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Clatsop County plans consolidated Health and Human Services department to cut admin costs
Summary
County staff told commissioners they will propose an ordinance to consolidate public health and juvenile services into a single Department of Health and Human Services to reduce administrative overhead by about $230,000 and preserve direct services amid constrained state funding.
Clatsop County officials told the Board of Commissioners on Sept. 24 that staff will bring an ordinance to consolidate the county’s public health and juvenile services into a single Department of Health and Human Services.
County staff said the change is an administrative reorganization aimed at reducing overhead while maintaining front-line services as state funding tightens. The proposal identifies a one‑time personnel reorganization and a permanent shift in how director‑level costs are charged to county funds — together producing an estimated $230,000 reduction in overall county expenditures.
The county manager said the consolidation was first discussed during the 2024–25 budget process and arose from a need to reduce administrative costs while preserving service delivery. Under the plan, the county would not refill a vacant public health director position; instead the…
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