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Commissioners add protection to CCNO transportation contract after ODOT funding uncertainty; insert cancellation language
Summary
Facing uncertainty over Oregon Department of Transportation reimbursements tied to a federal injunction, Baker County commissioners approved language allowing the county to cancel the Community Connections of Northeast Oregon contract if ODOT fails to reimburse, and directed staff to seek the amendment with CCNO before execution.
Baker County commissioners voted June 2025 to require an added provision to the county’s service agreement with Community Connections of Northeast Oregon (CCNO) that would allow the county to cancel the contract without further obligation if the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) fails to reimburse the county for grant-funded transportation services.
The amendment followed a legal development: commissioners and county counsel reported that a federal court issued a preliminary…
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