The Board of County Commissioners made unanimous decisions during today's workshop, with more to be considered at future Weekly Business Sessions.
Southern Oregon Sanitation's Kerby Transfer Station's potential 20% rate increase, a quitclaim deed for the sale of land at Winona Road, and a fee change request for community development will be decided on during March 11th's evening Weekly Business Session.
At their next workshop, the board will consider a renegotiation of the Dimmick Campus property offer and the Finance department's fine-tuned Economic Development Application Process. A petition to withdraw from the Josephine Community Library will be considered at a future business session.
During today's workshop, the board approved having the Information Technology department move forward with a Public Information Officer position, and moved unanimously to accept the purchase of property on New Hope Road, a ground lease offer for 1798 SE N Street, and a quitclaim deed execution for the 12,100 Redwood Highway property.
The board will move forward with a Surplus Litigation settlement, and Legal Counsel Wally Hicks will respond to Evergreen Federal Bank's Demand Letter on behalf of the board regarding a stopped check that was knowingly cashed.
Commissioner Gary Richardson was appointed without objection as Josephine County's liaison for Work Source Oregon. The board will also consider signing or revising Commissioner Ron Smith's response to the BLM Western Oregon Timber Plan.
A Behavioral Health Deflection Grant agreement brought by Community Justice was approved. Lastly, the board was unanimous in favor of Personal Services Contracts between Community Corrections and Adapt, The Grants Pass Sobering Center, Options, The Family Nurturing Center, and CASA of Jackson County.
