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Commissioners flag misdirected solid-waste sale proceeds; ask staff and counsel to correct accounting

Klamath County Board of Commissioners - Finance Meeting · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the board that proceeds from three solid-waste properties (~$95,900) were deposited into the county properties foreclosure account instead of solid-waste accounts; commissioners cited ORS restrictions on disposal fees and asked staff and county counsel to correct the entries and report back.

County staff raised an accounting error in which proceeds from three sold properties that had been owned by the solid-waste program were deposited into a county properties foreclosure fund rather than into the solid-waste account. Staff said the proceeds in question total $95,900 and that the sales dated to fiscal years 2020 and 2021. The issue was discovered when staff could not find the proceeds credited to the solid-waste portfolio.

Commissioners and staff debated how the…

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