Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Act as Deschutes County’s representative to the Legislature and lobby on behalf of the County on topics including, but not limited to: Land use laws and regulations, health and behavioral health programs, natural resource management, community and economic development, roads and transportation, law enforcement, adult and juvenile justice, community corrections, and employee and workplace management. 2. Assist in preparing position papers, exhibits, testimony, correspondence, proposed bill text and amendments as necessary. 3. Advise and assist County officials with planning, preparing, and implementing legislative strategies to accomplish the County’s goals and objectives and with preparing proposed legislation to be introduced during the session. 4. Building relationships with legislative champions for the County’s proposed legislative. 5. Facilitate a process to identify and prioritize bills introduced during the annual legislative session which may be of interest to the County and which may require active lobbying on the County’s behalf. 6. Monitor and track proposed legislation, programs, and proposals of interest to the County. Furnish written reports regarding the status of such on a regular basis. 7. Work directly with legislators and staff, the governor’s office, public officials and state agencies, special interest and industry groups, local governments, the Association of Oregon Counties, and other professional organizations to develop support for or opposition to proposed legislation, funding, policy, and regulatory decisions that may affect the County. 8. Coordinate and facilitate weekly or bi-weekly meetings held remotely between the Board of Commissioners and the County’s local legislative delegation throughout each legislative session. 9. Review periodic revenue forecasts and the proposed biennial state budget and alert the County to opportunities and obstacles. Identify funding opportunities and assess program requirements and guidelines. 10. Provide introductions to individual legislators, and arrange meetings, manage logistics, and prepare County officials for interaction with legislators, legislative staff, committees, interim work groups, and other public officials.