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Coos County approves multiple contracts and hires for health, victim services and county staffing

Coos County Board of Commissioners · January 12, 2026
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Summary

The board approved healthcare and victim‑services contracts (Band and Dunes, Southwestern Oregon Community College internship agreement, Safe Project, Kids Hope Center) and several personnel actions including hiring Bernadette Ireland (psychiatric nurse practitioner), Everardo Trujillo (corrections deputy) and Rhianna Hicks (deputy district attorney). A collective bargaining agreement with the Federation of Parole and Probation Officers was also approved retroactively.

Commissioners approved several contracts and hires intended to maintain county services after holiday staffing changes and to expand victim‑services outreach.

Contracts approved included a grant from Band and Dunes Charitable Foundation to purchase vision‑screening equipment for the county's home‑visiting program and an agreement with Southwestern Oregon…

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