Josephine County approves behavioral-health housing contracts totaling $370,700 and appoints commissioner to public-safety advisory council

Community Justice Director Scott Hyde told the Josephine County Board of Commissioners on April 2 that two contracts funded through a behavioral-health deflection grant would expand transitional and low-barrier housing supports for people involved with the justice system.

The board approved a $62,000 personal services contract with OnTrack, Inc. to provide behavioral-health deflection services, with a contract term listed as July 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. Hyde said the program would support individuals transitioning through the justice system by linking them to low-barrier housing and supportive services.

Hyde also presented a separate contract with Welcome Home Oregon for $308,700 to provide additional transitional housing services; he said the contract would fund roughly 14 beds. Commissioner Colene Martin moved to approve both contracts; Commissioner Gary Richardson seconded and the votes were recorded 3–0 in favor for each contract.

As a separate administrative action during Board Business, the board appointed Commissioner Colene Martin as the Josephine County representative to the Local Public Safety Coordination Council Advisory Board. The appointment was made by motion and approved 3–0. The board also approved, without objection, the Circuit Court’s Anne G. Basker rental application for April 13, 2026, and received an updated multi-year evaluation and organizational chart showing current FTEs and vacancies.

What happens next: staff will finalize contracts and proceed with implementation of the transitional housing and deflection services; Hyde indicated the contracts are grant-funded and tied to program delivery over the contract terms.