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Harney County Court adopts amended administrative-cost policy and records a series of operational votes
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Summary
The court amended its administrative-cost allocation policy to base charges on previous-year budgeted totals "minus administrative costs," approved the change unanimously, and recorded routine votes including minutes approval, a road-approach permit, and a $10,000 contribution to the Harney County Chamber.
At its March 4 regular session the Harney County Court amended and adopted an administrative-cost allocation policy that bases charges on each department's previous-year total expenditure budget, "excluding administrative costs." Treasurer Heaney and the county budget officer explained the change would reduce confusion about how departmental totals were calculated and that the budget officer will prepare the revised figures for use in the upcoming budget process.
Commissioners discussed whether temporary transfers or one-time general-fund backfills should be available for departments facing large year-to-year administrative-fee increases; they agreed that budget transfers can be used on a case-by-case basis and that the policy should be implemented on a single, consistent basis while addressing exceptions during budget review.
The court also approved several routine motions during the meeting session:
- Agenda for 03/04/2026 (motion moved and seconded; passed by voice vote). - Regular-session and joint-special-session minutes from 02/18/2026 (approved; executive-session minutes were tabled). - Application to install a county-road approach at 37161 North Harney Lane (approved as presented). - A $10,000 contribution for fiscal year 25/26 to the Harney County Chamber for visitor-services support (motion carried).
All formal motions taken at the meeting were carried by voice vote as recorded in the minutes; where roll-call votes were not read aloud commissioners affirmed with "aye."
