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Klamath County Public Health signs OHA intergovernmental agreement for $1.896 million and renews interpreter contracts
Summary
County Public Health will receive $1,896,227.15 in grant revenue from the Oregon Health Authority for fiscal 2025'26 and approved personal services contracts with two certified health-care interpreters for translation/interpretation services.
Klamath County Public Health presented and the board approved two related actions June 17: a biannual intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) that provides grant revenue and contracts for certified interpreters to meet statutory translation obligations for health care.
Public Health staff described agreement number 185817 with OHA as the county's biannual IGA that delegates public-health authorities and provides financial assistance for the fiscal year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The fiscal impact recorded on the record was grant revenue of $1,896,227.15.
In related business, Public Health staff presented personal service agreements with two certified health-care interpreters listed on the Oregon state registry: Lillian Belsky and Terry Reed. Each contract was described as having an initial payment of $8,750 and a not-to-exceed amount of $9,990, with expenses to be paid from modernization funding (subdepartment 4039). The board approved both interpreter contracts and authorized department staff to sign.
Ending: The board approved the OHA agreement and the interpretation contracts in a single recorded vote. Staff said the contracts meet statutory requirements for certified translation and will support public-health operations for the coming fiscal year.
