Legislator swears contract covers his private work but ‘no record exists’

The Malheur County Development Corp. may have violated public contracting laws in paying Greg Smith’s company $9,000 a month, an investigation by the Enterprise has determined.

And it appears Smith repeatedly lied while under oath in December when he asserted his company had a contract with the development company, based on a deposition transcript and company records.

The contracting issue raises new questions about how effectively the board of the development company has been overseeing…