Salem, OR (Jan. 16, 2019) - Salem City Club, a biweekly gathering of more than 100 members, will meet on January 25 at the Willamette Heritage Center to discuss Oregon's unique taxation system. A former legislator and two think-tank executive directors will examine Oregon’s tax system, explain how it works and how it could be better.
Program moderator/panel member Lane Shetterly, a former legislator, will be joined by executive directors Alejandro Queral, Oregon Center for Public Policy and John Charles, Cascade Policy Institute to examine Oregon’s tax structure.
Shetterly, a partner in the law firm Shetterly Irick and Ozias in Dallas, served seven years in the Oregon Legislature with his last four years as Speaker pro tem. Currently, he is chair of the Oregon Law Commission, a position he has held since 1998.
Alejandro Queral, executive director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, is in his first year at OCPP after serving as director of community investments for United Way of the Columbia-Willamette.
John A. Charles, Jr. has served as president and CEO of the Cascade Policy Institute since 2005.
The meeting will take place Friday, Jan. 25, at 12 p.m. at the Willamette Heritage Center at 1313 Mill Street St. SE. Members are free. Non-members pay $10. All have the option to purchase lunch for $20. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. Register online at SalemCityClub.com.