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Votes at a glance: Marion County Board session, Jan. 21, 2026
Summary
The Marion County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the consent agenda (road improvements, two tax refunds, and withdrawal of an ordinance for case reconsideration) and approved several administrative actions including ASA bylaw revisions, committee appointments, the REACH MOU and an i3logix ballot-tracking contract.
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Marion County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions and outcomes.
• Consent agenda approved (motion by Commissioner Kevin Cameron; seconded by Commissioner Danielle Bethell): includes approval of a Private Development Agreement with Capital Futbol Club to construct an eastbound left-turn lane on State Street; property tax refunds for Cartwright Apartments, LLC (account 585520) in the amount of $22,638.81 and Return Polymers, Inc. (account 510656) in the amount of $25,990.66; and withdrawal of ordinance #1485 to reconsider findings in case no. CU/CP 24-038 (TLM Holdings, LLC). The consent motion carried unanimously.
• REACH MOU approved (motion by Commissioner Danielle Bethell; seconded by Commissioner Kevin Cameron): MOU between Marion County Health and Human Services and the City of Salem Fire Department to implement the REACH Team Pilot Program — approved unanimously.
• ASA bylaws revision approved (motion by Commissioner Kevin Cameron; seconded by Commissioner Danielle Bethell): order revising ASA Advisory Committee bylaws approved unanimously.
• ASA appointments approved (motion by Commissioner Danielle Bethell; seconded by Commissioner Kevin Cameron): Sherry Bensema, Frank Ehrmantraut, Daniel Freitag and David Gerboth appointed to the ASA Advisory Committee with terms ending Jan. 31, 2029; Brian Butler appointed Chair and Sherry Bensema appointed Vice-Chair for terms Jan. 31, 2026–Jan. 31, 2028 — approved unanimously.
• Clerk’s Office contract approved (motion by Commissioner Kevin Cameron; seconded by Commissioner Danielle Bethell): Software-as-a-Service agreement with i3logix, Inc. in the amount of $100,050 for ballot tracking, retroactive Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2028 — approved unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 9:36 a.m. The transcript records these approvals and dollar amounts where provided; it does not include additional debate transcripts or implementation schedules for the approved items.
