Jeffrey G. Condit

Representative Experience

• Education Plus

  • Assisted school district client with formation of a park and recreation district to assume school aquatic facilities.

  • Assisted Portland Community College in the development and implementation of its 2000, 2008, and 2017 bond program expansions, including land use, construction contracts, property acquisition, and election law issues.

  • Successfully defended a circuit court challenge to the wording of a school bond ballot title.

  • Assisted multiple school districts and community college districts in drafting and enacting local public contracting rules in compliance with the Public Contracting Code.

  • Assisted school districts with judicial validation proceedings regarding bond measures.

  • Worked on acquisition of school sites, including advice on zoning and eminent domain.

  • Worked on land use permitting for new educational facilities and expansion of existing facilities.

  • Reviewed and opined on Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching (OSCIM) matching grants.

  • Drafted multiple policies and procedures, including bylaws, delegation of authority, censure policies, equity policies, and use of property policies.

  • Assisted with president and superintendent searches and employment agreement drafting.

  • Assisted with public records requests and Public Meetings law issues.

• Government & Public Entities Plus

  • Drafted and negotiated legislation creating a new type of special district for flood safety and water quality to manage the Columbia River levee system in north Multnomah County. ORS Chapter 550 passed in the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session. Currently assisting in implementation.

  • In prior legislative sessions, worked on legislation modifying drainage district authority, the urban growth boundary amendment process, land use appeal issues, and higher education governance.

  • Participated in state rulemaking under the Administrative Procedures Act with regard to urban growth review, energy facility citing, LUBA review process, and agency fee structures.

  • Drafted multiple intergovernmental agreements (IGAs), including agreements creating new intergovernmental entities. Recent agreements include:

    • Drafted a five-party IGA settling the designation of the Stafford area as urban reserve, and a three-party IGA governing concept planning for Stafford.
    • Drafting the ordinance and agreements for creation of a Joint Contracting Authority to serve four jointly managed special districts.
    • Creation of the Levee Ready Columbia governance structure among four districts, four cities, a Port district, and a county, to work toward accreditation and certification of the Columbia River levee system.
    • Drafting a coordination IGA for a Park and Recreation District.

  • Drafted and revised ballot titles, explanatory statements, and measure information for charter amendments, bond measures, and local option levies. Represented parties in ballot title challenges to state measures, and defended local ballot title challenges.

  • Assisted with drafting charter amendments, local ordinances, school district policies, and administrative rules. Such regulations have included utility codes, zoning ordinances, tax ordinances, and public contracting rules.

  • Assisted the City of Wood Village in redevelopment of its former City Hall site with a private development and with siting, design, and construction of a new City Hall.

  • Advised public clients regarding compliance with the Oregon Government Ethics Law, including requesting opinions for the Oregon Ethics Commission and participating in rulemaking.

  • Advise clients on compliance with the public records and meetings laws, including representation at the district attorney and circuit court levels.

  • Negotiated utility franchises with metro-area cities on behalf of telecommunications and energy utilities.

• Contracting & Procurement Plus

  • Drafted form construction contracts and revisions to AIA form contracts for public- and private-sector clients, including community colleges, private universities, school districts, and cities.

  • Drafted form personal services contracts and goods and services contracts.

  • Drafted or reviewed alternative retainage agreements.

  • Assisted clients with the public procurement process, including drafting and review of invitations to bid and requests for proposals.

  • Assisted in responding to and resolving bid or proposal protests.

  • Advised clients on the required procurement procedures under the Oregon Public Contracting Code and the Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance.

  • Assisted multiple public clients in drafting and passing exemptions to competitive bidding under the Public Contracting Code to allow use of alternative contracting processes, such as construction manager/general contractor and design-build.

  • Represented public and private clients to defend or bring state and local bid or proposal protests.

  • Advised public and private entities on Oregon prevailing wage rate issues, including drafting and filing prevailing wage determination requests with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).

  • Assisted public clients with implementation of programs to encourage contracts and subcontracts to minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, emerging small businesses, disadvantaged businesses, and service-disabled veteran businesses.

• Real Estate & Land Use Plus

  • Appeared many times before the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals and the Oregon Court of Appeals, primarily on land use matters.

  • Assisted a city in resolving a land use appeal and settling a related federal takings case.

  • Assisted private clients in drafting, negotiating, and passing development agreements for major projects in Hillsboro and Bend, including related agreements for creation of local improvement districts, provision of water service, system development charge credits and waivers, and transportation improvement timing and development responsibility.

  • Defended a city against a citizen initiated enforcement order at the Land Conservation and Development Commission.

  • Assisted the cities of Medford and Springfield in successfully obtaining LCDC acknowledgement of amendment of their urban growth boundaries.

  • Defended a private developer against a challenge to adoption of a master plan.

  • Assisted clients in navigating the local permitting process.