The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider a contract for a new public health medical director, a grant application for substance abuse services and a study of traffic and safety in the Cordon Road, Kuebler Avenue corridor.
Commissioners will consider a Behavioral Health Resource Network grant application to the Oregon Health Authority for screening, assessment, treatment, and recovery services for substance use disorders.
The board will consider a $200,000 contract with Caroline Grady Castillo to serve as public health medical director for Marion County’s Public Health Program from Jan. 3, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022.
Commissioners will also consider a $241,000 contract with Salem-based engineering consulting firm DKS Associates, Inc. for a “study and management plan” to evaluate traffic congestion and safety in the Cordon Road, Kuebler Avenue corridor through March 31, 2024.
They will also consider a $229,090 agreement with Strider Construction Company, of which $190,370 will be paid with federal funds and $38,700 by the county, for traffic control and rock scaling to remove unstable rocks and boulders above North Fork Road through Dec. 31, 2022.
The commissioners will consider reappointing Mike Adams, Shannon Gubbels and Ken Outfleet to the Marion County Fair Board.
The board will consider appointing Josh Lair and Carlos Obed Texidor Maldonado to the Marion County Local Alcohol and Drug Planning Committee
Commissioners will also consider appointing Earlene Camarillo, Satyanarayana Chandragiri, Valeri Geer, Leon O. Harrington, Kristin Kuenz-Barber, Michael Mann and Nichole Miller to the Marion County Mental Health Advisory Committee.
Meeting details: The commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Senator Hearing Room at 555 Court Street N.E. The meeting is streamed live on YouTube.
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
