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Staff said orientation meetings with users of the county's finance software are underway as the county implements Tyler (a financial/ERP platform). Separately, the county's long-time payroll clerk announced retirement; staff proposed combining payroll clerk responsibilities with another finance position and increasing the pay range by about two salary ranges (roughly a 10% increase) to attract a candidate to perform the combined duties.

The plan would keep the payroll clerk II position vacant for the remainder of the fiscal year while testing the consolidated role, with the county's financial accountant providing secondary support and backup. \"If it just doesn't work, we would go back to the 2 positions,\" a staff member said.

Commissioners expressed support for efforts to streamline positions and asked that the trial period include safeguards to ensure payroll is performed accurately; staff agreed. No formal board action was taken; staff said they will attempt the consolidation by hiring into the combined role and reassess if workload or quality concerns emerge.

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Jeremy from the grants department briefed commissioners that TPL expected to apply for a grant \"on Klamath County's behalf\" to purchase a portion of Hogsback. One commissioner said the county had no funding mechanism yet for a related Spence Mountain project and expressed opposition to taking more property off the tax rolls.

Staff and commissioners described the proposal as conceptual: an offer had not yet been accepted by the private owner. A county staff member said a conceptual estimate of lost tax revenue if the county took title was \"about a thousand dollars a year,\" and another commissioner said the proposal could likely be arranged without making the land public if alternative private-ownership solutions are found.

Commissioners raised practical considerations including recreational access, first-responder access and the benefits of trail and ingress/egress improvements even if the land remained privately owned but managed for public access. One commissioner said the property is already used frequently and that public use creates search-and-rescue and injury incidents.

Staff said TPL had asked grants staff for assistance with some application questions and that any formal county commitment would come back to the board for approval. \"In Jeremy's email, he did say, 'We'll need to work with the BOCC for approval,'\" a county staff member said.

No board vote or formal commitment was recorded at the meeting; staff said they would continue discussions and seek alternatives that might keep the land in private ownership while achieving public-access goals.

","Trust for Public Lands will seek a grant to acquire a section of Hogsback on the county's behalf; no offer has been accepted and staff said any acquisition would likely be no cost to the county but could reduce property tax revenue by roughly $1,000 annually. Some commissioners raised land-ownership and tax concerns.",{"_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},6480498,"County staff implement change to criminal fines distribution, shifting larger share to community corrections",101,1662000,1763000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681190-1ecb3cf3cbcbfe107fa9769f0e28428b&start=1662&end=1763","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681190-1ecb3cf3cbcbfe107fa9769f0e28428b/thumbnail_1662000.jpg","/articles/6480498/Klamath-County/Oregon/County-staff-implement-change-to-criminal-fines-distribution-shifting-larger-share-to-community-corrections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480498-85171a7931165e5433f189ac2520770f/orig.mp4?Expires=1776650613&Signature=QTC1PnZInTWJ-fsQdbqlVH5Z-EQ5H-RC0MPm66XgNH223XFUFZqOa441ZlLMRmoHoFy5gf8eHQXvOKTMO00imWFgU2tXU7lzdyK~aDsdB5VH1Xtd8534GJ7xxvRKoQNGCHa5ghdu632-i5K6JVlpPBuwTGYuVr74w3yfjFfwWaqrhVS2sJVTkylRrp2YaiVpsGWM6Wv~-67kImN459J1T8ZnwNzSHWfW2j2MMglpTo27ORSJ-DSXZFTO1IAMuUZbt5vLwODebeuCG2i-JRsmOC7LOGkRO36bBL0lnBh2pTiXRUN3ky8SvdBSqC2EdQkSyoIWh7J05jp12uAKc-O1Dg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Klamath County finance staff told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 that the county has implemented a staff-level change in the distribution of criminal fines revenue received from the state.

Previously, the receipts had been split 40% to the jail, 40% to juvenile and 20% to community corrections. Staff said the split was changed in response to a request from Aaron Hartman to 50% for community corrections, 25% for the jail and 25% for juvenile programs. The funds are used to support drug and alcohol programs and the planning, operation and maintenance of juvenile and adult correction facilities.

Vicky, a county staff member who presented the item, told the board the change had been implemented and that, while she did not believe it required a vote, the board could ask for additional information. \"If the board wants to go look at it or look at specific numbers, talk to director Hartman,\" a commissioner suggested during the meeting.

Staff said the monthly receipts are modest in amount (one example cited was roughly $700 monthly credited to corrections), and that the change would not require immediate board action unless a commissioner requested a formal review. The presenters agreed to provide dollar-amount detail by email to commissioners on request.

","County finance staff reported an administrative change in how state criminal fines are split: community corrections' share was increased to 50%, with jail and juvenile allocations each reduced to 25%. The board was notified; staff said the change did not require a formal vote.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6480502,"Votes at a glance: Klamath County commissioners approve four spending and benefits requests",89,474000,563000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681190-1ecb3cf3cbcbfe107fa9769f0e28428b&start=474&end=563","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681190-1ecb3cf3cbcbfe107fa9769f0e28428b/thumbnail_474000.jpg","/articles/6480502/Klamath-County/Oregon/Votes-at-a-glance-Klamath-County-commissioners-approve-four-spending-and-benefits-requests","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480502-b77d23e01a5237cf8f675063a34a53ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1776650613&Signature=ZNlNgxzLEFR6cSSxjI6Q-hloy0TFV5ySpaDLnbZEzDfWeCj-AI6gCONNbx5qhs0FDdOvmloGL8qJf4HC2YSj8bAXQhfjbMOEDoJLNMEDC~bYfXEiAvRz04eEK5ShlhQ2a4G1-NPm-tOr4cUSiq1lBKtq9RCg9rBgKY4sRCaB0arVjm5ac83BM9ADt2wEEWFyjT4Z4R7FzaNr54YDa2tpmC51L5mT3qvk0f74ssF1npiieC30GvFpTdsn4IixAg~EASFYSu7e~lIsYGtAFehOJpqzS4BUM~9Fq-ZJCS~KJWdtQrzJG8PqC13gSnde1zVwTag8DDmzi7stVCk6KUMmVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Klamath County Board of Commissioners, meeting as the finance committee on Aug. 26, approved four motions by voice vote covering economic development, tourism, employee benefits and membership dues.

Commissioners DeGroot, Minty and Nichols were present for the votes.

The board approved a $15,000 economic development contribution to Klamath IDEA. A commissioner moved to \"support Klamath IDEA at the $15,000 level paid for out of economic development funds\" and the motion passed by voice vote; the chair recorded an \"aye\" and the motion was declared passed.

The board approved a two-year, $50,000 commitment from the tourism fund to support a bronze statue near Lake Ewana (requested as $25,000 per year). The board also heard that the project's tourism grant application had previously been denied by the tourism committee, and some commissioners expressed concern about the perception of fairness when the board funds a project that the tourism committee did not recommend.

The board approved adding a MassMutual whole-life insurance product to the county's voluntary payroll-deduction benefit options. Staff said the change would give employees another option and would be implemented through payroll deductions.

The board approved payment of Eastern Oregon County Association dues up to $10,000 from the general fund.

None of the four matters required an ordinance or a public hearing; all were approved by voice vote during the finance meeting.

","At its Aug. 26 finance meeting the Klamath County Board of Commissioners approved four motions: $15,000 for Klamath IDEA, a $50,000 tourism contribution for a bronze statue (paid $25,000 per year for two years), adding MassMutual payroll deduction for employees, and paying Eastern Oregon County Association dues up to $10,000.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6480507,"County staff warn of ARPA subrecipient noncompliance that could trigger federal reporting",1093,565000,1658000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681190-1ecb3cf3cbcbfe107fa9769f0e28428b&start=565&end=1658","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681190-1ecb3cf3cbcbfe107fa9769f0e28428b/thumbnail_565000.jpg","/articles/6480507/Klamath-County/Oregon/County-staff-warn-of-ARPA-subrecipient-noncompliance-that-could-trigger-federal-reporting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480507-857ae9e4e82db5d512b7b5f69b88161d/orig.mp4?Expires=1776650613&Signature=Qb~IaKc~N~hUwirOLnOZQiKVvNb8E3w2lUjcJfoA3CvkCjsYiJAvGc957E7eyc0-sT6ccBuXypbvGgZJXdc1hEtoYeNyjbH8jAS6qhBALJ20xv9j2xLufuavW0q2Pe7ZpywQAgwaKXNje~Ti59tN6XEavrdeckxv3zK-hNrNXoMQ70-kC1ppg-XC48w8NN19oaaEjoahKQaUqooPDTjU2UnkBMBTjNlm63Ok1j52gyGA4xVzDPK25jv4AJKAWXV5Lfp-k8EIXsxUhAq10k6obnGVGOXgH-EdDM-maTK5hnbH14pmjQs0HUW~4UImbKAHIiDJPqpQgve4Plwo1H1fow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Don Beatty, a county staff member overseeing grants and ARPA monitoring, told the Klamath County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 that one ARPA subrecipient has repeatedly failed to provide required documentation for reimbursement and that the county may be obligated to report the matter to federal authorities.

Beatty said the county takes subrecipient monitoring seriously and described recurring problems with one subrecipient\u0000including invoices consisting of screenshots, unexplained hourly claims and billing for text messages without supporting payroll or invoice records. \"This is super concerning because there was not a shred of documentation,\" Beatty said.

Beatty said the agreement governing reimbursements did not go into effect until June 2023, yet some billed activity dated back to March 2021. He also said the subrecipient billed a company that had been deemed ineligible for federal funding because it is foreign-owned. \"This is clearly a false claim, and it's not backed up,\" he said.

Beatty explained the county's legal exposure under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): as the primary recipient, Klamath County is effectively a guarantor for subrecipients and can be held accountable for their noncompliance. He said the county's options if noncompliance persists include reporting to the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General and potentially repaying funds or facing other sanctions. \"If the county doesn't report this noncompliance, we now are at risk,\" Beatty said.

Staff said they have requested payroll records, invoices and other substantiating documentation, and that responses were met with pushback and, ultimately, no adequate documentation. Beatty said the county has performed in-person monitoring for most ARPA subrecipients and that this case is an outlier among otherwise compliant recipients.

County staff and one commissioner agreed to pursue a short, one-page mapping from the subrecipient that aligns originally proposed benchmarks and deliverables to what has actually been achieved. Beatty said he will work with grants staff and the board's liaison to secure the materials and close the documentation gap.

The presentation included several numeric details provided by staff: the county's final ARPA award landed at about $444,295; subrecipients have drawn approximately $44,000 in the referenced instance; and the ARPA grant period ends in December 2026. Beatty repeatedly urged the board to address the matter proactively rather than wait for a federal audit.

The commissioners did not take a formal vote on enforcement actions during the meeting; staff said they will attempt to obtain the requested documentation and report back if outstanding issues remain.

","Klamath County grants staff reported persistent documentation gaps and what they described as possible false claims by an ARPA subrecipient, saying the county may be required to report noncompliance to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General if issues are not resolved.","actionData","errors"]

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