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Board approves consent calendar, schedules Gillum Road hearing, and OKs county labor and health clinic contracts
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Lane County Board approved the consent calendar, scheduled a Dec. 16 public hearing for the surrender of part of Gillum Road to Eugene, approved a tentative 3‑year LCPOA labor agreement and authorized a Marathon Health contract for the LiveWell employee clinic.
The Lane County Board of County Commissioners approved several routine and substantive items on Nov. 18, including scheduling a public hearing on a road surrender and authorizing a pair of county contracts.
The board approved the consent calendar by single motion; the chair recorded the vote as "Motion passes 5 0." The board then set a public hearing to consider the surrender of a portion of Gillum Road (County Road No. 2283) to the City of Eugene, scheduling the hearing for Dec. 16, 2025 at 11 a.m. County staff cited county resolution number 5456 and RS chapter 373 (as stated in the record) as the basis for setting the hearing and said the county surveyor's office would provide required public notice.
On labor matters, the board approved a tentative agreement between Lane County and the Lane County Peace Officers Association (LCPOA). Staff summarized key terms: a three‑year successor contract effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028; a 2.5% across‑the‑board salary plan adjustment to align with five county comparators; a 2.8% cost‑of‑living adjustment in year one and CPI‑based COLAs in years two and three (minimum 2% and maximum 5%); market adjustments for 8 of 10 represented classifications; $250 and $750 one‑time payments phased after board approval and after Jan. 1, 2027; and changes to short‑term disability and health‑plan availability for new hires. Staff estimated the total cost of the proposed contract changes at between $15,662,826 and $19,648,331 over the three‑year period. The board approved the LCPOA item by voice vote, recorded as 5–0.
The board also approved a Marathon Health contract to continue operating the county's LiveWell employee clinic. Staff said the recommended contract is a three‑year agreement beginning Jan. 1, 2026 with three optional one‑year extensions, and a total cost not to exceed $6,000,000 over a potential six‑year term. The county highlighted utilization metrics (about 85% monthly fill for medical slots; approximately 1,347 employees/dependents used the LiveWell Center between July 2024 and July 2025) and said the new contract will increase on‑site medical staffing while discontinuing embedded behavioral‑health services at LiveWell because utilization there was about 45%. Staff emphasized that employees and household members retain access to behavioral health through the county’s Employee Assistance Program and Cascade Health providers.
All motions recorded at the Nov. 18 meeting passed by recorded voice vote and the chair announced final tallies of 5–0 where noted.
Items approved at the meeting will proceed to implementation by county staff as directed in the respective motions.
