Jackson County adopts Supplemental Budget No. 2, adds $2.19 million in opioid funding and creates PERS side accounts

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners on March 25 adopted Supplemental Budget No. 2 for fiscal year 2025–2026 (Order No. 74-26), increasing appropriations across multiple funds, including $2,189,092 in opioid-related funding for Health and Human Services and transfers to establish side-account investments with the State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).

County Administrator Danny Jordan told the board the supplemental budget was noticed under Oregon Revised Statute 294.473(1)(b) and published in the Rogue River Press on March 18, 2026. Jordan outlined fund-specific adjustments affecting Central Services, General, General Road, Health and Human Services, Recreation Enterprise, Airport Enterprise, County Trails and Motor Pool funds.

Under the Central Services Fund, three B7 Facility Maintenance projects will be added to County Administration: a $105,000 first-floor jail bathroom remodel funded by the General Fund, $4,000 for added security cameras at the Health and Human Services building funded by HHS, and an $8,400 deicer platform at the Roads complex funded by the General Road Fund, increasing County Administration operating expenses by $117,400.

The General Fund will accept an additional $73,322 in Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant funding for Development Services to support code-enforcement activities for the remaining six months of the fiscal year.

The General Road Fund will transfer $1,639,804 of non-dedicated fund balance into operating expenses to establish a PERS side-account investment intended to reduce long-term pension liabilities.

Health and Human Services will receive $2,189,092 in additional opioid funding, of which $2,149,092 will be allocated to contracts with community organizations for prevention, intervention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services, and $40,000 will reimburse Asante and Providence Hospitals for opioid use navigators. In addition, $2,814,087 in contingency funds will be transferred to operating expenses to create a PERS side account, producing a net increase of $2,189,092 to HHS appropriations.

The Recreation Enterprise Fund will shift a combination of fund balance, grant proceeds and contingency ($178,270 in fund balance, $50,110 in additional camp fees, $60,980 from contingency) to operating expenses to create a PERS side account and to fund projects at Howard Prairie Resort and Emigrant Lake; grants from the Marine Board and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and fee revenue will help pay for the increased operating costs and a new dock at Emigrant Lake.

Supplemental transfers also move contingency funds into operating expenses to establish PERS side accounts in the Airport Enterprise Fund ($754,000), County Trails Fund ($11,916) and Motor Pool Fund ($51,408); those transfers change line-item categories but do not alter total appropriations for those funds.

Deputy County Counsel Pete Philbrick read Section 213.07 of the Codified Ordinances of Jackson County before the public hearing. Commissioner Rick Dyer opened and closed the public hearing at 9:52 a.m.; no members of the public spoke.

Commissioner Colleen Roberts moved to approve Order No. 74-26; Commissioner Randy Sparacino seconded. "I approve of the Supplemental Budget," Roberts said, adding that the PERS side account provides significant payroll savings both now and long term. Commissioner Dyer said initiatives like this support long‑term service delivery for Jackson County. Commissioner Sparacino expressed appreciation for sound fiscal management. The motion passed with Commissioners Roberts, Sparacino and Dyer voting aye.

Order No. 74-26 will be implemented as adopted following the board’s approval; the supplementary appropriations change departmental operating expense and contingency line items as described above.