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Votes at a glance: Marion County Board approves proclamations, procurement and agreements on April 16, 2025
Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Marion County Board of Commissioners approved multiple proclamations, procurement price agreements and contracts, and two incoming-funds grants. The board passed routine and operational items by voice vote.
Summary: At the April 16 Marion County Board of Commissioners meeting the board approved a slate of proclamations, price agreements, construction contracts, incoming-funds grants, and an engineering-services contract. Most items were adopted by voice vote without extended debate.
Key votes and outcomes (each item passed unless noted):
1) Proclamations - Approve addition to the agenda and adopt a proclamation designating April 21''5, 2025 as Work Zone Awareness Week in Marion County. Motion to add the proclamation was made and passed; proclamation subsequently approved by voice vote. (Mover: not specified; second: not specified.) - Adopt proclamation designating April 22, 2025 as Earth Day in Marion County. Motion made and seconded; passed by voice vote. (Mover: Commissioner Cameron; second: not specified.) - Adopt proclamation designating April 20''6, 2025 as Volunteer Week in Marion County. Motion passed by voice vote. (Mover: Commissioner Willis; second: Commissioner Cameron.)
2) Consent calendar - Human Resources classification updates: approve recommended classification and pay-grade adjustments for classification code 188 (Labor Employee Relations Manager) and code 196 (HRIS Analyst). Approved by voice vote.
3) Sheriff's Office incoming funds - Approve incoming-funds intergovernmental agreement with Oregon Department of Forestry for $200,000 to fund overtime patrol services in Santiam State Forest and adjacent state forest lands from 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2030. Approved by voice vote.
4) Public Works procurement and contracts - Approve price agreements for asphalt concrete materials (two vendors): Howe Construction Materials Inc. and Riverbend Materials, each in the amount of $635,000 through 12/31/2027. Approved by voice vote. - Approve seven price agreements for aggregate materials (through 12/31/2027) with the following not-to-exceed amounts: Crabtree Crushing Inc. ($62,500); K and E Rock Products LLC ($125,000); Knife River Corporation Northwest ($125,000); North Santiam Paving Company ($62,500); Riverbend Materials ($125,000); Sigmund Excavation Construction Inc. ($125,000); Silverton Hills Rock LLC ($125,000). Approved by voice vote. - Approve construction contract with Mid Valley Excavation LLC in the amount of $208,557 for construction of curb warning signs on various roadways (completion date 06/30/2025). Approved by voice vote. - Approve incoming-funds grant agreement with Oregon Department of Transportation for Safe Routes to School funding in the amount of $1,608,019 for the North First Avenue (Stayton elementary corridor) ADA ramp and pedestrian improvements. Approved by voice vote. - Approve engineering-related services contract with David Evans and Associates in the amount of $350,000 to perform bridge load rating analyses and minor structural repair design through 03/31/2028. Approved by voice vote.
Votes: Most items recorded as passed by voice vote; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript. Where a mover/second was audibly recorded, names are listed above; where not audibly identified the mover/second are recorded as "not specified." All listed items reached the majority threshold and were approved.
Meeting staff noted next steps for contracts (work orders, design, right-of-way as needed) and that some grants (Safe Routes to School) require design, right-of-way or temporary easements and multi-year construction schedules.
