The Marion County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a state grant to continue funding services dedicated to preventing juvenile crime.
Commissioners accepted $466,000 from the state Department of Education for the Marion County Juvenile Department. That brought the new contract total to $929,000 and extended it through June 2025.
The state agency’s Youth Development Division sets aside such funding for Oregon counties every two years to help reduce the rates at which minors are arrested and reoffend.
The board also unanimously approved adding $3.46 million of federal funding to a contract with the Oregon Health Authority for operating public health services, such as disease prevention and education, through June 2025. The new contract totals about $10.45 million.
Commissioners also unanimously approved reducing a contract with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management by about $22,500 in unspent funding for Marion County Sheriff’s Office patrol on BLM land within the county. The new contract totals $226,000.
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The Marion County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday will consider accepting a state grant that would continue to fund services dedicated to preventing juvenile crime.
READ IT: AGENDA
Commissioners will consider accepting $466,000 from the state Department of Education for the Marion County Juvenile Department. That would bring the new contract total to $929,000 and extend it through June 2025.
The state agency’s Youth Development Division sets aside such funding for Oregon counties every two years to help reduce the rates at which minors are arrested and reoffend.
To participate
The commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Senator Hearing Room at 555 Court Street N.E. Anyone can attend or sign up to give public comment in-person at the meeting. The meeting is streamed live on YouTube.
Public health
The board will also consider adding $3.46 million to a contract with the Oregon Health Authority for operating public health services, such as disease prevention and education, through June 2025. The new contract would total about $10.45 million.
The proposals for new funding, which would come from the federal government, are divided into two parts but would be part of the same contract with the health authority, according to the agenda items.
Police patrols
Commissioners will also consider reducing a contract with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management by about $22,500 in unspent funding for Marion County Sheriff’s Office patrol on BLM land within the county. The new contract would total about $226,000.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
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Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
