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Deschutes County officials raise concerns about bill to centralize CJC grant applications
Summary
County prosecutors and staff told commissioners House Bill 3069 would simplify Criminal Justice Commission grants but could cut allowable administrative costs and shift burdens to counties. Officials proposed a joint letter and meeting with the bill sponsor.
Deschutes County officials told the Board of Commissioners on May 2 that House Bill 3069, which would consolidate Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) grant applications into a single biennial county request, needs careful review before the county endorses it.
District Attorney Steve Gunnels said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Krepp, “wants to streamline the CJC grant application process and put counties kind of at the center of the application process,” but added that one feature “is potentially concerning for counties” — a proposed cap on administrative costs at 3 percent. “I think that’s more in the 8 to 9% range typically for counties,” Gunnels…
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