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Motion to pay $68,000 Association of O&C Counties invoice fails after no second
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Commissioner Smith moved to pay a $68,000 invoice to the Association of O&C Counties citing access to federal officials; the motion failed for lack of a second. Public commenters urged clearer agenda posting and a written commitment from the association on mineral issues.
Commissioner Smith moved to approve payment of a $68,000 invoice to the Association of O&C (O&C) Counties at the Josephine County Board of Commissioners’ weekly business session on May 20, 2025, but the motion died for lack of a second.
The motion was introduced after discussion in which Smith said membership in the association would give the county “a little more clout” and “the ability to get an appointment with the deputy secretary of interior, that deputy secretary of agriculture,” arguing that access to federal decisionmakers could help the county because about 69% of Josephine…
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