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Board instructs staff to prepare East County Policing District ballot measure for May
Summary
Klamath County commissioners instructed staff to prepare language and legal review to place an East County Policing District measure on the May ballot, with staff to submit final materials by Feb. 28; county staff estimated roughly $89 per tax lot in the district.
Klamath County commissioners on Jan. 28 voted to instruct staff to prepare an East County Policing District measure for placement on the May ballot.
The board's direction covers the East County Policing District only and asks staff to prepare ballot language, have county council and the clerk review it, and forward the measure to the district attorney by the Feb. 28 deadline for ballot placement. A staff speaker noted the board must act quickly to meet the schedule and said there is a town-hall meeting the following Thursday.
During the discussion, a staff estimate of the special district charge was cited: "right now, it's looking like $89 about per tax lot out there," a participant said. The board then made a motion to instruct staff to prepare the East County measure; the motion was seconded and carried with recorded "aye" votes from Commissioner De Groot, Commissioner Minty and Commissioner Nichols.
Motion and vote: Board motion to instruct staff to prepare and process East County Policing District ballot materials — approved unanimously.
What happens next: Staff will prepare draft language, coordinate county council and clerk review, present materials to the district attorney as required, and continue outreach including the upcoming town-hall meeting. The board noted the Feb. 28 submission deadline for inclusion on the May ballot.
