Board discusses making Walter Bidder Committee meet three times a year to match grant cycle

Apr 9, 2026

Jackson County staff told commissioners the Walter Bidder Committee typically meets three times annually to match the Oregon Department of Agriculture grant cycle and recommended a board order to authorize that schedule under recently revised bylaws that otherwise require annual meetings.

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Jackson County commissioners reviewed whether the Walter Bidder Committee should meet more frequently than the bylaws' default of once per year. A staff member explained the committee "follows the Oregon Department of Agriculture in a grant cycle" and typically meets in January to review prior-year depredation claims, in April–May to allocate the latest ODA award, and in October to set depredation amounts.

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