Coos County commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) covering public‑health services, with $1,600,000 allocated for the first year of the two‑year contract.

"This is actually our main contract for public health services. It is $1,600,000 for the year," Department Head Mike Rowley told the board when presenting the item. The motion to approve the IGA (number 18580060 as read on the record) authorized the department head to sign the agreement.

Commissioners clarified that the contract is for public‑health services and unrelated to separate behavioral‑health agreements. Rowley said the amount is about the same as the prior year. The board approved the motion by voice vote.

The contract covers county public‑health operations for the coming year under terms negotiated with OHA; the recording notes the agreement will run two years but the presented funding covers the first year.