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Votes at a glance: consent agenda approved; county OKs 911 supervisors' collective bargaining agreement; board backs letter for well-assistance bill
Summary
At the Jan. 22 meeting the Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda, ratified a collective bargaining agreement for the Deschutes County 911 supervisors unit, and voted to send a letter supporting House Bill 2168; all items passed without recorded dissent in the public transcript.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners recorded three procedural and policy votes during its Jan. 22 meeting: approval of the consent agenda, adoption of a collective bargaining agreement for the county's 911 supervisors unit, and approval of a letter supporting House Bill 2168 (well-assistance). All items passed on voice vote with no on-record opposition in the public transcript.
Consent agenda: The board moved and seconded approval of the consent agenda (minutes and routine items). The motion carried on a voice vote; Commissioner Alana Chang and the chair registered yes votes in the transcript. No member registered opposition on the record.
Deschutes County 911 supervisors collective bargaining agreement (Contract No. 2025-065): The board convened as the governing body of the Deschutes County 911 Service District to consider contract number 2025-065, an agreement between the 911 service district and the Deschutes County 911 Employees Association ' Supervisors unit. Whitney Hale, deputy county administrator, and Sarah Cross White, Deschutes County 911 director, presented the agreement. Staff said the supervisors unit was created in 2024 and that the contract is effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026. Key contract terms presented included a 1% to 4% cost-of-living adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal years 2025'26, a 5% wage adjustment for supervisors, and continued health-insurance benefits under the county plan. Staff indicated the unit ratified the agreement. A motion to approve contract 2025-065 was moved and seconded; Commissioner Chang and the chair recorded "yes" votes on the record and the motion carried.
House Bill 2168: Commissioners voted to approve sending a letter supporting House Bill 2168 to the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources. Commissioner Chang moved approval and a second was recorded; the motion passed on a voice vote with recorded yes votes from Commissioner Chang and the board on the record.
Record of action items (as recorded in public minutes): - Consent agenda: motion moved and seconded; carried (recorded: Commissioner Chang yes; chair yes). - Contract No. 2025-065 (911 supervisors collective bargaining agreement): motion moved and seconded; carried (recorded: Commissioner Chang yes; chair yes). Contract term: July 1, 2024'June 30, 2026; COLA 1'4% CPI-based; 5% supervisor wage adjustment; health insurance per county plan. - Letter supporting HB 2168 to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources: motion moved and seconded; carried (recorded: Commissioner Chang yes; chair yes).
The public transcript did not record roll-call tallies beyond the named confirmations above. No amendments to these items were recorded during the meeting.
Speakers and staff quoted in this wrap-up were present at the Jan. 22 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners meeting and are listed below.
