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Commissioner warns audit shows Measure 110 failures; urges protection of local SHS funding
Summary
A state audit of Measure 110 drew criticism from at least one commissioner who cited duplicative programs, poor data and high overdose deaths; the board was urged to protect local SHS funding and maintain a recovery-focused model rather than reallocate funds regionally.
Commissioner (speaker 7) used commissioner communications on Dec. 18 to summarize a state audit of Measure 110 and to criticize the law’s design and oversight. The commissioner said the audit found duplicative and dysfunctional programs, inconsistent guidance and poor tracking of millions in grants.
"The audit... failed to provide adequate leadership, offered inconsistent guidance, did not track millions of dollars in grants to service providers," the commissioner said, arguing this erodes public trust and undermines effective intervention.
The commissioner cited Oregon overdose statistics as context, saying the state recorded more than 1,700 overdose deaths in 2023 and arguing that implementation failures — not only funding levels — are at fault. He also raised concerns about provider accountability following a critical article about Home Forward and said the county had chosen to stop working with that provider for a specific property.
The commissioner warned against regional reallocation of SHS (State and Local Behavioral Health) funding, saying reallocation efforts could cause Clackamas County to lose money intended for local services. He urged the board to protect the county’s recovery-focused continuum of care and to push for stronger oversight and better program design at the state level.
The board did not take formal action on the audit at the Dec. 18 meeting but commissioners used the remarks to signal oversight expectations and to prepare for short-session legislative conversations.
