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Klamath County accepts $20,000 from Oregon State Marine Board, approves traffic-safety grants; commissioners flag possible state funding cuts
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a $20,000 amendment to a marine safety contract, accepted several reimbursable traffic-safety grants for sheriff’s deputies and heard reports of potential state-level cuts to crime‑victim and corrections funding that could affect county revenue.
Klamath County commissioners on Oct. 7 authorized the sheriff’s office to accept a $20,000 amendment to an intergovernmental contract with the Oregon State Marine Board and approved five reimbursable traffic‑safety grants for deputy overtime enforcement.
The board voted to accept Amendment No. 1 to Intergovernmental Agreement No. 250‑2527 between the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Marine Board, adding $10,000 for fiscal year 2025–26 and $10,000 for fiscal year 2026–27 to the Sheriff’s Office Marine Division special fund. The board also approved Oregon Impact Transportation Safety grants for DUI enforcement ($3,000 potential), seat‑belt enforcement ($3,000 potential), speed enforcement ($6,000 potential), distracted driving enforcement ($3,000 potential) and…
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