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The Community Corrections presenter said the agency has eliminated 18 full-time positions across divisions, closed the victim-services unit, ended the intern program, reduced capacity at the local center by 48 beds, cut peer-support programs and reduced housing funds. The presenter said these actions are the result of county general-fund cuts and the failure of anticipated state funding.

The agency also told the board it supervises approximately 600 people in downward-dispositional departures (local supervision in place of state prison). Because state reimbursements do not fully cover supervision costs, Community Corrections staff warned they may increasingly recommend revocation of probation and state prison for supervised individuals who do not qualify for specialty courts. The presenter cited the potential consequences for individuals who would lose access to community-based services if sent to prison.

Why this matters: Reduced local supervision capacity may shift more individuals back to state custody, affecting jail space, court dockets, public defenders and the district attorney's office. Community Corrections said it is engaging with state agencies, the Department of Corrections and the Criminal Justice Commission to seek solutions.

Board response and next steps: Staff said they will circulate the presenter's written summary to commissioners and will update the board on developments as they continue conversations with state partners. Commissioners did not take a formal vote on the matter during the work session.

Ending: Community Corrections presenters said they would provide the board with an emailed summary and, on request, attach the materials to the next meeting packet.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Washington County Board of Commissioners Work Session, 09/08/25","oneSentenceSummary","Washington County Community Corrections leaders told the Board of Commissioners on Sept. 9 that budget shortfalls and cuts in state funding forced elimination of 18 FTEs, closure of victim services, a 48-bed reduction in center capacity, and cuts to peer and housing programs.","taxTitle","Washington County, Oregon","taxId",2762,"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},6475126,"Washington County commissioners accept 3-month WCCLS reserve as temporary exception, ask staff to respond to Beaverton mayor",3372,44275,3416795,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5738378-ff1cb27b0f4988d2dfa8f4888fc17bbd&start=44&end=3416","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5738378-ff1cb27b0f4988d2dfa8f4888fc17bbd/thumbnail_44275.jpg","/articles/6475126/Washington-County/Oregon/Washington-County-commissioners-accept-3-month-WCCLS-reserve-as-temporary-exception-ask-staff-to-respond-to-Beaverton-mayor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475126-246276399f2cdfc1654e48ddfbf48f13/orig.mp4?Expires=1773568339&Signature=oSbNxquoG0QxEVfXv4tK0iHq-Ra368MTrC3Gpe085R5slMliqAhgb5iU5E3W7W3nMuH52ZYl7qvcIRSRCRaKS8hwuS2ydnp~uBk8rWDhtW4vzQrOuj9qO68Jig3ZNCYknTkt6txDpA-NjOIpkhyYR41pBmd7~XmDoWp8bjSJFuaFy1KrWhTPKeHigrZz9OvvKmUtnDhWcJTyoP6a3UNxcKQtCnhKdfwvOjEqvHXd2HEm1qQR0~twhktv-5Qu2f20lQyRf8n7VvODUWgnYjEg~63d3mRyChvdrQVhZ1~D2ULCYQHOaGGJv~0wmINbxhuZrj2CANo1UDQiKi0RfuO~Xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Washington County commissioners reviewed proposed fund-balance scenarios for the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) at a Sept. 9 work session and agreed to treat a three-month reserve target as an exception to the county's four-month policy for the current levy cycle, directing staff to return with a recommendation and to draft a response to a series of letters from Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beatty.

The discussion centered on how much of WCCLS's existing fund balance should be allocated up front to local partner libraries and how that would affect cash flow and county risk. County and library staff presented three onetime-distribution scenarios modeled by Marina and Company that would free up about $1.0 million, $1.3 million or $1.5 million from reserves for an initial allocation to libraries; the most aggressive scenario would reduce the cooperative's ending balance to roughly 1.79 months of operating expenses under the presentation's assumptions.

The board's discussion focused on trade-offs between providing an initial, one-time boost to partner libraries and preserving the county's normal four-month reserve, which the county uses for cash-flow timing and unexpected emergencies. Lisa (county staff) and finance staff cautioned commissioners that onetime fund-balance distributions are not recurring revenue: \"the use of onetime funds, such as in this case, fund balance or reserves is onetime. Once we use it, it is not there,\" county staff said during the presentation.

Why this matters: the county's general fund supports cash flow for WCCLS when property tax receipts lag quarterly allocations to partners; staff said WCCLS ran about a $1.7 million deficit in October of the previous year because quarterly partner allocations were made before levy receipts were received. The county-level reserve policy (Policy 405) targets a four-month fund balance; WCCLS's current IGA target had been three months. If the board allows WCCLS to operate below the county target on an ongoing basis, finance staff recommended that exception be memorialized in policy.

Details from the meeting:
- Partners and staff reviewed modeling assumptions that assume flat county general-fund contributions and a 4.25% AV growth rate for property value growth; presenters called that growth assumption optimistic given the current environment.
- Mayor Beatty and the City of Beaverton requested that the board consider freeing up an initial $1.5 million from WCCLS reserves; staff modeled that and smaller options ($1.3M, $1.0M). Commissioners noted that the $1.5 million up-front would translate to roughly a $200,000 first-year increase for Beaverton but would not solve recurring funding needs in later years because it is a onetime distribution.
- County staff explained WCCLS makes quarterly allocations (July, October, January, April) and that levy revenue timing can create temporary deficits that the county general fund covers.

Board direction and next steps: Commissioners said they were generally willing to accept a three-month target as an exception for this levy cycle so long as the exception is made explicit in county policy updates. The board asked staff to:
- Return Oct. 7 with a proposed funding-formula methodology and distribution recommendation from partners; and
- Draft a response to Mayor Beatty's most recent letter(s) for the board's consideration, summarizing the cooperative process and the information the partners already provided.

No formal vote was recorded at the work session; the item advanced as staff direction and consensus among the commissioners present. Several commissioners asked for continued financial detail and noted they would follow up with staff before partners' September 25 convening if they had additional questions.

Background: WCCLS is a cooperative that links libraries operated independently by the county, nine cities and three nonprofit associations. The county board is the cooperative's governing board; current IGAs and the existing levy expire in June 2026 if voters approve a replacement levy on Nov. 4, 2025 the new levy and any updated IGAs would take effect July 2026.

The board asked finance staff to make explicit in upcoming revisions to financial policy (scheduled through the county CFO in January) whether and when a program is permitted to maintain a fund balance below the county's four-month target, and commissioners emphasized the need to preserve county cash flow and bond-rating practices.

Ending: Staff will bring a funding-formula recommendation to the board on Oct. 7 and will prepare a draft reply for the board to review in response to Mayor Beatty's letters; partners will continue meeting and will convene Sept. 25 ahead of the Oct. 7 work session.","Washington County commissioners reviewed proposed fund-balance scenarios for the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) at a Sept. 9 work session and agreed to treat a three-month reserve target as an exception to the county's four-month policy for the current levy cycle, directing staff to return with a recommendation and to draft a response to a series of letters from Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beatty.",{"_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},6475112,"County counsel briefs commissioners on new state law after Supreme Court ruling; Washington County to file final legacy tax-foreclosure complaint",116,3749865,3866720,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5738378-ff1cb27b0f4988d2dfa8f4888fc17bbd&start=3749&end=3866","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5738378-ff1cb27b0f4988d2dfa8f4888fc17bbd/thumbnail_3749865.jpg","/articles/6475112/Washington-County/Oregon/County-counsel-briefs-commissioners-on-new-state-law-after-Supreme-Court-ruling-Washington-County-to-file-final-legacy-tax-foreclosure-complaint","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475112-89cc5c0781bbc79bc0edd9d317337dbc/orig.mp4?Expires=1773568339&Signature=AkevnXVOvdgB4gw-ylaM8stwjr7R1QdEYz4LH~qJyGBjtgDrESOq~q~IyUzfRyO0XgzuYvviH4NxUO5Unpnanb5goH1aXynd4NifXztdk862TK8Zell~I~Acl0ryALPriWN9tDnpGWVSP89VQfShoiijRvaXwZqr8Wv5SMX2nPcP5-gTUL91~-u5ilTZ23C~am1AgSy92yuAhzxXtixoV2Dvmpo44EuoOJzUAFdZxB7e~HjyDTMuhobtggluk9c2r6lNSAEr5lggPqewK7vJCR8svSiivty3Q3uRq3bl-6I117--s0I8Flut5Nse0IaIe-kEKK4cp8VcwA9jxmX8Gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Deputy County Counsel Jason Bush briefed Washington County commissioners on Sept. 9 about the legal changes affecting tax-foreclosure surplus proceeds following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Tyler v. Hennepin and the Oregon Legislature's passage of House Bill 2089.

Deputy County Counsel explained that the 2023 Tyler decision held that keeping surplus proceeds from a tax-foreclosure sale can amount to an unconstitutional taking. In response, the Oregon Legislature enacted HB 2089 this year to add notice requirements and to provide a mechanism for former owners to claim surplus value after the county disposes of property acquired to satisfy delinquent taxes. HB 2089 takes effect at the end of September 2025.

County counsel said Washington County will file its final 2025 tax-foreclosure complaint under the legacy system this month and that staff are working with the Department of Revenue and other agencies to implement the new process going forward. He told commissioners that he and staff are coordinating changes needed for compliance with the new state law and offered to return with further details if the board had questions.

Ending: Commissioners thanked counsel; no formal action was requested or taken at the work session.","Deputy county counsel told the board that Tyler v. Hennepin (U.S. Supreme Court) led to changes in Oregon law (HB 2089) that allow former property owners to claim surplus proceeds; Washington County will file a final 2025 tax-foreclosure complaint under the legacy system this month and transition to the new state process.",{"_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},6475122,"Clean Water Services warns of federal plan shift on Scoggins Dam; county asks agency for formal position and action plan",3161,4643670,7805469,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5738378-ff1cb27b0f4988d2dfa8f4888fc17bbd&start=4643&end=7805","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5738378-ff1cb27b0f4988d2dfa8f4888fc17bbd/thumbnail_4643670.jpg","/articles/6475122/Washington-County/Oregon/Clean-Water-Services-warns-of-federal-plan-shift-on-Scoggins-Dam-county-asks-agency-for-formal-position-and-action-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475122-ceb6a58b85a8d8dcd4937ced96397e76/orig.mp4?Expires=1773568339&Signature=DBpgbDbfFXNX~dWDu~f5n6Vh3T19qRVWd5ewbitVYQxn0rlmy2dNm2VWPMM56zX1g-0Ppb2iwiUiouMxYKpolYr9sqoHdHV3VcWl49n5bRDjzM8f3uI3gbD6-Qx~9wZ0WGl0d0ohslIXaek4h-rFBYK8ncjE6nfOhDMZf5EE7VeQAknHd1IX7ocOCdYm44LKhaKKPyRFgPFEbkYVyMArKeiejHlgee9FENktC~maam9ACYkKOfePrdYExiGTr9ESvxqcHxvulbw1c3lw-dyEP6nz8q6cmowlUekt6~81KnAtqF88nCuX88tl48jDrM5ItmUlWgkxqz2rhRo~ktY~mQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clean Water Services officials told the Washington County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 9 that the Bureau of Reclamation has paused further work on the previously advancing Scoggins Dam (Hag Lake) dam-safety project and is evaluating nonstructural alternatives and smaller structural options.

Tracy Rainey, government relations manager for Clean Water Services (CWS), briefed the board on the project's history and the May 2025 federal update. She said the dam holds roughly 54,000 acre-feet of water and supplies drinking water, irrigation and water-quality releases used by regional partners. Rainey said project costs have risen substantially over time and that reclamation's latest internal economic-repayment analysis shifted how it valued water-quality benefits, increasing local cost-share estimates under earlier models.

Rainey told commissioners the Bureau of Reclamation is now comparing a reservoir-restriction (reducing stored volume) and a narrowed structural alternative focused on the spillway and the most seismically vulnerable elements. She said the reservoir-restriction option has an estimated quantified value of about $362 million and that reclamation is required to evaluate that nonstructural approach in its federal review. CWS staff said a reservoir restriction could cut roughly half of CWS's stored water allocation and that partners are strongly opposed because of water-quality, thermal and operational impacts.

Why this matters: Scoggins Dam provides water for municipal systems, farms and flow augmentation for water-quality compliance. A federal decision to pursue a reservoir restriction rather than structural mitigation would change regional water availability and could require CWS and others to pursue other, potentially costly, strategies for thermal management and permit compliance.

Key points from the meeting:
- Project history: the dam was authorized in Public Law 89-596 (1966). Reclamation moved the project into its dam-safety program after seismic studies found high risk; the joint project feasibility work completed in 2020 showed multiple technically feasible options, including a seismic-only retrofit, a dam raise and a downstream dam.
- Cost and allocation: estimates for the large expansion and full mitigation grew from the hundreds of millions; while dam-safety projects have historically carried an 85% federal / 15% local cost share, CWS staff warned that new repayment analyses produced materially different allocations and that the local share could rise substantially for CWS under some scenarios.
- May 2025 federal change in direction: Reclamation asked partners to evaluate a reservoir restriction and smaller, focused structural alternatives. Reclamation also faces internal staffing losses and more competitive federal prioritization under current appropriations pressure, agency staff told partners.

Board response and direction: Commissioners asked CWS to develop a clearer, board-level position and a strategic advocacy plan. The board requested:
- CWS prepare a concise position statement and a strategy to communicate risks of a reservoir restriction to the Bureau of Reclamation, the county's federal delegation and regional stakeholders; and
- Staff develop a plan for coordinated federal advocacy (including industry and municipal partners) and return with a proposed action plan ahead of next year's likely federal engagement (suggested April/May timeframe for a Washington, D.C. fly-in).

No formal county action to commit funds or change policy was taken at the work session. Commissioners emphasized the need for CWS to present a formal position, to expand stakeholder engagement (including industrial customers and mayors), and to work with the county's federal delegation to press Reclamation for proposals that meet Cascadia-subduction-zone seismic performance requirements.

Ending: CWS staff said they will follow up with additional documentation on the decision history and on the specific design and repayment analyses; commissioners asked for a November roundtable item to crystallize the county's position and an advocacy plan for federal engagement.","Clean Water Services told the Washington County board that the Bureau of Reclamation paused work on the full dam-safety plan and is re-evaluating nonstructural and scaled structural alternatives. Commissioners requested CWS develop a formal position and an advocacy plan for federal engagement.","actionData","errors"]

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