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Budget hearing spotlights dog-control shortfall; commissioners approve interim budget changes
Summary
County staff told commissioners that the dog-control fund has declined from historical licensing levels and requires additional funding or structural change to be sustainable.
At a public hearing on the 2025–26 budget, Yamhill County staff told commissioners the county’s dog-control fund is operating at a structural deficit and presented options to stabilize the program, including bringing administrative functions in-house or increasing contracted oversight.
The county budget officer presented a 15-year review showing dog-license revenue peaked at about $243,000 in earlier years and has trended down; licensing revenue budgeted for the coming year was listed at $60,000. Because the dog-control fund is small, the budget officer said, making a more-than-10% adjustment to that fund within the current adoption…
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