Council allocates $100,000 from CCIF for OHSU partnership study

The Medford City Council on Wednesday approved spending $100,000 from the Community and Cultural Investment Fund (CCIF) to support the city's partnership with OHSU on a local medical school initiative and related studies. Councilor Kevin Stein moved to transfer the funds immediately; the motion was seconded and passed by acclamation. Councilors said they viewed the allocation as consistent with CCIF's community development goals and emphasized the strategic value of attracting a medical school partnership to the city to help address physician shortage issues. No formal roll‑call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes; staff confirmed the transfer and noted the CCIF balance will be reduced accordingly. Speakers and staff who discussed the item are listed in the speaker list below.