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Umatilla County commissioners adopt Harris Park fee increase; approve public-health IT purchase and enterprise-zone amendment
Summary
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance raising Harris Park camping and cabin fees, approved a public-health IT equipment purchase funded by the Oregon Health Authority and approved amendments to a long-term rural enterprise-zone tax abatement agreement.
Umatilla County commissioners on Feb. 19 approved three formal actions: adoption of an ordinance increasing Harris Park fees, approval of a public-health information-technology purchase paid with Oregon Health Authority funds, and approval of amendments to a long-term rural enterprise-zone tax abatement agreement.
Harris Park fee ordinance A commissioner moved to adopt Ordinance 2025-O-1 to raise Harris Park camping and cabin fees. The ordinance increases camping fees from $30 to $35 per night and cabin fees from $45 to $50 per night, with the fee increase slated to take effect March 1. The board held the ordinance’s first reading on Jan. 22; the matter was before the board for a second reading and adoption on Feb. 19. The motion was moved and seconded and the chair called for the ayes; the motion passed.
Public health IT purchase Joe Fiumara, director for EcoHealth, presented a requested purchase of IT equipment — laptops, docking stations and software — totaling "just over $8,000". Fiumara said all funding for the purchase comes from program element 13, funding received from the Oregon Health Authority; no general-fund dollars would be used. A commissioner moved for approval; the motion was seconded and passed.
Enterprise-zone amendment The board also approved amendments to a long-term rural enterprise-zone tax abatement agreement (an amendment to an existing agreement). Commissioners asked for clarification about "capitalized terms" referenced in the amendment; staff and the mover said definitions in the original agreement remain unchanged and the amendment clarifies application rather than changes definitions. A commissioner moved for approval; the motion was seconded and passed.
Other routine actions The board approved minutes of a prior meeting and handled routine agenda items; no roll-call vote tallies or individual recorded votes were read into the record for these items.
Funding and legal notes - The Harris Park fee increase is codified as Ordinance 2025-O-1 (second reading and adoption on Feb. 19); the ordinance’s first reading was Jan. 22 and the new fees are effective March 1. - The public-health IT purchase (approx. $8,000) is funded through program element 13 from the Oregon Health Authority; the presenter said the county follows an approximately four-year replacement cycle for computers. - The enterprise-zone action amends an existing long-term rural enterprise-zone tax abatement agreement; the amendment was described as clarifying how capitalized terms are applied rather than changing definitions in the original agreement.
Motions and outcomes - Ordinance 2025-O-1 (Harris Park fee increase): moved, seconded, passed (outcome: approved). - Public-health IT equipment purchase (~$8,000; OHA program element 13 funding): moved, seconded, passed (outcome: approved). - Amendment to long-term rural enterprise-zone tax abatement agreement: moved, seconded, passed (outcome: approved).
No detailed roll-call vote records (names and yes/no votes) were provided in the meeting record for these actions; each item was adopted following a motion, a second and a voice vote.
