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Coos County shifts $112,000 to sheriff budget, approves at least $64,000 reduction in department spending
Summary
Coos County commissioners voted on Oct. 11, 2025, to rebalance the county's budget by reallocating $42,110 in federal forest receipts to patrol, directing roughly $70,000 from a recurring marijuana grant toward personnel costs, and taking $30,000 from the county's operating contingency; the board also approved reducing the sheriff's department budget by at least $64,000, with the sheriff to determine which position(s) will be cut.
Coos County commissioners voted on Oct. 11, 2025, to rebalance the county's budget by reallocating $42,110 in federal forest receipts to patrol, directing roughly $70,000 from a recurring marijuana grant toward personnel costs, and taking $30,000 from the county's operating contingency. The board also approved a plan to reduce the sheriff's department budget by at least $64,000; commissioners said the sheriff would determine which position(s) to cut.
The action came after county staff reported the gap between projected revenues and expenses had grown from about $107,000 to roughly $176,000 because of additions to personnel costs, vehicle expenses and updated benefit/retirement liabilities. A staff member told commissioners adjustments included nonunion pay changes, a previously unbudgeted vehicle, and a retirement contribution moving from 65% to 100% in July.
The vote was driven by a package of offsets discussed in public session: $42,110 from federal forest receipts that the county received this fiscal year and which, under…
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