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Votes at a glance: key actions, purchases and budget orders approved Feb. 5, 2025
Summary
The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners approved a series of purchases, appointments, payments and multiple budget supplemental and transfer orders. This roundup lists each formal action and its outcome.
The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners took multiple formal actions on Feb. 5, 2025. The items below summarize motions, outcomes and key details recorded on the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Accept FY2023–24 audit — Motion to accept the audit as presented (moved by John Schafer); approved by voice vote.
- Body armor purchase (Sheriff’s Office) — Approved. The sheriff’s office applied for and received a body armor grant that reimburses 50% of body armor costs and requested $23,031.50 for an order to outfit 11 deputies; commissioners approved the purchase by voice vote.
- Vehicle lease order (Sheriff’s Office) — Approved. Board approved sheriff’s request to lease 10 vehicles (four Dodge Durangos, three Ford Expeditions, two Jeep Grand Cherokees and one Ford F‑350) with Bancorp; estimated annual cost $213,853.42 for four years.
- Payment to Blue Mountain Wildlife — Approved. The sheriff’s office requested payment of $16,678.34 to Blue Mountain Wildlife to board and care for approximately 30 seized roosters (boarding at $10/day per bird plus additional care and euthanasia costs); commissioners approved payment and staff said restitution will be requested through the district attorney’s office where appropriate.
- KeyTrak key management system (Corrections) — Approved. Corrections division to purchase a KeyTrak system (negotiated price described as just under $10,000); system will be installed in the control room and administered by corrections leadership.
- Transportation Advisory Committee appointment — Approved. Reappointment of Belinda Carter retroactive to July 1, 2024, and appointment of Lola Lopez representing veterans (term to start Feb. 5, 2025 and end Feb. 5, 2029); one vacancy remains.
- Local funding authorization for RMA — Approved. Board authorized local funding so producer responsibility funds may be sent directly to franchise haulers for RMA implementation; staff and haulers to return with rates.
- Temporary fair office assistant double‑billing (cross‑training) — Approved. Temporary increase to facilitate cross‑training in the fair office.
- AOC dues payment — Approved. Payment of Association of Oregon Counties dues in the amount of $37,377.25.
- Mosquito control district trustee appointment — Approved. Reappointment of a trustee for West Unit Mosquito Control District.
- Wolf depredation reimbursements — Approved. Payments to two producers for deterrent measures recommended by the Wolf Depredation Advisory Committee were approved.
- Grant letter of support for Weston revitalization — Approved. Board authorized the chair to sign a letter supporting Western Area Development Association’s application for downtown revitalization funds.
- Supplemental budgets and budget transfers — Approved. The board adopted multiple supplemental budget orders and budget transfer orders across county programs (VOCA/victim witness, CARE program, road district program federal funding, infrastructure reserve, health/immunizations/fair/justice abatement programs and multiple transfers for personnel, materials and contingency reallocations). See clarifying details for a list of budget orders recorded in the meeting packet.
Motion notes: Many motions were approved by voice vote; where specific vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript the record states the motion was moved, seconded and approved.
