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Votes at a glance: Crook County commissioners approve grants, contracts and the county EEOP
Summary
At its Oct. 2 meeting Crook County commissioners approved the consent agenda, a $5,000 community grant for Christmas in the Pines, a ~$31,000 picnic table procurement, a janitorial contract for the Justice Center, an intergovernmental subcontract for rural behavioral health with Jefferson County, endorsement of a wildfire‑map letter, and adoption of the county EEO plan (Order 2024‑43).
The Crook County Board of Commissioners took these formal actions during its Oct. 2, 2024 meeting.
- Consent agenda: Approved (unanimous voice votes).
- Christmas in the Pines: Commissioners approved a motion to allocate $5,000 from the county community fund to support the volunteer event’s electrical and display infrastructure needs. Motion made by Commissioner (speaker 6) and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Picnic tables (fairgrounds): The board accepted the Park Warehouse (Park Catalog) informal bid for replacement galvanized picnic tables at about $31,000, to be funded from existing grant monies dedicated to fairgrounds infrastructure.
- Justice Center janitorial contract: Facilities recommended awarding janitorial services for the new Justice Center to Central Oregon Janitorial Services after review of three quotes. Commissioners authorized staff to approve the contract and sign it once the contractor returns the signed copy.
- Rural behavioral health subcontract (Central Oregon Health Council funds): The board approved an intergovernmental agreement to pass through a portion of rural behavioral health access funds to Jefferson County to support services identified by Central Oregon Health Council.
- Endorsement of Jackson County wildfire hazard map letter: Commissioners endorsed a multi‑county letter opposing the wildfire hazard map adoption process and asked staff to send the endorsement to state authorities.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (Order 2024‑43): County staff presented the revised EEOP and supporting calculations; the board approved Order 2024‑43 that adopts the plan and charts required for grant compliance.
Votes were taken by voice; where a named maker or seconder was recorded the meeting minutes note them. No contested roll‑call votes were recorded for these items at the meeting.
