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Yamhill County board approves several contracts and a personnel termination; grant application authorized
Summary
The county board approved routine consent items including minutes, authorized an LSTA mini-grant application, approved a chip-and-scrub-seal contract and an HVAC purchase order, and voted to terminate an employment agreement for Christian Bonish with one commissioner recorded as Nay.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners took a series of routine actions on April 30, approving minutes on the consent agenda, authorizing a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) mini-grant application and awarding multiple contracts and purchase orders.
The board approved the consent minutes by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The board authorized submission of a 2026 LSTA mini-grant application; no dollar amount was disclosed in the public discussion.
A construction services contract for the Yamhill County 2026 chip-and-scrub-seal project was approved with Sierra Santa Fe Corporation as the contractor; the transcript record shows a truncated figure for the contract amount as "$452,77" and does not clearly specify the full dollar amount on the public record.
The board approved a purchase order agreement between Yamhill County and Train US, Inc. for HVAC controls updates in the government services building in the amount of $119,000. Dawn joined staff on that item for questions.
The board also considered terminating an employment agreement (board order 18-383) with Christian Bonish, subject to contract provisions. The motion to terminate passed; the transcript shows the motion carried with Commissioners Ster and Jo Johnston voting in favor and Commissioner King recorded as Nay.
Where vote tallies were not read with roll-call names, the record reflects voice votes with motions passing. The board did not provide additional public detail about the personnel matter beyond the motion and vote.
Next steps for the awarded contracts are implementation by county departments and issuance of notices to proceed as applicable; the board did not schedule further hearings on these items during the session.
