Board approves supplemental budget adding 6.5 FTE despite Budget Committee objection

Sep 2, 2026

The board adopted Board Order No. 2026-048 to add 6.5 full-time equivalent positions at a cost cited as $596,000; a Budget Committee member submitted a written statement opposing the appropriation and urging use of vacant budgeted positions.

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Josephine County commissioners approved Board Order No. 2026-048 on Sept. 2, 2026, adopting a supplemental budget for fiscal year 2026–27 that includes funding for 6.5 full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions. The board discussed recent collective bargaining agreements and their staffing cost implications and recorded a roll-call vote of 3-0 to approve the supplemental appropriations.

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