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Commissioners direct staff to pursue levy option adding 11‑member crime‑reduction team; staff to return refined ballot language
Summary
After hours of questioning on costs, fleet allocations and political timing, the board voted 5–0 to pursue Option 3 conceptually — maintaining services and funding an 11-member specialized crime‑reduction team — and directed staff to return within weeks with refined numbers and draft ballot language.
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 27 directed staff to develop ballot language and detailed cost estimates for a public‑safety levy option that would preserve existing services and fund an 11‑member specialized crime‑reduction team.
Sheriff Angela Brandenburg and finance staff presented four levy options: maintain the current rate (0.3688¢ per $1,000 assessed value) and accept a reduction in sworn personnel; Option 2 (0.534¢) to maintain current services; Option 3 (0.608¢) to maintain services and add…
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