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Yamhill County commissioners approve school-based health agreements, behavioral health pay amendments and ODOT IGA
Summary
The board unanimously approved multiple agreements with school districts for 2026–27 school-based health services, several amendments increasing pay rates for psychiatric/behavioral health contractors effective July 9, 2026, an intergovernmental agreement with ODOT, and a blanket refund order.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on June 25 unanimously approved a package of administrative and service agreements on the consent agenda, including school-based health contracts, contractor pay increases for psychiatric and behavioral health services, an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation, and a blanket tax refund order.
Why it matters: These items authorize staff to contract for school-based services and behavioral health care for the 2026–27 fiscal year and adjust contractor pay rates; they affect county budgets, vendor relationships and service delivery in schools and county programs.
The board approved agreements between Yamhill County Health & Human Services and the McMinnville School District and the Newberg School District, each described in the meeting as “not to exceed $83,351.79” for the 2026–27 school year. The board also approved an agreement with the Sheridan School District in the amount “not to exceed $139,414.50” for the same school year. The chair moved approval and commissioners announced the motions passed unanimously.
The board also approved multiple amendments raising hourly pay rates for several psychiatric and behavioral health contractors, effective July 9, 2026. Among the items read into the record were: amendment number 6 for Delta Duff (board order 25-231) to increase pay to $100.82 per hour; an amendment for Donald Henshall (board order 25-208) to increase the rate to $107.33 per hour; and similar amendments for other named providers (rates and board order numbers were read into the record by staff).
Financial and contract details: The meeting record lists board-order identifiers and effective dates for these amendments and specifies the administrative-services amendment for Amy Thorkelson (board order 25-170) increasing the rate to $40.31 per hour effective 07/09/2026. The board also authorized intergovernmental agreement number 73000-00058607 with the Oregon Department of Transportation to allow ODOT to negotiate right-of-way services for Yamhill County through Oct. 31, 2029, and approved a blanket refund order authorizing the tax collector to issue lawful refunds through June 30, 2027.
What the board recorded: All consent items and amendments were moved and recorded as passing unanimously at the June 25 session; no roll-call vote with member-by-member names was read into the transcript at the time of approval.
What’s next: Staff will implement the approved agreements and amendments and finalize contract documents. The ODOT agreement allows ODOT to negotiate right-of-way services on behalf of the county through 2029.
