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Josephine County approves $75,000 economic development grant; Central Square invoice passes 2-1
Summary
The board approved a $75,000 IV Business HUB Economic Development Grant and authorized payment of a $99,599.31 Central Square software invoice; the Central Square payment passed on a 2-1 roll call after Commissioner Colene Martin voiced concerns about underused software features and requested more department training.
At the May 12 workshop, Finance Director Ruth Nelson presented two finance items for board action.
The board approved the IV Business HUB Economic Development Grant Agreement in the amount of $75,000. Nelson said county legal counsel drafted the agreement; Commissioner Colene Martin moved to approve and Commissioner Gary Richardson seconded. The board voted 3-0 to approve the grant.
Separately, Nelson presented a $99,599.31 annual invoice from Central Square for the county’s finance software. Commissioner Martin questioned whether the county was getting full value from the vendor, noting that "the software has multiple functions that the county is not utilizing," and requested more training for department heads so the county can use additional features. Commissioner Ron Smith moved to approve payment. The roll call recorded Richardson yes, Martin no, Smith yes, and the motion carried 2-1.
The transcript records Commissioner Martin’s request for additional training; the board did not specify a training timeline during the meeting. The finance department should document next steps and whether vendor training or internal retraining will follow the payment approval.
