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Votes at a glance: Yamhill County commissioners approve multiple contracts, grants and appointments
Summary
At its Oct. 24 meeting the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved multiple agreements, service‑element prior authorizations, amendments and appointments, and voted to begin the process to remove the Westsider Trail from the county Transportation System Plan.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners took a series of routine and programmatic actions during its Oct. 24 meeting. Most measures passed unanimously; one controversial item (I‑14, Westsider Trail/TSP) passed 2–1 and is covered in a separate article.
Key approvals and formal actions (motions, outcomes, amounts where stated):
- I‑1: Memorandum of Understanding between the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office and Teamsters Local 223 to ratify the 2024–2027 collective bargaining agreement provision setting the seniority‑based vacation selection period to Sept. 1–30 annually. Motion passed unanimously.
- I‑2: Memorandum of Understanding between the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office and Teamsters Local 223 to allow reemployment of union members effective upon full execution through 06/30/2027. Motion passed unanimously.
- I‑3: Approval to submit a grant application to the Oregon Emergency Management State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) to update microwave links for county radio towers. Motion passed unanimously; staff requested letters of support from local fire and emergency providers.
- I‑4: Amendment to Charles Metzger Park deed restrictions and right‑of‑way easement agreement to remove restrictions, allow public park access and provide a dedicated easement to access Baker Creek Falls. Motion passed unanimously. Staff said public access will be phased and reservations may be required initially while trail and restroom work are completed.
- I‑5: Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 185833 between Yamhill County and the Oregon Health Authority (Board Order 25‑269) decreasing public‑health funding by $22,510 due to reduced federal allocations. Motion passed unanimously.
- I‑6: Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 169589 with the Oregon Department of Human Services (Board Order 21‑208) adding $455,910 effective 09/30/2025 through 06/30/2027. Motion passed unanimously.
- I‑7, I‑8, I‑9, I‑10: Service element prior authorizations (SEPAs) under the Yamhill County Health & Human Services agreements with the Department of Human Services for community developmental disabilities and related programs, in the amounts of $757,239 (SEPA 140162349), $313,936 (SEPA 135526654), $10,720,461 (SEPA 136891883) and $9,000 (SEPA 137433217). All motions passed unanimously.
- I‑11: Consideration of Ordinance 943 (adopting an amended county ambulance service area plan) was discussed; staff reported the ASA committee recommended approval with modifications. The board directed staff to send the revised plan to the planning commission and return with a first reading in 1–2 weeks (referral, not final adoption at this meeting).
- I‑12: Amendment No. 1 to the lease agreement between Yamhill County and Oregon Mutual Insurance Company to reduce leased square footage at 400 NE Baker St., McMinnville and adjust rent and operating expenses effective 10/01/2025. Motion passed unanimously.
- I‑13: Reappointments of Lacey Summers and Katie Russ and appointment of Richard King to the Property Value Appeals Board (PBAB) for two‑year terms through 06/30/2027. Motion passed unanimously.
Consent agenda: The consent agenda was approved unanimously earlier in the meeting.
Votes and procedure notes: Where roll‑call detail was not recorded in the public transcript, actions were recorded as passed unanimously unless the transcript recorded otherwise. The Westsider/TSP action (I‑14) passed 2–1; that item will proceed through the planning commission for public hearings before returning to the board.
