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Yamhill County adopts C-PACE program and appoints MEDP to administer
Summary
The board approved a county commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) program under ORS 233.680-685, declared the measure an emergency effective immediately, and unanimously authorized the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership to administer the program for three years; fees and seismic retrofit eligibility were discussed.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on June 18 to adopt a commercial property assessed clean energy program (C-PACE) under ORS 233.680-685 and to make the ordinance effective immediately under an emergency declaration.
Patty Herzog, executive director of the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership, briefed the board on the program and described outreach plans. Herzog said seismic retrofits are an eligible project type under the statute and that the county had received several inquiries about building rehabilitation since January. "Seismic retrofits are an eligible project under the state ordinance," she told the board.
Commissioners discussed administrative arrangements and fee recovery. Staff described a cost-recovery fee intended to cover program administration; the current fee structure discussed at the meeting was 1 percent of the financed amount with a proposed minimum of $2,500 and a maximum of $15,000, though participants said fee levels in other jurisdictions have been changing. The board separately approved an agreement with the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership to administer the program for three years upon approval.
Board members pressed staff about potential burdens on county offices. The county assessor was reported to have confirmed that C-PACE assessments would be entered in tax rolls similarly to other special assessments and would not be an undue workload. The ordinance was read for first and second reading at the meeting and the board voted to adopt it; the measure will proceed under the emergency effective date set by the board.
The board did not identify specific projects for immediate funding but instructed staff and MEDP to begin outreach and information sessions and to post program materials online. Herzog said MEDP plans web materials, newsletters and business forums to promote the opportunity to property owners.
The motion to adopt the ordinance and the separate motion to approve the MEDP administration agreement each passed unanimously.
