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Alana Holmes, chief human resources officer, summarized evaluation materials provided to the board, including a 360‑degree feedback report compiled from 60 surveys with 37 returned (a 62% response rate), the administrator’s self‑evaluation and the applicable employment agreement. Holmes said staff conducted market analysis and would return with additional recommendations.

Commissioners offered largely positive feedback during the public discussion, praising the administrator’s responsiveness to feedback, leadership during difficult budget and programmatic cycles, and ability to coordinate across departments. Several commissioners referenced specific strategic initiatives — including behavioral‑health deflection, the public safety funding task force and land‑use work — and said meaningful progress had been made while recognizing more work remains.

The county administrator addressed the board and thanked staff and department directors, cited the organization’s challenges and said he looked forward to continued outreach to employees and the community.

Holmes asked the board whether to proceed with a formal order documenting the evaluation and goals; commissioners signaled assent. Human resources will prepare a board order and packet documenting the county administrator’s performance rating and the goals for the upcoming year and return to the board as directed; no formal final order was taken during the Aug. 26 public session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners Morning Meeting: August 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners publicly reviewed the county administrator’s 2024–25 performance, praised leadership and directed human resources to prepare a board order documenting the evaluation and goals for the coming year; HR reported a 360‑degree feedback process of 60 surveys with 37 responses.","taxTitle","Lane County, Oregon","taxId",2761,"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},6584106,"Residents press Lane County commissioners on events center, harassment allegations, traffic and accessibility during public comment",899,459000,1358000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5682196-5918fbba9f3cb48f3b611f0de951ff56&start=459&end=1358","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5682196-5918fbba9f3cb48f3b611f0de951ff56/thumbnail_459000.jpg","/articles/6584106/Lane-County/Oregon/Residents-press-Lane-County-commissioners-on-events-center-harassment-allegations-traffic-and-accessibility-during-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584106-96de9cbdc96d7cfef69e525bf7401e7c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770751048&Signature=ZWe5VL0rN1T3XIUuqdwuVFTHcX6oFrRug38ghIcnYTVmCFcQgWWn9fEjSRIZKazTDtBFSfaKXLZBX28wa6RpSWqYRIkmXaaiBHe~FulIBLprbt-wWrcYwdXsN6Nff4l7hn663ndAiL1uayhkj1717REHTZ5Vl-rwEAI6IhoB1JiUiR2aW41hXL9bXA~L~OpJfYumExkhSp1lKGYrivS1n3prb3Sq9-CD4CXvQG~XXzR8BE753jsNLF8gw6tfGlfYSMAVFC8pz~HV7KXN3EndZ~L28KwHzlvfV-~5gRi2ZvpaBqWd8zXwyewvjPIMo4xpACa3nmCy9a9JL~CYy9o~5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A range of community members addressed the Lane County Board of Commissioners during public-comment time on Aug. 26, pressing the board about the Lane Events Center master plan, religious expression in public life, alleged misconduct by a commissioner, neighborhood speeding and pedestrian access to the event center.

Webfoot Juniors representative Martine Wattke urged the county to prioritize an indoor multiuse sports facility at the Lane Events Center to keep family spending local and reduce travel to Portland or Bend. “A multi use indoor facility with multiple courts would allow more kids to play, more families to participate, and more visitors to experience what Lane County has to offer,” she told commissioners.

Samara Phelps, president and CEO of Travel Lane County, also urged prioritizing multiuse space that can host regional tournaments to generate year‑round lodging tax revenue and reduce winter seasonality. “Youth and amateur sports are one of the most reliable drivers of overnight stays,” Phelps said, and she said feasibility and pro‑forma studies and prior event‑center plans have identified indoor multiuse sports as a priority.

Alan Hancock, representing Better Eugene‑Springfield Transportation and the city of Eugene active transportation committee, asked the county to ensure the Lane Events Center master plan acknowledges the center’s role in a north‑south transportation corridor on Monroe and Friendly streets, and to improve pedestrian and wheelchair access including the pedestrian bridge and overflow parking surfacing.

Other speakers raised different concerns. Don Gray said his newly purchased house is affected by excessive speeding on a nearby road and asked for more consistent sheriff’s presence and enforcement. Grant Johnson spoke about religious expression in public life and urged civility. Two speakers, Elliot Harwell and Pete Goldust, criticized Commissioner David Lovell in strongly worded remarks alleging past harassment of county employees and a settlement; their statements were framed as public comment and attributed to those speakers. Harwell said the alleged conduct has cost the county a settlement payment and legal fees; Goldust said the conduct “has cost this county $250,000.” The commission did not take action on those public comments during the meeting.

All speakers were given the three‑minute public‑comment limit stated by the chair. Commissioners acknowledged the comments and staff said they have taken notes; none of the public‑comment items on Aug. 26 resulted in immediate board action during that session.","Speakers during public comment urged prioritizing indoor multiuse sports space at the Lane Events Center, criticized a commissioner over alleged harassment and county spending, asked for pedestrian and bicycle access improvements around the event center, and raised neighborhood speed and safety concerns.",{"_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},6584110,"Lane County adopts updated legislative priorities, removes vaccination-exemption language",1967,3498000,5465000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5682196-5918fbba9f3cb48f3b611f0de951ff56&start=3498&end=5465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5682196-5918fbba9f3cb48f3b611f0de951ff56/thumbnail_3498000.jpg","/articles/6584110/Lane-County/Oregon/Lane-County-adopts-updated-legislative-priorities-removes-vaccination-exemption-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584110-83a3defe411fb6bfccf38777d01c31b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770751048&Signature=P3q~kSKylHDdleLha2UNJ0W9pFXLNx3UYgeoktSo1dT7ogPQ2sTgd9ys-H~DssGk3~1gEK4NNFHtX4hlYuR1~UTLbk0YOcE3Agz54lYhVgb3-pwxL~VX85KR~AUrUG~j7jqnp2-3OtuhfBqK3zKTj1A34AkjrS-ckCOJmWOCNTF-ttMcfNa-MQpNc1RzwzxMDFsuugAFUI7GNHTRUH53dCwZcLK7fvb8rLeunmF4xaH4D3SGyADbnSPPdSfRTmYlZWOr83~rnnY06uGq6UWK3YqekkiU4eKruvo0Bs9rt7LQg1pqgc07TDLvnld6MxfBPmtTP~ddMP57n9BSOiEqNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lane County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 26 to adopt its August 2025 legislative principles and priorities document, with a single amendment removing language supporting elimination of nonmedical exemptions for otherwise mandated vaccinations.

Steve Adams, policy director, and Vanessa Cornwall, intergovernmental relations officer, presented proposed changes the legislative committee recommended for the short session. Staff said the priorities document is a “living” guidance tool used to direct county advocacy in Salem and at the federal level.

Committee-recommended edits cited at the meeting included removing a provision to pursue state support for the Four Corners reentry housing build-out (that project is proceeding through a different entity), deferring county service district statute changes on non-contiguous boundaries to 2027, pausing advocacy for battery product stewardship until 2027, and removing an item about increasing instrument recording fees because House Bill 3175 passed and removes the fee cap effective January 2026.

At the federal level the committee recommended removing a list of previously sought congressionally directed funding items because the federal allocation process has already started for some projects. The committee also asked behavioral health deflection language be broadened to explicitly include youth as well as adults.

Several commissioners asked staff to develop clearer internal communications practices to ensure the chair, vice chair and the full board are apprised of rapidly moving legislative matters; staff agreed to draft language or a separate internal protocol for board review. Commission discussion emphasized the document’s role in providing staff direction while recognizing the legislature’s dynamic schedule and the need for timely notification when issues become urgent in Salem.

Vice Chair moved the order to adopt the document and the board approved order 25082611 as amended by a 5-0 vote.

Actions recorded included adoption of the August 2025 legislative principles and priorities document under order 25082611 with the removal of the vaccine-exemption bullet and direction to staff to draft communications language for board review.","Commissioners adopted an amended August 2025 legislative principles and priorities document, removing a line on eliminating nonmedical vaccination exemptions and asking staff to draft clearer communication protocols for legislative matters.",{"_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},6584115,"Lane County OKs switch to National Cooperative RX for employee pharmacy benefits",1998,1478000,3476000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5682196-5918fbba9f3cb48f3b611f0de951ff56&start=1478&end=3476","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5682196-5918fbba9f3cb48f3b611f0de951ff56/thumbnail_1478000.jpg","/articles/6584115/Lane-County/Oregon/Lane-County-OKs-switch-to-National-Cooperative-RX-for-employee-pharmacy-benefits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584115-a32c2a4e7df7e3ec0f9cdcc6b7f59843/orig.mp4?Expires=1770751048&Signature=iJ~pxWet4v0vyRS0ura6SIE17kPw8AEWyTjrbOmMjuuzzKbBBgRtnRdmwcCtc4J~A4MSkxuSsqcSctcj78k9vYUTAtFfkHk-ruSPGT3u8svFgVCN9euvdXdRt6T4nHT7DkXW~JqBCz31PZvUvYBOvK36PPX4IHoMkx~z6A9RTOCZrPVCwXWbCK5RPMxMTnlvZ7BJSLHRdrVf0C-oDin2zE2O8BNsJxVGZe4ez2po~nv6MiyvZ~MoQIWGA1ysSkC1nimaiGcJIMV-9urYqAnLCBTKwH2N6phjuZF9a4Z44dLV-hqJhVyEn~fQPj4GNUHChaEi~9PLbG6k61ScN8zv1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lane County commissioners voted Aug. 26 to authorize a new contract with National Cooperative RX (NCRX) to manage the county's employee pharmacy benefits and delegated authority to the county administrator to execute the agreement.

The change, approved by a 5-0 vote under order 25082610, follows a human resources recommendation and an independent request-for-proposal process that produced three bids. James Trujillo, workforce wellness manager, told the board the county’s consultants estimate a 41.2%–47.9% reduction in pharmacy benefit spend based on prior-year claims data — “about $2,500,000 to $2,900,000 annually,” he said — but cautioned those figures are illustrative and not guaranteed.

The projected savings were a primary driver of the recommendation. Trujillo described NCRX as a member-owned cooperative with roughly 500,000 covered lives and said the cooperative model provides buying power that helps lower prices. He also said staff checked references and found other public entities saw the savings NCRX projected.

Commissioners and staff discussed practical impacts to employees. Trujillo said employees will receive new ID cards and a new customer-service number; most prior authorizations and refills are expected to “follow” individual members during the change because of a “follow me” mechanism the vendors can deploy. He warned that prepaid mail-order financial setups do not migrate and some employees who use such services will need to re-enter payment information.

Trujillo identified implementation costs and ongoing administrative fees: roughly $19,000 in transition fees, an ongoing administrative fee (noted in the presentation as approximately $13,005), and an anticipated carve-out payment to PacificSource of about $55,000 annually to separate pharmacy services. He said staff plan communications to employees and labor leaders and have notified union representatives; he reported no questions from unions so far.

Board members pressed on network access and formulary control. Commissioners were told NCRX partners with CVS and manages a national network of about 60,000 pharmacies; Trujillo said staff do not expect a disruption in most cases but could not guarantee every independent pharmacy would remain in network. The county will initially port the current formulary to NCRX with a goal of minimizing plan changes in year one; further plan changes could be considered later.

Trujillo said the county would finalize contracts and aim for a January 1 implementation date if the board approved the order. Vice chair moved the order; Commissioner Buck seconded. The motion passed 5-0.

The board and staff emphasized minimizing member disruption and improving administrator access to reporting tools and a county concierge service with NCRX. Staff will deliver detailed member communications, including direct mail postcards and workplace outreach, and monitor transition issues closely.

Actions at the meeting included approval of order 25082610 to authorize a new agreement with National Cooperative RX for benefit years ’26 through ’28 and delegation to the county administrator to execute the agreement.","The Board of County Commissioners approved an agreement to move pharmacy benefit management from PacificSource to National Cooperative RX, citing projected savings and a January 1 implementation target; staff and commissioners discussed transition costs, potential pharmacy-network impacts and consumer-facing changes.","actionData","errors"]

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