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Marion County approves $495,964.99 amendment to OHA public health agreement
Summary
The county board approved Amendment No. 16 to the intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Health Authority, adding $495,964.99 to public health funding; the increase includes tobacco carryover and $297,550 for a new program element to fund nonprofit capacity building for emergency preparedness.
The Marion County Board of Commissioners approved Amendment No. 16 to the county's intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), adding $495,964.99 to the current contract and bringing the new contract total to $17,243,683.56. The amendment is retroactive to Dec. 1, 2024, and covers the fiscal year through June 30, 2025.
Ryan Matthews, administrator for Marion County Health and Human Services, described two primary adjustments in the amendment: carryover of about $199,000 in Tobacco Prevention and Education Program funds from the prior fiscal year, and $297,550 in a new “program element 80.” Matthews said program element 80 funds were leftover from an OHA competitive process and are intended to build capacity among community-based nonprofit organizations for emergency preparedness and resilience (for example, responses to extreme heat and wildfire smoke).
Matthews said the county plans to issue a local request for proposals (RFP) to award grants to nonprofit partners; individual awards would range roughly from $500 to $25,000 depending on need. The funds are intended to improve organizations’ ability to support the community during extreme events rather than to expand county operating services.
A board member noted other counties might distribute similar funds differently and asked that Marion County distribute awards consistent with its mission and values. The board approved the amendment by voice vote; no roll-call tally by member name was recorded in the transcript.
Action details: the board approved Amendment No. 16 to add $495,964.99 to the OHA IGA for public health services, retroactive to 12/01/2024 through 06/30/2025. The county will proceed to issue an RFP and work with nonprofit partners to allocate the program element 80 funds for preparedness and resiliency capacity building.
