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Commissioners approve ODOT 53.10 contract despite legal uncertainty tied to federal injunction
Summary
Baker County approved the ODOT 53.10 transit contract (ODOT contract no. 35718) and an associated CCNO agreement after county counsel outlined a temporary federal injunction that could create repayment risk if it is reversed. Commissioners approved the contract but flagged monitoring and reimbursement cadence as risk-reduction measures.
Baker County approved an ODOT 53.10 transit funding agreement (ODOT contract no. 35718) and the related CCNO subrecipient contract at its Sept. 3 meeting, despite staff and counsel warning of a legal uncertainty tied to a temporary federal injunction on a federal immigration-related funding condition.
County counsel told the commissioners the agreement before them includes language that acknowledges the injunction and noted that while the injunction is in place the counties should be able to draw down reimbursement for transportation services, "but it is a temporary injunction, and temporary things are just that, temporary." Counsel said counties face a repayment…
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