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Key outcomes at a glance
- Recycling Modernization Act funding authorization: The board voted to authorize the \"full\" level of authorization for the county's unincorporated per-capita contamination-reduction funds and related categories, delegating receipt and administration to service providers (Recology, Waste Management or other providers) for the 2025 cycle. The motion was amended to require yearly reporting from the service providers; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioners and staff discussed administrative burdens and liability concerns if the county took the funds in-house; staff recommended delegation to service providers for the first year to allow the program to mature.
- Ordinance 941: The board adopted Ordinance 941 amending the Yamhill County Parks Code, revising Wheatland Boat Ramp parking regulations and repealing the Rogers Landing Park fee schedule; the ordinance was read and adopted as an emergency measure and passed unanimously.
- Parks fee schedule: Commissioners confirmed the fee schedule can be amended by board order separate from the ordinance process.
- Personnel policies: The board adopted multiple personnel policies with effective dates in mid-April:
- Family and Medical Leave policy (effective April 18)
- Whistleblower policy (effective April 18)
- Campsite removal and property storage policy (amended to use statutory language for \"camping\" and approved)
- Employee handbook: A motion to adopt the consolidated employee handbook (effective April 18) failed on a 2-1 vote; commissioners requested further work on media and publication-related language before final adoption.
- Contracts and project awards:
- The board approved intent to award the 2025 chip-seal contract to Sierra Santa Fe Corporation for $1,484,740.
- The board approved the 2025-27 Oregon Juvenile Crime Prevention Plan.
- The board approved rescinding Board Order 25-82 and approved Amendment No. 1 to grant agreement No. 10757400 with Chemeketa Community College (early childhood educator development); staff described this as a housekeeping correction to the agreement.
- Consent agenda: The consent agenda (including an appointment to the Road Improvement Advisory Committee) was approved unanimously.

Why it matters
Several of the approved items affect county operations and budgets. The Recycling Modernization Act funding authorization determines whether the county or local service providers will administer the new per-capita contamination-reduction funding and related reimbursements; county leadership chose to delegate administration to service providers for the initial cycle while requiring annual reports. Personnel policies and the employee handbook affect all county employees: commissioners asked for extra work on media and publication language before finalizing the employee handbook.

Formal actions (selected)
(See structured list below for motions, vote tallies and notes.)

Provenance: Actions recorded in the meeting transcript at the consent agenda, item H-1 (recycling funding authorization), the ordinance reading and multiple item votes throughout the April 3 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners Formal Session 040325","oneSentenceSummary","The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on April 3 adopted an ordinance amending county parks code, approved several personnel policies and delegated state recycling-funding administration to local service providers with an annual reporting requirement.","taxTitle","Yamhill County, Oregon","taxId",37510,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6613927,"Yamhill County reviews options for remaining behavioral health housing funds",2106,1560000,3666000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2866833-1164600d58063f0ce9c853e7d49a32a3&start=1560&end=3666","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2866833-1164600d58063f0ce9c853e7d49a32a3/thumbnail_1560000.jpg","/articles/6613927/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Yamhill-County-reviews-options-for-remaining-behavioral-health-housing-funds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613927-1263e5545f8c6295ed455e54fda6856e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201100&Signature=jLZ9mLJ7CL7Dswdk9urua4WE4h6ApmCdNPon41xv2-KxhZTWIIWkaeZX3ms3Ic0s0Wo0LQO85RgBqvi~zbkI~VFPVNAteHB7F9UhScKVsvr9yijk5rDlElgt6viaEucT1RXh9vXc10GU8TwmJyUSAUSPSD0OPzFGUflzYnkpwO0rqI1LVd1Ni3L9TPPs5WBl6TYpkGf6KDq2DeM1x5NqSWups0MUgL~HIlNjgIczMdxA-nyB8--SadfJQokC3HJOs-nls-ygrEJRvIFbO7RdmjJ-IKthGgTgn1RnSu8Sf87xVHyShoVr1GWnC0fV7hqdm7i-E7rNwKVWvNAx-1gvgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Yamhill County commissioners heard a staff briefing April 3 on remaining state behavioral health housing funds and possible uses, including residential treatment beds, substance-use disorder residential programs and housing for the county's aid-and-assist population.

Lindsey Manfren, a county staff member who presented the update, said the county originally received \"a little over $3,000,000\" for behavioral health housing programs and that a portion remains unobligated. \"So currently, we have a little over $1,300,000 that is unobligated,\" she said. Manfren said the county must obligate the funds by the end of the calendar year or risk returning them to the state.

Why it matters: commissioners and staff said there is local demand for short-term residential treatment and supportive housing for people with serious mental illness who cannot currently be placed elsewhere. Several options explored by staff are capital investments that would require additional ongoing funding for operations; Manfren said Medicaid billing would likely be the primary revenue source to support ongoing operations after capital costs.

What staff described
- Secure residential treatment / RTFs: Manfren said the statewide capacity is small and other Oregon counties have used similar funds to build SRTFs \"to stabilize individuals into other housing settings.\" Marion County was cited as an example of a county that is opening a facility.
- Substance-use residential treatment: Manfren said the state funds cannot be used for medically managed withdrawal/detox but can fund longer-term residential treatment for people with substance-use disorders.
- Aid-and-assist housing: Manfren described a non-congregate model for people found unable to aid and assist in criminal proceedings. She said the county would prefer small, apartment-style units with daytime staffing (not 24/7) rather than congregate shared-housing.

Manfren cautioned that $1.3 million would not be sufficient on its own to create larger facilities and that partnerships or additional funding would be needed for many proposals. \"The $1,300,000 is not going to, create any of those facilities on its own,\" she said.

Commissioners' questions and direction
Commissioners asked about sustainability, timelines, and whether the funds could buy county-owned property. Manfren and other staff said sustainability for program operations would likely rely on Medicaid billing and that some proposals could be implemented more quickly than others. She suggested aid-and-assist-style housing might be the most straightforward to stand up from an operational standpoint.

County counsel and contract staff said obligations under the grant require the county to \"obligate\" the funds by the deadline to avoid return to the state; staff clarified that \"obligated\" means entering into binding contracts or orders for property or services rather than fully spending the money by that date. Staff also noted that for real property expenditures of $100,000 or more there is an additional step: a declaration of restrictive covenants with the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Justice, which can take months to complete.

Next steps
Commissioners asked staff to continue pursuing multiple tracks without immediately committing funds to any single large project, and to prioritize third-party operated models where possible so the county would not carry long-term staffing obligations. Commissioners also asked staff to explore whether county-owned property could be repurposed and to continue conversations with neighboring counties, community providers and potential partners. Manfren said she would return with follow-ups as opportunities matured.

Provenance: Discussion began in the work session at the behavioral health briefing and continued through commissioner Q&A during the April 3 meeting.","Yamhill County commissioners heard a staff briefing April 3 on remaining state behavioral health housing funds and possible uses, including residential treatment beds, substance-use residential programs and housing for the county's aid-and-assist population.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6613922,"Parks advisory board highlights volunteer efforts, park plan progress and funding needs",892,820000,1712000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2866833-1164600d58063f0ce9c853e7d49a32a3&start=820&end=1712","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2866833-1164600d58063f0ce9c853e7d49a32a3/thumbnail_820000.jpg","/articles/6613922/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Parks-advisory-board-highlights-volunteer-efforts-park-plan-progress-and-funding-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613922-860cc7e0294dcf98cdb3c426aadbd57d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201100&Signature=jhFpeCH38YO0FbiBwqLxOI4rFkPuulC4j7ug1EeM~dyZZkiDA5ynuZ8MH~xyw4Nuf1T7UxvA30E1G5bq5Zd2C6FfMVH4970Tubai7rLeHkI-6A1up2LYxVtmGkIoHf5VSifP7xH3h7nkIgUZB9zPME8DPoL1snvWZ3HrVGJzpE1nra0oKZaV7dKtj855i3gOPllK0H7x0x9aED~5v-Zi-nimAJFbPiveQYF6WhVOQynEBuhfZECoYjvjkLatnl0Q~347vdvghQZFi6mwxt5LprmIQ2hUDI8OpoKLIUEhbyiTOMjW7NCJI-3CO8l5sTYAk-VV1CSc4vOlMcMPu7TExg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Yamhill County parks staff and the Parks Advisory Board briefed the Board of Commissioners April 3 on maintenance work, the park system plan and community outreach.

Travis Pease, identified in the meeting as the county's parks manager, said staff have focused on maintaining existing sites and addressing deferred maintenance, including repainting restrooms at Rogers Landing and Ed Grenfell and repainting a picnic shelter at Ed Grenfell. Pease said the department is also upgrading the camera system at Rogers Landing by replacing hardware and software and adding a camera.

Nessa Hayes, chair of the Parks Advisory Board, told commissioners the volunteer board has focused on outreach, planning and administration since early 2024. She said Design Workshop, the consultant the county selected to produce the park system plan, is about 75% complete and that staff expect to bring a draft to the advisory board and the commission before final approval. \"We're very happy with the firm that we have selected,\" staff said during the update.

Fundraising and events
The advisory board described community fundraising plans. Hayes said the board's July 12 event, \"Positively Electric,\" is a dog-friendly fundraiser at Ed Grenfell Park with a goal to \"raise $10,000 to restore power to the park and shelters.\" Hayes said volunteers recently raised $750 by \"passing the hat\" and plan repainting of picnic tables as part of broader volunteer efforts.

Park use and preparedness
Hayes reported traffic counts showing high single-day vehicle visits at some parks: \"1-day highs included 106 vehicles at Ed Grenfell and 617 at Rogers Landing,\" she said. The advisory board has also begun emerald ash borer preparedness in partnership with the Oregon Department of Forestry, including a tree inventory and trap placement; Hayes said the board is preparing grant applications for treatment and replanting.

Numbers and governance
Hayes told the board that Yamhill County Parks manages 272 acres across 18 properties but that only 83 acres are developed for public use; she added that the advisory board has logged \"over 646 volunteer hours this fiscal year,\" with a volunteer time value of nearly $22,000. The board also revised bylaws, helped update ordinances, and contributed to the county website redesign for parks.

Why it matters
Commissioners praised the advisory board's volunteer engagement and staff leadership, and they discussed the advisability of additional county support as the parks plan moves toward final approval in late spring or early summer.

Provenance: Parks presentation began when staff were invited at the department updates portion of the April 3 meeting and continued through the Parks Advisory Board remarks and commissioner feedback.","Parks staff and the Parks Advisory Board updated commissioners on maintenance work, a park system plan nearing completion, a July fundraiser to restore power at Ed Grenfell Park and emerald ash borer preparedness; advisory board cited 646+ volunteer hours and traffic counts that show strong use of Rogers Landing and Ed Grenfell parks.","actionData","errors"]

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