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A county staff member read a list of consent items that included ratifying the environmental review for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (transcript text: \"CDBG grant H2 3,007\"), authorizing the chair to sign letters requesting verification of reimbursement for rural fire protection districts, approving Ameresco’s acceptance of the project completion and the final delivery and acceptance certificate for Ameresco, granting letter of authority under the Columbia County Enforcement Ordinance for Kate Maguire, and appointing Camille Tumlinson and Derek Ranta to Solid Waste Advisory Committee positions (terms to expire 12/31/2027).

A commissioner moved approval of the consent agenda and another commissioner seconded; the board voted verbally in favor and the consent agenda items were approved as a group. The transcript records multiple verbal “Aye” responses but does not contain a roll-call vote with member names or a numeric tally in the meeting excerpt.

The consent agenda bundles routine administrative approvals; the June 11 items included grant-related paperwork (the CDBG environmental review), contract and project acceptance documents for Ameresco, ministerial personnel appointments to advisory committees and an authority-letter under the county enforcement ordinance. The record does not show separate debate or amendment to any of the listed consent items during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Columbia County Board of County Commissioners Meeting June 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Columbia County commissioners approved the consent agenda at their June 11 meeting, authorizing a CDBG environmental review, accepting Ameresco project completion documents and making several administrative appointments.","taxTitle","Columbia County, Oregon","taxId",52787,"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},6197964,"Residents urge Columbia County to shift 9-1-1 special district under sheriff to save money",213,227000,440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3849784-62066374191cabf0e211337897497f61&start=227&end=440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3849784-62066374191cabf0e211337897497f61/thumbnail_227000.jpg","/articles/6197964/Columbia-County/Oregon/Residents-urge-Columbia-County-to-shift-9-1-1-special-district-under-sheriff-to-save-money","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6197964-fdc59477f51db2e85f211bd5edd8713b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190420&Signature=S3MYMQtm4Bnmy3xm74XEJL~ulUQ58lpCPraSxsR7RHd7F4BqvTCT7WUeMnwul3xkuLLaAhHZPLfMZtbAyMbwJdc2cat-JzOJe4CpvR5UP-68yqar0GVFPAlcC2H39C9R11dkPWxp9BiwXfw1-5QCkBo0gxrhmD35H0FoUIaJOtSWDAE0YUiCDq4ujdFLAYVYxf8NuBwVOMX9vudmSaX9ltXUxN44RPkofZ0Lpi3q9cuI8QuJQUoHLK0EWR-9DvMaPmsy5l3Y1UMC0irTBckRSzQ48qdQ5sxr6RlFA0N80UzxjCB7fbJm7xMrzxvkN-s44uAulbDCYn9m8hLINoOSOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the June 11 Board of County Commissioners meeting, two public commenters suggested Columbia County dissolve its 9-1-1 special district and consolidate dispatch services under the sheriff’s office to reduce costs.

Chris Bridal, a Deer Island resident, told commissioners, “So okay so nine-one-one and I think you guys should consider getting rid of the Nine-one-one Special District and put it in the sheriff's office. I've already talked to him. He can do it for a fraction of their $10,000,000 budget.”

Rave, a Columbia City resident, said they also “agree with Chris on the 9 1 1 issue,” and described observing other counties where dispatch is under the sheriff’s office and said the special district appeared to have a surplus while seeking additional funding.

The callers argued consolidation could cut administrative overhead. The transcript records these suggestions as public comment only; the Board of County Commissioners did not take formal action, record a vote, or direct staff to study consolidation at the June 11 meeting.

Because public comment supplied differing factual claims about the special district’s budget and management, any formal consideration would require staff analysis and fiscal data to confirm potential savings or legal steps needed to change governance.","Two public commenters asked the Board of County Commissioners to consider dissolving the county's 9-1-1 special district and placing emergency dispatch under the sheriff’s office, citing a roughly $10 million budget and potential savings; no vote or staff direction was recorded.",{"_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},6197969,"Columbia County residents ask commissioners to press schools on locker-room and sports policies under Title IX",958,70000,1028000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3849784-62066374191cabf0e211337897497f61&start=70&end=1028","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3849784-62066374191cabf0e211337897497f61/thumbnail_70000.jpg","/articles/6197969/Columbia-County/Oregon/Columbia-County-residents-ask-commissioners-to-press-schools-on-locker-room-and-sports-policies-under-Title-IX","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6197969-d2cf256c7e9dcdb96f159ece2ebb7a50/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190420&Signature=jBHa4E-3eY-Y-ax~xc6LAxHI0EwI8YhFiqio2-miFOHQbq9dQH4ahg~mAS6Xla7vdAe5Q4q651lkMtXeuJF0FROfEKR0uiZ3-NeOXzodAiGrm4J09TcwWUcQ0ZCmAycz-BcKuyRCV5iV3Cq3DoKro5Q~3YUUUVJOiiSwy0AOiwrQjfLKOqi6sajNxGm9k4khTyRCNxClLpWRlqtTpwyWenOe64QlkzGAHHGf89qPKxq~Oxmngky8T87FlnjQ1lMVo1t5OHnTNwR6PpfKbjaFnvy8AIicTqK3KxuMETqoL032cIH29B8vRO7~x1t7uVkWJWoorkAxfsgilmaW7YITxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Columbia County residents used the June 11 Board of County Commissioners public comment period to ask county leaders to press local school boards to change policies on student access to locker rooms and athletic teams, citing Title IX and threats to withhold funding.

Chris Bridal, a Deer Island resident, told the board he wanted a county resolution “to get rid of the mental illness in the junior high over here,” and asked the county to include penalties for what he described as boys using girls’ locker rooms and participating on girls’ sports teams. Bridal also said, “I pay $8,000 in property taxes. I don't want to go into the school celebrating mental illness.”

Other speakers echoed Bridal’s concerns. Rave, who identified themself as a Columbia City resident, said, “I agree with everything Chris said,” and asked the board to consider using funding leverage against school districts. Dan Baer said he was “here in support of Chris.” Renee Noling and Rita Biggs likewise said they worried about the effect of current school practices on girls’ privacy, student focus and community outcomes.

Speakers variously invoked Title IX, federal law and state law in arguing that local school boards should bar boys from girls’ locker rooms and from girls’ sports teams. Bridal said he had “checked” and believed the school board “has the authority to set policy over there” and urged the commissioners to write a resolution to impose penalties, including withholding tax dollars. Rave said she did not know how the funding flow works between county and school districts and encouraged commissioners to explore whether withholding money is possible.

The comments came during the meeting’s public comment period; the Board of County Commissioners did not take action on the requests during the June 11 meeting. Commissioners proceeded to the consent agenda after public comment. The meeting record does not show any formal direction to staff or a vote related to drafting a resolution on school locker-room or athletic policies.

Context: public comment at county commission meetings is a forum for residents to ask the board to act or to express concerns; the transcript shows several residents urged county intervention on school policy, but it does not record any formal county action or an explicit legal analysis of whether the county could withhold funds from school districts.","Multiple residents used the June 11 Columbia County Board of Commissioners meeting public comment period to urge the county to push local school boards to restrict access to girls' locker rooms and sports teams, invoking Title IX and proposing withholding tax dollars; no formal county action was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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