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Summary of votes and actions

- Fair board appointment: The board approved the appointment of Craig Brown to the fair board (consent agenda). Motion moved and passed unanimously.

- Mass‑gathering permit (Wildwood Music Festival): The board approved findings and the written decision supporting a mass‑gathering permit for the Wildwood Music Festival scheduled June 20–22, 2025. Commissioner counsel proposed and the board adopted an amendment to section 5 (fire control) clarifying that the applicant will allow a visit from the Grama Ronde [sic] Department of Emergency Services before the event and will comply with any requirements imposed by that agency, the Oregon Department of Forestry or the Oregon State Fire Marshal during the event. Motion passed unanimously.

- Radio system maintenance contract: The board approved Amendment No. 1 to a contract with SAR Enterprises Inc., DBA Communications Northwest, to provide radio system maintenance and related radio communication support services in a not‑to‑exceed amount of $400,000, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2027. Motion passed unanimously.

- Letter of support (Community Justice JRI grant): The board approved a letter of support to be submitted by Community Justice for the first phase of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) grant to the Criminal Justice Commission for the 2025–27 biennium. Motion passed unanimously.

- County policy revisions: The board repealed and adopted a series of administrative policies (listed in the agenda) and set an effective date of May 5 to allow posting before the policies take effect. Motion passed unanimously.

- Rogers Landing Park lease amendment: The board approved Amendment No. 2 to the lease agreement between Yamhill County and the City of Newberg (Board Order 99‑369) for a portion of Rogers Landing Park, extending the term through June 30, 2031. Motion passed unanimously.

- Opioid settlement participation forms (Target and Costco): The board postponed action on authorizing county counsel to sign final participation forms in the proposed national settlement agreements with Target and Costco. Commissioners requested a clearer breakout of the county’s anticipated share; staff agreed to return with a dollar figure the following week. Outcome: postponed.

- Camp Fire Columbia settlement: The board approved a settlement agreement to return remaining funds to Camp Fire Columbia in the amount of $102,453.46 and release any claims. Motion passed unanimously.

Why it matters: The votes cover public‑safety preparedness for a large summer festival, a multi‑year radio maintenance contract for county communications, administrative policy changes, long‑term lease continuity for a park property, and the disposition of nonprofit funds. The postponed opioid settlement sign‑off reflects the board’s request for a county‑specific distribution estimate prior to final authorization.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners Formal Session 04/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved several consent and business items on April 17, including a fair board appointment, a mass‑gathering permit for the Wildwood Music Festival with an added fire‑control condition, a radio maintenance contract capped at $400,000, and the return of Camp Fire Columbia funds.","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},6598314,"Yamhill County sheriff presents 2024 annual report, cites staffing pressures, rising jail medical costs and grant‑funded increases",2595,1628000,4223000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3043436-4d017f9fdbac1038018552fb84a69151&start=1628&end=4223","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3043436-4d017f9fdbac1038018552fb84a69151/thumbnail_1628000.jpg","/articles/6598314/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Yamhill-County-sheriff-presents-2024-annual-report-cites-staffing-pressures-rising-jail-medical-costs-and-grantfunded-increases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598314-2458c641551d68fc6332f240cf12191d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138437&Signature=A5zfbbuQcWVJiGa6MR~1YNPXDCPe4LG3ChusN8ZVjX8gFLpbSpuxoOpLVu7ZmpO3jjkaepzyldfZANfInTIOcm~OYe5VLCK~CKAH6rKy-wNnVMYFC~BubQkdLhEUHLWx2CWJFd-zvtVpOmdJcnsiw3FsmYiOCRFNfh2VzBthtTMbrnn74887fH8oDeGzPso~JlWFg5QTdGRo-o7lv04wwMA8l3~ApZ928LpAZaRGIwY37BlKqym3etHEu7PPB--7NDqRmrH~VkzbVZWW3l~FJi2mTSrQKoUetra1sP5ntc~Ei6Ujv-cmfLnAlRHv~QgCmTOzVbnV~CQ8Z9fzA-mroQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The sheriff presented an agency‑wide annual report for calendar year 2024 to the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on April 17, detailing enforcement activity, jail trends, budget changes tied to grants, and personnel and volunteer highlights.

The sheriff said his office has published the first round of updated policies through Lexipol and is completing review of tier‑1 policies. He described work on employee wellness, volunteer recognition and a staff appreciation program that was funded through donations rather than the regular budget. The office added a Sheriff Services coordinator position funded by a Criminal Justice Commission grant to manage the county deflection program, the sheriff said.

On budget items, the sheriff identified two grant‑driven increases: emergency management (for a mobile emergency operations trailer) and narcotics investigations (for an illegal marijuana market enforcement grant). He said overall staffing and vacancies affect the department’s ability to initiate enforcement — as vacancies are filled, proactively generated activity such as traffic enforcement typically rises.

The report included enforcement and jail statistics: 71 impaired‑driving arrests in 2024 and a six‑year total near 895 DUI incidents. The sheriff said the county has reinstated a dedicated woods patrol to address dumping, abandoned vehicles and other remote‑area problems in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Oregon Parks and Recreation. The sheriff also highlighted the return of the office canine, Valk, and noted the canine team received national training and competition opportunities at no cost to the county.

Jail figures showed an average daily population that has been trending upward; the sheriff noted a maximum facility capacity of 261 beds and said recent daily populations have been in the mid‑100s. He said the jail’s medical services contract costs are increasing and that the county is preparing to use a potential Medicaid 1115 waiver — when available — to bill as appropriate. He reported nearly 29,000 meals served in 2024 at the detention facilities and explained the vendor contract structure for meal services.

The sheriff praised volunteer programs, reporting more than 23,000 volunteer hours supporting search and rescue, cadets, CERT, amateur radio emergency services (Ares) and the mounted posse. Using an independent‑sector valuation, the sheriff said the volunteer time equates to about $800,000 in donated labor. He closed by thanking staff and volunteers and said the annual report will be posted on the sheriff’s office website as soon as possible.

Why it matters: The report frames workload pressures, grant dependencies and rising medical and operational costs that could affect future budgeting and staffing. The sheriff warned that proposed state requirements — including a potential “permit to purchase” process for firearms mentioned later in the meeting — could impose significant, unfunded workload on the office.

The board did not take formal action on the report; the sheriff asked to publish the report to the public and to continue work on the Lexipol policy roll‑out and staff wellness initiatives.","The sheriff delivered a year‑end report covering enforcement activity, jail populations, volunteer hours and grants. He highlighted new Lexipol policy work, grant‑funded increases in emergency management and narcotics budgets, and potential operational impacts from pending state proposals.",{"_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},6598318,"Yamhill County clerk warns of deed‑fraud risk, DMV legacy voter errors; outlines election timeline",1216,392000,1608000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3043436-4d017f9fdbac1038018552fb84a69151&start=392&end=1608","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3043436-4d017f9fdbac1038018552fb84a69151/thumbnail_392000.jpg","/articles/6598318/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Yamhill-County-clerk-warns-of-deedfraud-risk-DMV-legacy-voter-errors-outlines-election-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598318-57a7600312daa1de247af636b62d1713/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138437&Signature=PrP1S420Id1qH2pEuoBh9uLKYm3lQf~DTQSj3mO8KdGkjFB0qK2xqEWAboxH-qzSOw092KwihdgOxzEd-V9lctPkUjP8X1zLjNzqaXISMv2g3S2qRnYuTfzm2EGc8go8XeRpxgcwdxHoExwuOdNcARnmL6UYrpqYqSjcct0dn7yoL9sHG87k0JhWsMRhPgjDSTmakpcZCIfI1V0SleQnXGvP6Qlo7WrFIEV2ovtZxHUqNU7uzTkWmwCUsZLP4flL0eY3P6m7-NEEA78BPGwxEJAcDREbh~UsEPD5hVa1ZLikndKKKZI9N9BmoJAfZCvLs8Ibyt3k8tohQ23n6LJZhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carrie Hinton, Yamhill County clerk, told the Board of Commissioners on April 17 that her office is monitoring two separate issues that could affect county residents: forgery‑based deed fraud and legacy voter‑registration records detected during DMV reviews.

Hinton said deed‑recording fraud — described in the meeting as forgery or “seller impersonation” — is difficult to stop at the recording counter because county recording staff must accept documents that meet statutory filing requirements. If a fraudulent document meets those statutory elements, clerks are legally required to record it, she said. Hinton advised people who believe they have been victimized to seek legal counsel and report the matter to local law enforcement. The clerk’s office is working with its recording software vendor to offer a property‑alert service to local property owners; the vendor’s county fee was described as roughly $1,600 per year, and the county intends to offer a free alert service to its landowners once available. Hinton said a clerks’ legislative bill in the current session would add additional safeguards for prosecuting deed fraud, but she characterized that as only one step in a legislative process.

Hinton also described ongoing reviews by the Oregon DMV that have identified “legacy” voter records — clerical errors from transactions more than a decade old. She said the DMV and Secretary of State are sending monthly lists to counties as errors are found, and county clerks are individually investigating records and inactivating registrations where appropriate. In Yamhill County’s cases to date, Hinton said, no inactivated legacy registrant has been shown to have voted. County staff send letters and instructions to affected registrants and require proof of citizenship to reactivate records when appropriate. She said clerks have arranged for on‑site meetings with DMV staff to improve the data exchange and to review daily transaction checks as well as legacy‑error reports.

On election operations, Hinton gave a timeline: military ballots mailed April 4; absentee ballots available April 7; absentee and out‑of‑state ballots to be sent April 21; voter pamphlets to be mailed the following week; last day to register April 29; ballots to begin mailing April 30; and the special district election day on June 20. She warned county residents there may be a short USPS delay of about a day for some ballots because of production and trucking changes at the Portland processing plant. Hinton said the county has about 78,000 registered voters.

Hinton summarized several recording and election‑related bills tracked by clerks: House Bill 3385 (a clarification of the statute governing county clerk fee schedules for public records) and House Bill 3386 (authorizing deputy clerks other than the clerk to solemnize marriages). She said most election and recording bills this session had died, but those two were “moving forward.”

On county records and archiving, Hinton said the clerk’s office is restarting a project to inventory and preserve permanent board records and other items. She estimated the cost to scan one bound book at about $5,000 and said the office will prioritize work into manageable projects.

Why it matters: Hinton framed the two issues — deed fraud and legacy voter records — as matters affecting public trust in property and elections. Clerks cannot unilaterally block recording of documents that meet statutory requirements, she said, and DMV‑detected legacy errors require coordinated state‑county follow‑up to protect the integrity of voter rolls.

Hinton concluded by reiterating the clerk’s commitment to secure, transparent elections and record preservation and encouraged residents to watch for the mailed voter pamphlet and ballot dates. The clerk’s office will continue to report monthly to the board as DMV and Secretary of State reviews progress.","Clerk Carrie Hinton told commissioners the county is monitoring deed‑recording fraud and DMV 'legacy' voter‑registration errors, described steps the clerk's office is taking to protect voter rolls and property owners, and reviewed the May special election mailing and related administrative bills.","actionData","errors"]

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