Deschutes County reports mixed results on quarterly performance measures; language access, Firewise growth noted

Deschutes County departments presented quarterly performance updates during the Board of Commissioners meeting on Nov. 3 under the county’s FY26 "Healthy People" objective.

Jim Patterson, strategic initiatives manager, said departments set measures tied to county goals and that several departments were selected to report this quarter.

Facilities staff reported they perform semiannual maintenance inspections and annual building-condition assessments to prioritize sidewalk and parking repairs. Lee Randall, facilities director, and Shannon Osendorf, facilities operations manager, said the department aims to inspect 80% of the sidewalk and parking inventory annually and identified spring projects including sealcoating and restriping at specific county properties.

In Health Services, Jillian Weiser, compliance and quality assurance officer, described the county’s Language Access Program for behavioral-health clients. She said roughly 1.2% of…