agenda. To submit written comments on an exhibit, use the link provided under that exhibit to submit comments. Written comments should be received at least 48 hours before the meeting.
Written materials received 72 hours in advance will be shared with Commissioners prior to the meeting. Later submissions will be included in the record and distributed to the Commission as time allows.
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