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• Authorization to submit Criminal Justice Commission specialty court grants (2025–27 biennium). The board authorized the Department of Community Justice director to submit phase 1 of Criminal Justice Commission specialty court grants to support Adult Recovery Court (ARC), Court Coordinated Services (CCS) and Juvenile Recovery Court (JRC). A motion to approve was made and the record shows the motion passed unanimously.

• Authorize HHS to apply for $20,000 from Yamhill County Coordinated Care Organization. The board authorized Lindsay Manfren, director of Health & Human Services, or designee to submit the application. The motion passed unanimously.

• Board order approving a sublease with Yamhill Valley Farm Workers Clinic and terminating Board Order 24-131. The board approved a sublease arrangement and terminated the earlier board order; the motion passed unanimously.

• Consideration of DEQ funding authorizations for solid-waste services (transportation, contamination evaluation, recycling expansion, purchase of post-consumer collection containers). The board deferred this item to allow staff additional time to provide details and to take advantage of a DEQ extension to April 15; no vote was recorded on March 13.

• Letter supporting House Bill 2425 (forced-labor certification for electric products procured by public bodies). The board approved a letter to Representative Graber requesting a hearing on HB 2425 and voted unanimously to send the letter.

The transcript records simple “aye” responses and the chair’s announcement of unanimous passage for each recorded motion; it does not include roll-call vote lists or numerical tallies in the portion of the transcript provided. Where motions were recorded as passed unanimously, the board’s procedural record indicates full support at the time of the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners Formal Session 03/13/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved several administrative motions on March 13, including authorizing specialty-court grant submissions, a $20,000 CCO application, a sublease with the Yamhill Valley Farm Workers Clinic and a letter supporting HB 2425.","taxTitle","Yamhill County, Oregon","taxId",37510,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636412,"HHS outlines options as state behavioral-health housing dollars remain partly unspent",277,2336000,2613000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2609994-cf6725004f79f032a7e8f356f65afa3b&start=2336&end=2613","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2609994-cf6725004f79f032a7e8f356f65afa3b/thumbnail_2336000.jpg","/articles/6636412/Yamhill-County/Oregon/HHS-outlines-options-as-state-behavioral-health-housing-dollars-remain-partly-unspent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636412-59fc5e7acfbaeaa2e637b9f47dfe4e94/orig.mp4?Expires=1770654057&Signature=NuSLgyNlzccmJFHVbHoD-WkNHdvrp19ry8RMsGHWTr954Cc5DLsLAazz6KdFAi1z0PeNLaKeY~qsDer6ADaGsgiI6g1dHoTbNzD6C6KY0bKzOauwXjON~x-iusPhtD4~rIa8ZcZ4Yky-jjEFfCs3Obv~Dqf73PlPUZys6TNbERRWliIy1W~0LbC5fwaiPeaxrzD9n~9xc~9hIMoK4pqMQTavHVK4vWyD6v2jE-ZqxO1ZHD8ByfgtUpdjotQ16ijXQTMu6dcG60y5Cdu5JWvPXgc3-rbXYmaYZUgWIPqo0LsPPOyr0ZS-NEsG~lzMhKM-302ztwbwZF8V7MjJD4Qh5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lindsay Manfren, director of Yamhill County Health & Human Services, updated the Board on March 13 about state behavioral-health housing funds and how recent reductions in Measure 110 “burn” allocations affect planned uses.

“Some state general funds were designated to counties through a non-competitive process for behavioral health housing,” Manfren said, describing original intent to fund sheltering, residential treatment, and supports such as shower kits. She said the county originally received a little over $2.8 million in those funds and has used portions for an RFP that produced three awards, plus internal allocations for HHS projects.

Manfren said the county now has roughly $1.3 to $1.4 million of unexpended behavioral-health housing funds. The county intended to use a mix of these capital funds and Measure 110 burn funds to open an additional Transitional Treatment and Recovery Services (TTRS) house, but the burn funds award for the next grant cycle was reduced—about 30% of the county’s request—which jeopardizes operating support for an additional house even where capital exists.

She explained that the behavioral-health housing funds can be used for residential treatment and for capital costs but cannot be used for medically managed detox. “They could be used for residential treatment, both mental health and or substance use residential treatment. They could not be used for detox or medically managed withdrawal,” Manfren said.

Manfren and commissioners discussed waiting lists and capacity for existing TTRS houses; one existing house is undergoing renovation and the county typically maintains waiting lists. The county also awarded earlier contracts to the Community Wellness Collective and First Baptist Church for sheltering, which have since sunset. A larger award to YCAP (Youth and Family-related agency named in the packet) accounted for roughly $889,088 of the earlier allocations.

Manfren said the burn funds that were expected to cover staffing for an additional house will sunset June 30; next award period begins July 1 with the reduced allocation. The county must obligate the remaining behavioral-health housing dollars by Dec. 31, 2025, and staff asked the board for direction on options for obligating the funds before that deadline.

No formal board vote on obligating those funds was recorded on March 13; commissioners asked clarifying questions and requested additional detail on timing and contracting implications.","Yamhill County Health & Human Services staff told the Board the county has about $1.3–1.4 million of unexpended behavioral-health housing funds that must be obligated by Dec. 31, 2025, and that reductions in related Measure 110 'burn' funds put an expansion of transitional treatment and recovery services (TTRS) houses at risk.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636417,"Yamhill County Transit reports progress on stops, smart-bus tech and contract talks; warns of cost pressures",1236,1523000,2759000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2609994-cf6725004f79f032a7e8f356f65afa3b&start=1523&end=2759","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2609994-cf6725004f79f032a7e8f356f65afa3b/thumbnail_1523000.jpg","/articles/6636417/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Yamhill-County-Transit-reports-progress-on-stops-smart-bus-tech-and-contract-talks-warns-of-cost-pressures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636417-929c153d88375b8b3ea334ded9552490/orig.mp4?Expires=1770654057&Signature=X1JZOB7QI6~JgbmZBDC5sSxj5MmrDjNNmpC~k8z543X5KJxaBVd4hB3o9iXtdoub8ICPsFMWHNZ27VIdl1Hdr9t1qvJMzMbcjpUVbS1jNm0RFG6UMgOMlhtmxkLB6BJt-BUAL1TN2dbpGMgtQloxLUepZAxvvf51P4KmleN-2zcS9zFwidHP~vNFTOa2miLCdRT4QXePku1A61-XCuiidrt8Oj3Rs7ybgXdS2Hyr0nsuhboVqskAsMyGrnbvF~fRfg4olNrUxZK1xxNGCv4RBb1h2hSC-rGeTy6dwSySm7z1-7QR33Jywo1eQbfWsWDuq3oC-YBBCv0VKDuzJjf19Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia updated the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on March 13, describing recent operational changes, progress on bus-stop signage, fleet orders and a potential service redesign to address rising costs.

“We have placed temporary signs at nearly all the stops now. We have 75 bus stops,” Cynthia told the board, summarizing an eight-year initiative to site and geocode stops and secure permits with ODOT for groups of signs.

Cynthia said the county leased a new facility with a four-bay shop and consolidated staff and buses. She reported five buses are on order, that the agency received five smaller vans for demand-response service in late 2024, and that the system recently completed a Federal Transit Administration compliance audit with no findings.

The transit manager said contract costs with the current service provider, Transdev (which acquired First Transit), have risen significantly and that staffing turnover at the operator has affected training and mobile-technology rollout. “Because of the cost increases, we have developed a new service plan,” Cynthia said, outlining scenarios that would reduce annual service hours from current levels (about 39,000) to between 35,000 and 32,000 hours if costs are not reduced.

Cynthia described options tied to each scenario: reallocating Dial-a-Ride hours, redesigning low-performing fixed routes, restoring Saturday fixed-route service in some corridors, eliminating a low-performing single-run commuter trip (Route 44X), and reallocating service to better serve commuter routes and employers. She also said the transit advisory committee will meet with the board on May 8 to discuss fare policy, where options range from fare-free to a revised fare structure and public outreach that would begin in May and June with possible implementation in July–August.

Board members asked for rider headcount and other performance metrics to inform fare and service decisions. Cynthia said she would include an analysis of rider counts in upcoming fare-policy materials and deliver an updated cost proposal from Transdev by April 1 to guide decisions about extending or rebidding the service contract. She also reported progress on inventory, mobile-technology training, and grant awards: “Between 2023 and 2027, we will secure $14,000,000 in operating grants and $4,000,000 in capital,” she said, while noting some bus grants are authorized but not yet obligated.

The board did not take formal action during the presentation. Commissioners asked staff to return with ridership head-count data, the updated Transdev cost proposal and fare-policy materials ahead of the planned May 8 work session.","Transit manager Cynthia updated the Board on recent accomplishments — new leased facility, temporary bus-stop signage at 75 stops, five buses on order and a smart-bus rollout — while flagging higher contract and vehicle costs and potential service reductions if costs are not controlled.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636422,"Chemeketa officials, local business leaders urge Yamhill County support for bond renewal on May ballot",515,401000,916000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2609994-cf6725004f79f032a7e8f356f65afa3b&start=401&end=916","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2609994-cf6725004f79f032a7e8f356f65afa3b/thumbnail_401000.jpg","/articles/6636422/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Chemeketa-officials-local-business-leaders-urge-Yamhill-County-support-for-bond-renewal-on-May-ballot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636422-45e0326d293e75242a72d35050639f8d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770654057&Signature=hymV-uxytbSYUa4otQ-auqqroedcqV-uCkwHfHi2~-0PwjOTC0ulkg8mN-hq4LuFISofhyq7efSAXJVaX3rtKbt4z1tMj2~jdY7jrL9utJPN69p1qOG483TynZ2I3WTywMuQNa9GU6LRtZ39hzzPKeDiR6p6rOdYyls5dgdIVZUQGNwARrAWDjOvXJK23VF4HOmORt5cNkbyamTSOeYY36UrdUYGiRdNnkgYCcxWwffrziZcdwx~Ke0dP8QwYJjGocuMiKBzrimyU6r9jzGhbHa4QxL8oJKuAzIL~~R3XR98waXaAXhMDlxVZfSEXdRtEjX4fbCBmTebVb8yPXSV7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chemeketa Community College President Jessica Howard told the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on March 13 that the college will ask voters to approve a bond renewal on the May ballot and that the measure would not raise property tax rates.

“40% of those who voted thought that this was a new tax,” Jessica Howard said, summarizing a post-election survey after a November bond attempt failed. She said the college will make clearer this time that the proposal is a renewal and “would not raise property tax rates at all.”

Howard said the bond would fund workforce training at Chemeketa’s Yamhill Valley Campus (YVC), expand emergency medical services training locally and advance pathways from early childhood education certificates into a bachelor’s degree to meet Head Start staffing requirements. “Bringing EMS training to YVC will provide increased access to life saving career pathways for students in the region,” she said.

John Olsen, president and CEO of the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce, addressed the board in support of the bond and urged the commissioners to publicly back the measure. “Chemeketa’s Yamhill Valley campus is a critical resource providing students with the education, skills, and job training they need to secure living wage jobs,” Olsen said. He called the bond “an investment in Yamhill County’s future” and emphasized local employers’ dependence on Chemeketa graduates for health care, manufacturing and other industries.

The presenters said the measure is a renewal of an existing tax rate, not a new levy, and that the college will emphasize that fact in outreach. Howard described planned uses including expanded EMS training, enhancements to early childhood education pathways and hospitality and tourism workforce training in partnership with the City of McMinnville.

No formal board action on the bond measure was recorded during the March 13 meeting. Several commissioners and staff acknowledged receipt of the presenters’ materials and public comment; no motion or vote endorsing the bond was recorded on the meeting agenda or in the transcript excerpt.","Chemeketa Community College officials and the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce told the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners they support a May bond renewal that would not increase property tax rates and would expand regional workforce training at the Yamhill Valley Campus.","actionData","errors"]

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