County administrator signs one-year Aurora hangar lease for sheriff's office

The county administrator told the Board of County Commissioners that, while the board was on recess, they signed a lease for the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Aurora Airplane Hangar valued at $7,980 covering April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, and that funding will come from budgeted county general funds.

The administrator said they acted under county authority, citing “county code appendix C section C-050-0100 section 5,” which allows the administrator to sign contracts on behalf of the board when the board has been on recess for at least two consecutive weeks. The administrator said the board was on recess March 23–27, 2026, and additionally missed a quorum on April 2, which together met the code condition for signing.

The administrator said the lease was completed after delays in getting signatures on both sides and that the document will be filed with the clerk’s office and recorded as if executed by the board. “I signed one contract on your behalf. It is for the finance department approval of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Aurora Airplane Hangar lease agreement,” the administrator said.

A commissioner asked, “I know that previous lease was 5‑years. Why did we just do a 1‑year?” The administrator replied that they did not know the reason and would find out and report back to the board.

No motion or vote was recorded during the update; the administrator described the action as an administratively executed contract under the county code and said it would be processed through the clerk’s office to appear as board business.

The board was informed of the lease’s term, funding source, and the administrative authority used to sign it; the administrator said they would provide further details about why the current lease term is one year if commissioners request that information at a later meeting.