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Klamath County corrections director warns HB 3069 could consolidate grants, strain rural counties

3218480 · May 8, 2025
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Summary

Aaron Hartman, Klamath County community corrections director, told commissioners he is concerned House Bill 3069 (Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program) would combine multiple specialty grant streams, reduce administrative fees from about 10% to 3%, and create administrative burdens that could disadvantage small, rural counties.

Aaron Hartman, Klamath County community corrections director, briefed the Board of Commissioners on May 7 about House Bill 3069, the Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program, and urged the board to communicate concerns to legislative contacts and the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC).

Hartman said HB 3069 would consolidate multiple grant streams '1RP/JRP, specialty treatment courts, marijuana-related grant funds, and deflection programs '1into a single coordinated grant program and that consolidation risks reducing…

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