AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider hospital services for people in custody at county jail
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider expanding sheriff’s office patrol in wildfire-affected areas of the Santiam Canyon and a contract that would provide hospital services for adults in custody at the Marion County Jail.
Commissioners will consider a proclamation designating the week of July 17-23 as Parole and Probation Officers Week in Marion County.
The board will consider a $250,000 contract with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for increased patrol of areas of the Santiam Canyon affected by wildfire. A state wildfire recovery grant will pay for “additional law enforcement” in the canyon through June 2023, according to the agenda item.
Commissioners will also consider a roughly $950,000 contract with Apex Mechanical, LLC for air conditioning and HVAC control upgrades in two Marion County Jail pods.
They will consider a $150,000 contract with the North Santiam Sewer Authority to support the development of the organization, which the cities of Detroit, Idanha, Mill City and Gates formed in 2020 to serve as their government organization dedicated to sewer infrastructure.
The board will consider a $600,000 contract with Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics to provide hospital services for people in custody at the Marion County Jail through July 2025.
They will also consider accepting about $202,000 from Alpenglow Forestry Consulting, LLC to remove timber from wildfire-damaged trees in Gates’ Minto County Park. The funds would go to the county’s Environmental Services Department.
Commissioners will consider a roughly $750,000 contract with SCS Engineers to do monitoring and reporting for the North Marion County Disposal Facility and Browns Island Demolition Landfill. The services are required by the state Department of Environmental Quality permits for those sites.
The board will also consider purchasing 10 Ford F-150 pickup trucks for about $331,000 as part of he county’s annual replacement plan for light-duty vehicles.
Meeting details: The commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Senator Hearing Room at 555 Court Street N.E. Anyone can sign up to give public comment in-person at the meeting. The meeting is streamed live on YouTube.
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
