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Gilliam County Court adopts budget, approves grants and intergovernmental agreements
Summary
At its May 7 meeting the Gilliam County Court adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and several related resolutions and intergovernmental agreements, and approved three capital investment grants and a surplus-declaration for equipment at the Grain Lab.
The Gilliam County Court adopted Resolution R2025-05, approving the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, made several intergovernmental agreements and approved capital investment grants and a surplus declaration at its May 7 meeting in Condon.
The court voted to adopt the FY 2025–26 budget, impose a tax rate of 3.845 per $1,000 of assessed value, and approved an increase in the homestead rebate to $1,500 for qualifying households. The public hearing on the budget drew no public testimony before the court closed the hearing and took action.
Other formal actions taken by the court on May 7 included: - Approval of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to set the Strategic Investment Program (SIP) distribution for the Leaning Juniper project community service fee, contingent on a missing signature from a cemetery district; the court authorized the judge to execute the IGA once the signature is obtained. - Approval of an IGA with the Gilliam County Soil and Water Conservation District for funding and services to implement the John Day River Total Maximum Daily Load implementation plan. - Adoption of Resolution R2025-06 adopting FY 2026 salary schedules. - Approval of three capital investment grants: Condon Arts Council ($1,000,000, with a pledge not to request additional county capital before 2029 and a stipulation about bringing property taxes current), City of Condon (pool planning assistance, $75,000, with a county representative to be included in planning), and Envision Eye Care (up to $50,000 contingent on securing remaining funds and a three-year operations expectation). - Adoption of Resolution R2025-07 declaring county property located at the Grain Lab surplus and authorizing disposal/sale.
Vote procedure and outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript were routine: motions were moved and seconded and passed with all present voting “Aye.” Specific named movers included Judge Patnode for the budget resolution; several seconds and votes were recorded by members present. The court instructed staff to complete contingent steps tied to specific approvals (for example, obtaining the cemetery signature for the SIP IGA and securing remaining grant match funds before disbursement for Envision Eye Care).
The court also approved routine financial and personnel items in the meeting packet and directed staff to proceed with follow-up steps where items were contingent on outside signatures or subsequent paperwork.
