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County moves forward with confidential real-property auction list; September auction slated
Summary
Josephine County commissioners directed staff to proceed with a planned real-property auction and release a confidential property list for public notice; one parcel was removed from the list after discovery of an active court order.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners on July 29 directed staff to proceed with a scheduled real-property auction and to prepare a public board order that will release a currently confidential list of properties to be auctioned. The board was briefed that the auction is slated to open for bidding on September 17 and that the full auction process will take several months from notice to final disposition.
Why it matters: The auction produces public notice of county-owned real property for sale; removing or confirming parcels affects title outcomes and potential revenue. Commissioners emphasized they would not take final auction-related sales decisions at the workshop and asked for more time to review the packets before action at a public meeting.
What staff presented and board direction
County legal counsel and staff presented the packet labelled confidential and noted the packet includes a proposed board order, a confidential list of auction properties and a timeline for publication and the auction process. The packet was distributed to commissioners in two versions; one commissioner objected to receiving a revised, longer packet the morning of the meeting and asked staff to ensure future 48-hour packet delivery compliance.
Staff noted one parcel (listed as "25A-14" in the materials) is subject to a court order and therefore unavailable for sale; commissioners agreed that parcel should be removed from the auction list. The board then directed staff, "without objection," to move forward with preparing the public notice and the board order to be considered at the next public meeting (the presenter said the board order will be presented next Thursday in a public session).
Ending: next steps
Staff will prepare the public board order and release the property list as required by the county's noticed public process; commissioners asked to review the full materials in advance. Any final sale decisions will be made in a future public meeting when the board considers the release and auction timeline.
