Votes at a glance: Umatilla County commissioners approve conference funding, vehicle purchases, vendor contracts and budget transfers

The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners took a series of formal actions during the Feb. 5 meeting. Below are the motions and outcomes recorded on the transcript. Where the transcript did not record a roll-call tally, actions were passed by voice vote.

- George Murdoch Eastern Oregon Regional Child Abuse Conference: Approved projected expenditures of $53,000 to $75,000 for speaker and food costs. (Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.)

- Community Corrections vehicle purchase: Approved purchase of two Dodge Durangos from Enterprise Fleet Management for replacement of aging transport vehicles. Presented quote: $97,484.06; the motion recorded in the meeting referenced $97,484.66. (Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.)

- Lexipol subscription renewal (Sheriff's Office): Approved renewal of annual subscription for policy manual and daily training bulletins in the amount of $8,118.13. (Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.)

- Contract with Community Counseling Services (CCS): Approved county contract and letter of support for CCS to provide opioid-disorder treatment services in the jail as part of an existing grant. (Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.)

- Harris Park camping fee increase (first reading): County held a public hearing and set a second reading for Feb. 19 to consider raising overnight campsite fees by $5 (campsites from $30 to $35; cabins from $45 to $50). (First reading held; second reading scheduled.)

- OSU Fair building wiring bid: Authorized award to Copper Creek Electric as lowest bidder for classroom wiring at the Fair OSU building ($7,750). (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Fair building mezzanine staircase: Approved installation of an aluminum staircase to access mezzanine storage (contract details in agenda packet). (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Courthouse ceiling repairs: Approved contract with Nerve Construction to repair ceilings after HVAC work in Courtrooms 1 and 2 (contract amount in bid packet). (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Elections tally-system maintenance: Approved accounts payable for maintenance and software processing agreement for the county's tally system ($262.53 for the stated period). (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Comment letter to DLCD on Eastern Oregon solar rulemaking: Endorsed county's comment letter raising concerns about opt-out vs. opt-in, agricultural mitigation and battery storage. (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Oregon Department of Emergency Management grant (OCAP equipment): Accepted regional emergency equipment grant and authorized acceptance. (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Hospital Facility Authority board appointments: Adopted order to appoint/reappoint members to the hospital authority board. (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Adams Community Benefit Plan board appointments: Adopted order to fill expired terms and vacancies. (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Helix enhancement grants (2024 and 2025): Approved grant payments to Helix-related programs and the Helix City Hall & Library improvements (specific orders adopted; amounts in agenda packet; one line item cited $25,000). (Motions moved and seconded; approved.)

- Annual board grants: Approved $10,000 payments each to local watershed and conservation partners (Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council and Soil & Water Conservation District). (Approved.)

- Umatilla County Livestock Commission payment: Approved payment equal to 4% commission on the youth livestock sale, listed as $114,539.77 in the agenda. (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Pendleton lobby contribution: Approved county share of lobbying costs to the City of Pendleton for FY 2024'25 ($12,000). (Motion moved and seconded; approved.)

- Budget transfers: Adopted budget orders 2025-24 (transfer $2,000,000 from materials and services to capital outlay for stimulus reserve program) and 2025-25 (transfer $500,000 from contingency to capital outlay for stockholder reserve program). (Motions moved and seconded; approved.)

- Elected-officials compensation review committee: Adopted order BCC2025-007 to reappoint members to the committee. (Approved.)

Several additional consent and contract items were also approved as reflected in the meeting minutes.