In the last year, through intensive and persistent lobbying of city and state officials, the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland has worked to:
Create builder-friendly legislation:
The Government Affairs Team of the HBA of Metropolitan Portland consists of two experienced staff who represent HBA’s members before the 37 local governments and boards under its jurisdiction. The staff monitors, testifies, and reports on subjects including service development charges (SDC’s), fee increases, code changes and local elections.
The hottest issues are reported on regularly in the Around the Region section of the Home Building News and posted online. Members who serve on the Government Affairs and Legal Action Committee (GALA) and Political Action Steering Committee (PAC) provide staff with important directions and input when representing the association and its members.
Make political issues more accessible to builder:
The Political Action Steering Committee (PAC) works to increase the clout of the association through political involvement.They set HBA’s political priorities through analyses of each race.These analyses include looking at the level of importance the position is to the industry as well as interviewing candidates and researching their backgrounds.