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Board takes first reading to shrink membership of jail operating fund advisory committee

Board of County Commissioners, Columbia County, Oregon · March 4, 2026
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Summary

County counsel presented a first reading to amend the Columbia County Jail Operating Fund Advisory Committee ordinance, proposing to reduce membership, align term end dates to Dec. 31, and require onboarding within three months; the second reading was scheduled for March 18.

At the March 4 meeting the board heard the first reading of an ordinance to amend the Columbia County Jail Operating Fund Advisory Committee ordinance.

Sarah Hansen, county counsel, presented the proposed amendments and explained they would modify an existing ordinance originally effective May 20, 2014 (previously amended in 2017). The changes recommended by the…

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