Klamath County commissioners approve contracts, grants and maintenance agreement; multiple finance items passed

At their April 8, 2025 business meeting the Klamath County Board of Commissioners approved multiple contracts and funding actions spanning IT, public health, public works and several grant programs.

Key approvals included: renewal of the county’s Darktrace intrusion-detection system (agenda items 8.1 and 9.1); an experiential internship agreement between Oregon State University and Klamath County Public Health (9.2); a restated declaration of sanitary sewage pump station maintenance among five property owners that creates the WESCO Lift Station Corporation and authorizes the county chair to sign on behalf of the county (public works item); multiple Title 3 funding agreements and an amendment to an existing Title 3 contract with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office; two domestic well financial assistance agreements or amendments; and an Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Wolf Depredation Grant agreement.

Votes and fiscal notes from the meeting (motions passed unless noted):

- Darktrace intrusion-detection renewal (agenda items 8.1 and 9.1): Prorated remainder-of-year charge of $8,203.02 and an annual cost reported at about $49,219; funded from the Technology Maintenance Fund. Motion moved by Commissioner Minty, seconded by Commissioner Nichols; vote recorded as both commissioners present voting aye (2–0; Commissioner DeGroot absent).

- Oregon State University experiential internship agreement with Klamath County Public Health (agenda item 9.2): Three-year internship agreement; no fiscal impact stated in the meeting. Motion moved and seconded; approved 2–0.

- Restated declaration of sanitary sewage pump station maintenance (WESCO Lift Station Corporation; public works): Board authorized the chair to sign the restated declaration; fiscal impact to be determined by assessment structure outlined in the agreement and Klamath County will be responsible for its share as owner of Lot 1. Motion moved and seconded; approved 2–0.

- Title 3 amendment for Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (agenda item referenced in meeting): Amendment number 1 to a Title 3 contract with a fiscal impact cited in the meeting as $416,165.08 to be drawn from the Title 3 fund. Motion moved and seconded; approved 2–0.

- Title 3 funding agreements (multiple recipients): The board approved Title 3 funding agreements totaling $1,519,170.94 to the listed recipients named during the meeting (projects included fuel breaks, engine purchases, brush engine, radio programming, brush removal, litigation support and search-and-rescue emergency services). Motion moved and seconded; approved 2–0.

- Domestic well financial assistance items (two agenda entries): The board approved an amendment to a domestic well financial assistance contract for one applicant (identified in meeting as Mike Dematus) where the transcript’s numeric details were inconsistent; the fiscal-change amount was not clearly specified in the record and is therefore listed as not specified. Separately, the board approved a domestic well financial assistance grant agreement with Andrew McKay for $20,465. Motions moved and seconded; approved 2–0.

- Oregon Department of Agriculture Wolf Depredation Grant (agenda item 9.6): The board approved accepting a $52,000 ODA grant for wolf depredation response with a required county match of $2,997.45 from the general fund. Motion moved and seconded; approved 2–0.

- Proclamation of National Library Week: The board adopted a proclamation declaring National Library Week in Klamath County (no fiscal impact). Motion moved and passed 2–0.

All votes recorded at the meeting were unanimous among the two commissioners present (Commissioner Minty and Commissioner Nichols); Commissioner DeGroot was noted as working out of the office and not present for votes. Where the transcript contained garbled or inconsistent numeric text, the amounts are noted as reported in the meeting or marked “not specified” when the record did not yield a clear figure.

The board adjourned at 1:24 p.m.